Migration & rising middle class cut China’s suicide rate
IN THE 1990s China had one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Young rural women in particular were killing themselves at an alarming rate.
Read MoreIs Mahjong a gambling game or just chess?
It is said that where there are Chinese, there are parlors in which people play Mahjong. People saying this have obviously been around Chinese often.
Read MoreA poem to a taoist hermit Chuanjiao Mountian – Wei Yingwu
My office has grown cold today; And I suddenly think of my mountain friend Gathering firewood down in the valley Or boil
Read MoreOn meeting my friend Feng Zhu in the capital – Wei Yingwu
Out of the east you visit me, With the rain of Baling still on your clothes, I ask you what you have come here for; You
Read MoreSong of an old general – Wang Wei
When he was a youth of fifteen or twenty, He chased a wild horse, he caught him and rode him, He shot the white-browed m
Read MoreWhy does everyone say Chengdu is such a great city?
Chinese know it as the "city of relaxation." and I think it does have to do with all the tea houses. I lived there for 6 months and I loved it. But looking back on it, it was just a city.
Read MoreAscending the pagoda at the temple of kind favour with Gao Shi and Xue Ju – Cen Can
The pagoda, rising abruptly from earth, Reaches to the very Palace of Heaven.... Climbing, we seem to have left the worl
Read MoreWhy reforms always fail in Chinese history?
Compared with the “revolutions” (peasant uprisings, armed rebellions, palace coups, etc.) that toppled dynasties in Chinese history, the goal of “reform” has been the exact opposite: to perpetuate the dynasty.
Read MoreZhangjiajie – an amazing place where “Avatar” movie was filmed
There is a place in China where you can discover one of the most stunning mountains in the world. This place is called Zhangjiajie and it’s located in Hunan Province, nearby famous Chinese town Fenghuang.
Read MoreHuawei launches LiteOS to take on ‘Internet of Things’
At an event in Beijing, Huawei executives showcased its "Agile IoT" architecture, including an operating system called LiteOS to control basic devices.
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