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Red turban ruthlessness
May 22, 2009 (WiC 16)

By the 1350s, the Mongol-ruled Yuan Dynasty was plagued with famine and social strife. The people – the Han Chinese – rebelled. The Red Turban Army was formed to overthrow the Mongols and re-establish the Song Dynasty. In 1352, a man named ...

Dan Dan Mian
May 22, 2009 (WiC 16)

What is it? The classic noodle dish is a Sichuan favourite. Sichuan food, one of the four great traditions of Chinese cuisine, is famous for its tongue-numbing dishes. Dan Dan Mian is a classic example; a spicy sauce served ...

Shanghai undertaker turns gangster to win market share
May 22, 2009 (WiC 16)

Vito Corleone and his fictional mobsters ran protection rackets, gambling dens and any number of illegal businesses. But the Godfather never got into the funeral business. He may have been missing a trick, if the experience of a Shanghai gang ...

Meals on wheels
May 22, 2009 (WiC 16)

There’s no such thing as a free meal, or so goes the saying. He Guohua would beg to differ. In fact, when it comes to sheer gall, the Beijing man takes some beating. In his quest for free food he decided to scam the police. So he called a ...

China’s growing influence in Africa took an entertaining turn this week with the announcement that a Chinese firm would build…
May 22, 2009 (WiC 16)

China’s growing influence in Africa took an entertaining turn this week with the announcement that a Chinese firm would build a Disneyland-style theme park near Johannesburg in South Africa. Huaqiang Holdings will spend $250 million to ...

Filling their day
May 20, 2009 (WiC 15)

A case, perhaps, of two men with too much time on their hands. The first, a Beijing man called Chen, sued the Commercial Press, claiming to have spotted 22,638 errors in the Xinhua Dictionary it publishes. The Commercial Press rejected Chen’s ...

The Yunnan provincial government has announced it will invest Rmb18 million ($2.6 million) to promote “cultural services” in rural areas.…
May 19, 2009 (WiC 15)

The Yunnan provincial government has announced it will invest Rmb18 million ($2.6 million) to promote “cultural services” in rural areas. Fair enough: book clubs are increasingly common in a number of countries. But Yunnan has a specific ...

Revolt of the cunning
May 15, 2009 (WiC 15)

An Lushan was a military leader of Iranian-Turkish origin, who after bribing people to give favourable reports about him, became favoured by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). He was eventually made governor of three major frontier ...

Liu Qian
May 15, 2009 (WiC 15)

The Taiwanese magician began his education at the age of 7. Liu tells the China Daily: “Just like Harry Potter, rigid training is required for anyone to be able to put on a good show.” His efforts led him to early fame, when he won the local ...

China buys DRAMs from Taiwan, and ever more drams from Scotland
May 15, 2009 (WiC 15)

It was a very special event, and before entering you had to sign a very special legal disclaimer. Among other things you had to assure the organisers you would not drive afterwards or start brawls. Welcome to China’s first ever Whisky Live ...

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Red turban ruthlessness May 22, 2009 (WiC 16) By the 1350s, the Mongol-ruled Yuan Dynasty was plagued with famine and social strife. The people – the Han Chinese – rebelled. The Red Turban Army was formed to overthrow the Mongols and re-establish the Song Dynasty. In 1352, a man named ...

Dan Dan Mian May 22, 2009 (WiC 16) What is it? The classic noodle dish is a Sichuan favourite. Sichuan food, one of the four great traditions of Chinese cuisine, is famous for its tongue-numbing dishes. Dan Dan Mian is a classic example; a spicy sauce served ...

Meals on wheels May 22, 2009 (WiC 16) There’s no such thing as a free meal, or so goes the saying. He Guohua would beg to differ. In fact, when it comes to sheer gall, the Beijing man takes some beating. In his quest for free food he decided to scam the police. So he called a ...

Filling their day May 20, 2009 (WiC 15) A case, perhaps, of two men with too much time on their hands. The first, a Beijing man called Chen, sued the Commercial Press, claiming to have spotted 22,638 errors in the Xinhua Dictionary it publishes. The Commercial Press rejected Chen’s ...

Revolt of the cunning May 15, 2009 (WiC 15) An Lushan was a military leader of Iranian-Turkish origin, who after bribing people to give favourable reports about him, became favoured by Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (618-907). He was eventually made governor of three major frontier ...

Liu Qian May 15, 2009 (WiC 15) The Taiwanese magician began his education at the age of 7. Liu tells the China Daily: “Just like Harry Potter, rigid training is required for anyone to be able to put on a good show.” His efforts led him to early fame, when he won the local ...