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Pre-Oscars Diary

Posted on 27/02/2012 by haonowshaokao

Every year (well, this is the third) I and my wife attempt to watch most of the major-prize nominated films before the Oscars. Living in China, it’s not hard to get hold of them, though most will never make it … Continue reading →

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Lin Yutang – My Country And My People

Posted on 20/02/2012 by haonowshaokao

My attempt to educate myself in Chinese culture via its literature is proceeding very slowly indeed. The next one on the pile, ‘Romance of the Three Kingdoms’, is bigger than ‘War & Peace’ and probably nowhere near as readable. All … Continue reading →

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Guest post from Milan Errington

Posted on 17/02/2012 by haonowshaokao

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Innovative solution to Beijing’s air pollution

Posted on 16/02/2012 by haonowshaokao

My office is in a huge upmarket shopping centre in Beijing’s ‘Central Business District’. Downstairs the shops are Gucci, Prada, Louis Vutton, etc. It’s not easy to find a reasonably priced lunch. This is all new, of course. Behind the … Continue reading →

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Are these dumplings I’m eating?

Posted on 06/02/2012 by haonowshaokao

It’s lantern festival today, the last day of the Chinese Spring Festival. This means two things – lots more fireworks, and eating tang yuan. But what are tang yuan? These are – Tang yuan are balls of glutinous rice with … Continue reading →

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What Do You Say, Meanwhile In Sheffield

Posted on 04/02/2012 by haonowshaokao

I know I swore I wouldn’t go on about it, but my Pulp Songs blog has hit the milestone of a song that can actually be heard – http://pulpsongs.wordpress.com/2012/02/04/14-what-do-you-say/ In order to celebrate this I’ve put together a mix with all … Continue reading →

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City Weekend and the 21st Century Colonialist (Updated)

Posted on 30/01/2012 by haonowshaokao

In June last year, while flicking through Google reader, I came across this post on incidence of tuberculosis in Beijing. Something about it seemed a little off, see if you can spot it: Luckily for the average expat, exposure to … Continue reading →

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Things found on the internet this week

Posted on 27/01/2012 by haonowshaokao

Haven’t done this for a while, but I’ve come across some very good stuff lately. This American Life podcast about the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen If you are interested in China, own any electronic gadgets (a computer for example) or … Continue reading →

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Scene missing

Posted on 25/01/2012 by haonowshaokao

There was something here before, and now it’s gone. But don’t worry, if you want it you can just send me a message.

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Categorisation of baked goods (and pancakes) in English and Chinese

Posted on 24/01/2012 by haonowshaokao

British English American English Mandarin Chinese

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