From NetEase:
“Child prodigy”? Wuhan 12-year-old auto repair master becomes driving “expert”
October 14th, someone unexpectedly found a 12-year-old automobile mechanic in Wuhan.
Don’t be fooled by his young age, this is already his second year in the business.
He’s...
China’s national ambition to build a blue water navy inevitably led to the need for naval air power. For years there have been rumors of a Chinese aircraft carrier. Several purchases involving foreign ships only resulted in the creation of military theme parks (or scrapped altogether). When it...
Slop oil is “refined” from slop or swill, which is the leftover “food” that people and restaurants throw away. Usually, slop or swill is fed to pigs but some unscrupulous people will gather the slop and “recycle” the oil in the slop to sell as cooking oil. Of course,...
From Tianya:Really overdone: Most niu university new student enrolls, arrives in stretched Lincoln [limousine] carrying 19 boxes of luggageCnHubei.com reports on September 4: Accompanied by parents, delivered in a stretched Lincoln limousine, carrying 19 boxes of luggage, and provided with 2 full-time...
This is an update to the Guiyang Handicapped Beggar’s Street Sidewalk Art story posted on chinaSMACK 7 months ago.From Youku:Under the hot sun, the artist with an amputated left leg sits cross-legged on the ground, his fingers covered with callouses; He bends his waist, and with deep feeling...
Three days ago, two Chinese women (a mother and daughter) in Wuhan went to see the “sakura” cherry blossom at Wuhan University and take pictures. However, they were different from the other people who went to admire the flowers because they were wearing kimonos, a traditional Japanese outfit...
From NetEase:Summary: Around noon on November 23rd, mummies suddenly appeared on the Jianghan pedestrian street in Wuhan city, and what more, they were mummies who knew how to “space dance.” Lei! After finishing their “space dance,” the two mummies handed out a stack of white...
On the south side of Hankou Liberation Park in Wuhan, China, one can find a beautiful pavilion of glass and steel amid the trees and bamboo. There is an elevator leading down underground. Where does it go?
To a public toilet.
“Roughly 2 million yuan has been invested in the project, it is the...
In Wuhan, some black-hearted factory bosses use children as labor to squeeze extreme profits; some of these children toiling day and night for them, shedding countless tears of suffering and hardship.
Carrying the concerns of city residents, “Wang Haofeng Focus” [an independent reporter/photographer]...
From Mop, “The College Forces 264 Bachelor’s Degree Pursuing Students to Graduate with Associate Degrees” (no longer accessible):On September 1st, 2008, the College of Arts and Science of Yangtze [Changjiang] University in Jingzhou city of Hubei province suddenly announced that we...
UPDATE 08/09/23: Another video shows that part of the video where the Wuhan bus driver hit one of the Northeastern men at the beginning of the fight was edited out. More details below.
Last week, video footage from Wuhan bus line 519 showed two Northeastern men from Heilongjiang Province ruthlessly...
Playing with a cell phone.
From Tianya: “Post-90’s New Student Military Training”
September 12th at Hubei University of Economics in Wuhan 4000 new students participated in the induction ceremony involving military training. These post-90’s generation kids displayed their fastidious...
This happened a week ago, 2008 September 12, on the #519 bus in Wuhan. However, this news report video (6:01) was only uploaded onto the internet yesterday:Video on Youku.
1:04 – The on-bus recording begins in the video. Two Northeastern girls and two northeastern guys get on the Wuhan bus....
2012 Movie Insults China, Chinese Netizen Reactions
Chinese netizens react to how 2012 by Roland Emmerich portrays China. Some argue that it insults the Chinese people, unlike what the media has recently claimed. Others say the people who are complaining have nothing better to do, it is only a movie!
Funny Snowmen & Snow Sculptures From Northern China
A large picture collection of silly snowmen and snow sculptures made by creative Chinese in Northern China during the winter season's first snows. One famous internet meme is a popular choice.
Thief Returns Stolen Wallet, Praised For Professionalism
A Chinese netizen shares his story of having his wallets stolen, trying to report the crime to the unhelpful police, and then discovering that the thief returned his identification and bank cards to him. Other netizens share their own pickpocket stories.
Dumping Girlfriend Because Her Breasts Are Too Small?
A Chinese netizen complains online that his girlfriend's A-cup breasts are too small and he is thus thinking of breaking up with her. He is immediately, widely, and humorously criticized. Many say he should be thankful for having any breasts to feel at all.
Old Beggar & War Veteran Takes Leftovers, Not Money
A Chinese netizens posts his experience meeting an old beggar who enters a Harbin restaurant asking for leftover food, but refusing money handouts. The beggar is a disabled war veteran and his explanation for why he will not beg for money deeply touches many Chinese netizens.
Chinese ‘FHM’ (男人装) Magazine Controversial But Popular
Some Chinese netizens defend the popular but sometimes controversial 男人装 (Nan Ren Zhuang) magazine, the Chinese version of the men's lifestyle magazine FHM (For Him Magazine) that often features photographs of scantily-clad and sexually suggestive women.
Urban Chinese Protest Rural Land & Housing Policies Unfair
A Chinese urban resident complains online about 'discriminatory' policies preventing city people from getting land or buying houses in rural areas. This leads to a heated discussion on China's national residence registration system (hukou) and housing policy.
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