Eeps – bad medicine! In this story, the mischievous Monkey – always a trickster figure in Chinese stories – pulls
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The Silent Dog
Welp, I swore I would never do this again but I found this (and several other short stories) in Hainan
Essay: My First Telephone Call
Though the conclusion of this essay might fall a bit flat for all of us who are very used to
Story Behind the Idiom: Lose the Axe, Suspect the neighbor
Been a little while since I posted, I’ve been a bit wrapped up in my new iPad app, Hanzi Reader,
Guest Post by Rebecca Chua: The difference between life’s exam and exam papers
Well well well, lookie here. A guest post! Today we’ll be reading Rebecca Chua’s (Chinese name: 蔡幸彤) translation of an
A Probe into the Work-Life Balance of Chinese policewoman
Chinese Title: 女警察工作与生活平衡问题探讨 Gonna lay it on a bit thick today with something nice and serious. This is an abstract
Meng JiangNv Cries the Great Wall down
Seeing as how I just got back from a trip to the Wall myself, I figured I’d stay on that
Riddle: Guess the Word
And now, the final installment in our “guess the word” riddle series, and we’ve finally hit upon a true beginner-level
News: Twitter Chairman Says Users Now Exceed 200
This very short blurb from Sina.com features an announcement by Twitter chairman Jack Dorsey that Twitter has now exceeded 200
Fierce Dragon Boat race in Guangdong
Fierce Dragon Boat On June 19, thousands of people gathered in Jinli Town, Gaoyao City, Guangdong Province to watch the fierce Dragon Boat race which is held every four years. 115 dragon boats and 6,000 people participated in the dragon boat rowing race.
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