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One of American’s oldest secret societies is reborn in Shanghai
May 22, 2009 (WiC 16)

Henry Luce took the nickname ‘Baal’, Averell Harriman was ‘Thor’. George W Bush couldn’t think of a name himself, and so was christened ‘Temporary’. These and other prominent American men were members of the highly exclusive ...

A new TV show faces flak
May 15, 2009 (WiC 15)

For a generation of romantically-inclined women, the image of Colin Firth emerging from a pond is a very special moment. That pond is in Pemberley, and Firth is playing the fictional character of Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 1995 television ...

Genealogy reborn
May 8, 2009 (WiC 14)

Millions of Chinese with obscure names – about 60 million in total, according to estimates in a 2006 government report – will soon to be forced to change them. In an effort to modernise its vast database of 1.3 billion citizens, China’s ...

From Buddha to bathhouse
May 8, 2009 (WiC 14)

Is cleanliness next to godliness? Well, the Beibei district government seems to think so. A 1,600 year old Buddhist temple in this suburban neighbourhood of Chongqing is being forced to make room for a… um, bathhouse. According to China ...

The Pu’er bubble bursts
May 8, 2009 (WiC 14)

The saying around here was it’s better to save Pu’er than to save money,” comments Wang Ruoyu, a long-time dealer of Pu’er tea in Yunnan Province. Like most speculators, “everyone thought they were going to get rich.” Well, that ...

A novel about 1970s China
Apr 30, 2009 (WiC 13)

It is not often a Chinese novel gets translated into English; and in this case the book’s title seems to make the point – the novel is simply named English. Set in the grim days of the Cultural Revolution, Wang Gang’s ...

Wine sales are on the increase
Apr 30, 2009 (WiC 13)

Chinese drinkers are no longer mere dabblers in the world of fine wine. Despite a tendency to turn as ruby-hued as the claret they are tippling, the country’s wine consumers are becoming a major market for global producers. A growing middle ...

Educating a four year-old in China costs more than an MBA
Apr 30, 2009 (WiC 13)

You’ve bought the DVD, you’ve been to the Hong Kong theme park, and now you can send your child to the Disney school. Well, if you are Shanghainese that is. The Chinese city is the world’s first to benefit from a Disney education. There ...

The Wall gets measured
Apr 24, 2009 (WiC 12)

The length of the Great Wall of China has often been a matter of conjecture. Over the years there has been considerable variance in estimates of its length. When Nixon visited China in 1972, Time magazine reckoned it to be 2,694km long. The ...

A surge in online dating
Apr 24, 2009 (WiC 12)

We are gorgeous, modest and kind; we have mild temperament and are easy-going. Educated at a prestigious university, we are well read and talented. Our heart is pure and does not play with love.” This rather halting serenade ends with the ...

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News on Chinese Society

A new TV show faces flak May 15, 2009 (WiC 15) For a generation of romantically-inclined women, the image of Colin Firth emerging from a pond is a very special moment. That pond is in Pemberley, and Firth is playing the fictional character of Fitzwilliam Darcy in the 1995 television ...

Genealogy reborn May 8, 2009 (WiC 14) Millions of Chinese with obscure names – about 60 million in total, according to estimates in a 2006 government report – will soon to be forced to change them. In an effort to modernise its vast database of 1.3 billion citizens, China’s ...

From Buddha to bathhouse May 8, 2009 (WiC 14) Is cleanliness next to godliness? Well, the Beibei district government seems to think so. A 1,600 year old Buddhist temple in this suburban neighbourhood of Chongqing is being forced to make room for a… um, bathhouse. According to China ...

The Pu’er bubble bursts May 8, 2009 (WiC 14) The saying around here was it’s better to save Pu’er than to save money,” comments Wang Ruoyu, a long-time dealer of Pu’er tea in Yunnan Province. Like most speculators, “everyone thought they were going to get rich.” Well, that ...

A novel about 1970s China Apr 30, 2009 (WiC 13) It is not often a Chinese novel gets translated into English; and in this case the book’s title seems to make the point – the novel is simply named English. Set in the grim days of the Cultural Revolution, Wang Gang’s ...

Wine sales are on the increase Apr 30, 2009 (WiC 13) Chinese drinkers are no longer mere dabblers in the world of fine wine. Despite a tendency to turn as ruby-hued as the claret they are tippling, the country’s wine consumers are becoming a major market for global producers. A growing middle ...

The Wall gets measured Apr 24, 2009 (WiC 12) The length of the Great Wall of China has often been a matter of conjecture. Over the years there has been considerable variance in estimates of its length. When Nixon visited China in 1972, Time magazine reckoned it to be 2,694km long. The ...

A surge in online dating Apr 24, 2009 (WiC 12) We are gorgeous, modest and kind; we have mild temperament and are easy-going. Educated at a prestigious university, we are well read and talented. Our heart is pure and does not play with love.” This rather halting serenade ends with the ...