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The Movie Taking China By Storm: Under the Dome Posted by sasha on Mar 9, 2015
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past week in China, you’ve heard about the new documentary that has taken the country by storm – “Under the Dome” (穹顶之下 – qióng dǐng zhī xià). Produced by former CCTV journalist Chai Jing (柴静) over the course of a year, this 103-minute long film takes an…
Beijing’s APEC Holiday Posted by sasha on Nov 5, 2014
A huge part of Chinese culture is the concept of “face” (面子 – miàn zi). This basically means one’s reputation, and it goes for all social circles – family, friends, business, and society at large. Beijing’s horrible air pollution is notorious, and it is unfortunately one of the first things that comes to mind when the…