Archive for March, 2020
Be Strong Wuhan Posted by sasha on Mar 18, 2020
With the whole world seemingly melting down due to the COVID-19 virus, I thought I’d take a moment here on the blog to share a bit of positivity. That’s why the title of my post today is “Stay Strong Wuhan,” although it can really apply to the entire world at the moment! Add Oil! If…
A New Chinese Phrase Posted by Ayana on Mar 16, 2020
How a modern term, created by a netizen on 2015, became a popular phrase honoring the new Chinese heroes fighting the epidemic. On August 2015, a fire broke in the port of Tianjin. Firefighters (消防员 xiāo fáng yuán) at the site, unaware of to the hazardous chemicals contained at the warehouse, tried to extinguish the…
An Update on the Coronavirus in China Posted by sasha on Mar 4, 2020
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months, you’ve probably heard a lot about the coronavirus (冠状病毒 – guānz huàng bìng dú). Ayana wrote a great, detailed post about the virus last month, so click here to read that if you missed it. In this post I’ll give an update on…
The Rising Demand for Masks in China Posted by Ayana on Mar 2, 2020
The new strain of coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan city, Hubei province, in late December. The Chinese government used drastic steps to contain the virus. On January 23, a day before the Chinese New Year Eve celebrations, Wuhan was placed under lockdown. Transportation inside and outside the city was cut off. Buses, railways, flights…