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Water, water, everywhere? China’s Water Crisis (缺水) Posted by on Oct 23, 2011

China is facing a dire fresh water crisis and it’s only getting worse. After decades of environmental degradation, desertification and pollution, China’s arable land, waterways and aquifers are drying up, adding to concerns of an eventual water shortage that could have devastating repercussions on the Chinese economy and society. Now with the approach of summer…

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Xià hé (夏河) Posted by on Oct 21, 2011

After waking up in a sand-filled bed, dehydrated and sunburnt, I figured my time spent in Dunhuang was at an end. I was continuing on my Silk Road trip to Xian and still had nearly the entire length (about 1500km) of Gansu province (甘肃) left to traverse. A series of buses and a long train…

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Chinese Social Media, pt. 1 Posted by on Oct 19, 2011

It’s hard to imagine life before the internet. In those dark ages, fundamentally important questions went unanswered (like what is Lebron James thinking?). If you wanted to see a movie or listen to a new album, you’d actually have to physically go to the store or theater and buy it.  Mail was used for more…

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Yangshuo (阳朔) – Part Two – One Day in Yangshuo Posted by on Oct 19, 2011

For our second day in Yangshuo, we checked out the town, and headed out on bicycle to explore the beautiful countryside. We paid a visit to the Moon Water Cave and the Moon Hill, and we sampled a bit of the nightlife in this popular tourist destination. Check out some of the highlights in this…

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Xi’an (西安) Posted by on Oct 18, 2011

西安 (xī ān) is a one of China’s oldest cities and has been a cultural and historical landmark throughout China’s history. At various times, this walled city of Shanxi Province or 陕西 (Shǎnxī) functioned as the capital city of China, and the home of the first imperial families. For millennium all roads have led to…

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Chinese Love – Part Three Posted by on Oct 18, 2011

As I mentioned in my last post, attitudes toward sex in China have changed drastically over the past few decades. And, as Steve discussed in his post, the ratio of men to women has increased steadily over the same amount of time. So, what is the result for modern China? Well, for many Chinese men…

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Unbalanced Sex Ratio in China Posted by on Oct 17, 2011

In social experiments, intended outcomes often fall victim to unintended consequences. Such is the case with the the population control measures of China’s One Child Policy, which have been successful in curbing population growth, but at the expense of the a growing unbalanced sex ratio. As a consequence of the One Child Policy, sex-selection has…

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