Beijing is home to nearly 2000 hutongs (alleyway) which in turn are home to about 64,8000 Bejingites.
Since the last time it was the year of the DOG 1994 tricyclists have been hauling Westerners and C…
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The Richest Man in China to be Replaced
Last year Forbes ranked the 400 richest Chinese. For the second year in a row, Larry Rong Zhijian, head of CITIC Pacific Group was the leader. At the time he was worth an estimated $1.6 billion.
This …
China’s Acrobats are Second to None
Acrobats in China have to take a back seat to no one. The acrobats can do amazing thing, one finger handstands – probably a hoax – but a very good one.
I stumbled across this picture of a …
China Ranks 110th in the World
China Ranks 110th in the World
READ MOREChina’s “Golden Week” By the Numbers
1. The average tourist spent the equivalent of $54 during the weeklong National Day holiday.
2. There was an increase of 19.% over last year to 133 million travelers in China during Golden Week.
3. Th…
Shanghai Downtown Housing Prices Skyrocket
Housing prices continue to skyrocket. Ho hum. What’s new? Aren’t housing prices out of reach everywhere in the world?
But..but..Shanghai is seeing prices rise even more quickly.
According …
China Begins Filling Strategic Oil Reserves
Beijing has taken another page from the US. China now has 16 massive oil tanks in Zhenhai on the coast in the province of Zhejiang, south of Shanghai.
The tanks are being filled with domestically prod…
China’s 10-step Program For Internet Addicted Teen-agers
China’s 10-step Program For Internet Addicted Teen-agers
READ MORE4 Reasons Why China Does NOT Threaten the Global Energy Supply
In 2002, for the first time, China’s oil consumption accounted for 6% of the world total. Alarms sounded and many – mostly Westerners – began to sound the alarm that China was threat…
READ MOREChina’s Moon Tunes
The Commissioner of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense revealed a list of 30 tunes that China will broadcast to the Earth from the Moon next year when its Satellite "Chang̵…
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