| China |
| Submitted by BEIJINGTOUR on 8/16/2008 12:39:59 PM on We are in China! |
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China In General : Since China’s opening-up to the outside eorld in 1978,particularly with China’s accession to the World Trade Organization(WTO)in 2001 and the Beijing’s successful bid for 2008 Olympic Games,more and more overseas visitors have been becoming increasingly interested in China’s Ancient culture,beautiful scenery,people’s lifestyle and various aspects of the society.Before visiting China-the most populous country with vast territory and abundant resources-some o... |
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| Olympics as of the fifteenth |
| Submitted by bkernan on 8/15/2008 4:37:12 PM on Living in China |
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The Olympic games have been an exciting time to be in Beijing. I watched the opening ceremony on 8.8.08 from Wangfujing. They had a huge screen set up there from which to view everything. A friend and I went sporting Team China basketball jerseys. I was Yao Ming and he was Yi Jian Lian, a major rising star among Chinese basketball players who was recently traded to the New Jersey Nets. We attracted quite a bit of attention and probably had our pictures taken at least 100 time... |
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| Chinese National Ethnic Minorities Theme... |
| Submitted by jmhall05 on 7/29/2008 9:01:08 PM on Chinese Culture |
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The most fun I’ve had in Beijing over the course of my stay here so far has been the Chinese National Ethnic Minorities Theme Park. A bit of a mouthful (and sort of an unfortunate name). I went with a group of friends last weekend, and though the entry fee is a bit steep (50 kuai), thats still under 5 dollars. Well worth it. At the park, I took part in a cultural splash festival. Apparently the splash festival comes from Yunan Province. I think it’s a tradition of the Dali pe... |
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| Weekend Update Report |
| Submitted by bkernan on 7/28/2008 3:04:48 AM on Living in China |
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Friday: I hurried home after work to finish my online final. One of my housemates was in Hong Kong all weekend, so it was pretty quiet when I first got home. I made the customary greetings with my other friend and apartment mate, and sat down to start my homework. I then found out that a bunch of our friends were coming over to hang out before we went to Babyface Club in Sanlitun for one of our friend’s birthday parties. "Yikes!" I thought to myself. No problem thou... |
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| A Chinese Finance Student |
| Submitted by bkernan on 7/27/2008 8:27:38 PM on Meet Local Chinese |
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Name: Antony Zhao Age: 23Hometown: Xi’anFavorite Animal: Dogs. What sort of work do you do here in Beijing? I’m a student, so mostly studying and sleeping when I can. What kind of music do you like to listen to? Popular music.What sort of movies do you like? Action movies. What are your dreams or aspirations? I’d like to travel around the world and see as many places and cultures as I can. What sort of things do you like to do? Tennis, KTV. Where have you traveled around Chin... |
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| A Chinese Spanish Major |
| Submitted by bkernan on 7/27/2008 8:18:00 PM on Meet Local Chinese |
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Name: Jessica Guo Age: 21Hometown: BeijingFavorite Color: BlueWhat sort of work do you do here in Beijing? I study at a university and sometimes during vacations. What kind of music do you like to listen to? All kinds of music....wait... except hard rockWhat sort of movies do you like? Movies that actually tell us something, have some sort of meaning. What are your dreams or aspirations?Haven’t thought about that too much...maybe doing something to make the world a bett... |
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| An American Paralegal Intern |
| Submitted by bkernan on 7/25/2008 1:15:20 AM on We are in China! |
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Name: Lauren Sidner Age: 21 Hometown: Houston, TX Favorite Animal: dog - golden retrievers What sort of work do you do here in Beijing? Intern - paralegal What kind of music do you like to listen to?Reggeton is the world’s most annoying musical genre. i can do most other things. What sort of movies do you like?Anything but horror and those Hollywood spoofs (ex. scary movie 1-37) What are your dreams or aspirations?Be as student for as long as possible, live in as many di... |
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| Inner Mongolia and Aftermath |
| Submitted by jrohn92 on 7/25/2008 1:11:38 AM on Unforgettable Travel Stories |
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So I was in Hohhot and we re just about to catch the train back to Beijing. Me and my friends decided to make a pit stop at McDonalds because it was just funny to eat a big mac in Inner Mongolia. After a rather funny tasting Big Mac we quickly rushed to the train. It was the same hard sleeper in a train filled with Chinese and Mongolian men that needed a shower, desperately. I woke up in the middle of the night and felt sick, so I drank some water. After a while I felt like ... |
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