These are weekly summaries of Chinese Culture related news that I collect and send to a variety of egroups. I hope you enjoy them.
Older Archives:- 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003
- Preserving a tradition - Forbidden City resorts to e-ticketing to cap visitors - "Golden Week" holidays exhaust animal stars (cute photo) - Red leaves in China's Changbai Mountian Ranges (photos) - Exhibition in HK celebrates upcoming Halloween (photos) - The last gunmen's tribe of Miao ethnic group (photos)
- Ancient labor songs sound like rap - Confucius quotes may greet Beijing Olympic guests - Feature: China expects "intangible legacy" from Beijing Olympics(2) - Beijing holds festival for twins (photos) - China puts out century-old fire gobbling up scarce coal resources
- The master who makes China's biggest mooncake - China's lunar satellite launch open to tourists - Stumble upon ideas in old hutongs - Knight at the museum - Exploring ways to produce original Chinese musicals
- Chinese dishes get official English names - Beijing Olympic committee starts to collect children's smiles for Games - Exploration of the Nanhai No.1 (photos) - Dragon boat "Pujiang Sightseeing 1" makes maiden voyage (photo)
- Post-80s: frustrated new moms - China's first test-tube baby enters college - "Library on the lake" opens to public (photo) - "Extinct" white-flag dolphin spotted in Yangtze River - Pupils injured in school stampede in stable conditions
- Christianity finds a fulcrum in Asia - Couples tie the knot on auspicious August 8 - Yue Embroidery in south China's Guangdong Province (amazing photos) - "Horseback classrooms" become history in Inner Mongolia - Hottest topics in Chinese blogs 2007
- Breakdancing developing new ground in China - Columbus or Zheng He? Debate Rages on - Public Protest Clears Forbidden City of Starbucks - Chinese lawyer calls for establishment of child protection agent - Word on Shanghai's street: No Chinglish - Jet Li to star in Disney picture
- One-month working in a barbershop in Fuzhou - Learn Chinese to earn more money - World's first panda town to be built in Chengdu - Australian couple completes the Great Wall on foot - Massive mice invasion hits central China
- China likely to cancel "golden week" holidays in 2009 - Pandas crowd pleasers in HK - Rare green crystals found in 2,500-year-old tomb - Ancient Xi'an Market to Rise Again - Mysterious Building in Chinese First Emperor's Tomb (photo)
- Pandas Had Bamboo Stick to Beat Predators - Memory of emperor Fuxi honored in NW China (photo) - Kaiping Diaolou inscribed on World Heritage List (photo) - China's farmland continues to dwindle - China's first national park unveiled
- Feature: Dragon boating is full of fun - Chinese urged to return to traditions of Dragon Boat Festival - New plea to save 'lost' kids - Erhu -- the sound of China (photo) - Spicy secrets from the queen of the hot pots
- Adoptive dad has heart that's big enough for two (very touching story) - Foreign sons-in-law, daughters-in-law blend into Chinese families - Student shows martial arts novels not just for boys - Sounds of yesteryear seduce Shanghainese - Gigantic bird-like dinosaur found in China (photo) - Olympic dishes at Beijing Quanjude
- Xi'an opens center for pregnant girls - Screens put strain on children's eyes - Live and learn in China - Battle of the hutong - Chengdu trains flight attendants in "Gong fu" - Scientists: Drinking Oolong tea helps you lose weight
- Accidents kill 100,000 Chinese children every year: report - Play a rare commodity for children in Chinese cities - China to ban removal of cultural relics older than 1911 - Han-style wedding ceremony in Beijing (photos) - Dunhuang frescoes enter the digital age
- China to become 3rd biggest travel destination - Chinese scholars call for Mother's Day with Chinese characteristics - China to announce selected intangible cultural heritage inheritors - New "Grand View Garden" to be built - Busy museum needs more volunteers
- Parents using Net to find friends for their children - Chinese children's play sites shrinking: survey - Ancient Art-form Unveiled at Paper-cutting Festival - "Steel box" sails off to salvage ancient ship - Ethnic minorities culture exhibition (photos) - Dream night of Potala Palace (gorgeous photos)
- Long March to be broadcast in the United States - Miao ethnic group festival in SW China (fabulous costume alert) - Tiny shoes leave an eloquent footprint in new museum
- Record numbers expected to travel over Golden Week holiday - An american couple teach as volunteer in China - New pedestrian street featuring life of old Beijing takes shape - "Ceramic House" in Tianjin (15 photos) - Wang tops list of surnames - Zhuang people dance for cultural festival (colourful photos)
- China to send 20,000 graduates to work in rural areas - Dragon dance for peony festival in Henan (photos) - Ancient garden celebrates birthday (photos) - 'Collection' of Ancient Homes Sparks Debate in Shanghai (photos) - Average life expectancy in Beijing exceeds 80 - Jackie Chan, Jet Li pair up for action epic
- Sweep. Pray. Weep. Visit ancestors (photos) - Silk Road set to be tourism hotspot - China to send 5,500 urban medics to countryside - Shanghai guide dogs kept on a short leash - Nine Chinese digital TV channels warned against airing prohibited programs
- Students urged to laugh out loud - Dragon Statue in Central China Sparks Controversy (photos) - Chinese professor uses blog to defend academic freedom - Modern way of inking - I'm Not a Spokesperson for Chinese - Two Hollywood movies pass China's official examination
- Father and son - a Confucian collision - New pair of pandas selected for HK (photo) - "Pea Princess" loses her Mr. Right just a month after marriage (photo) - Child Picassos? - Ancient town at end of Great Wall to be restored - Expat Corner: Salsa dancing takes city by storm
- Children of the 80s show talent for trouble - China to Begin Grand Canal Restoration Project (photos) - Underground Park Planned for Shanghai - Chinese Artist Wins Int'l Pressed Flower Competition (amazing photos) - Superstitious decorator paints mountain to change his 'feng shui' - ABCs of East-West love
- Who will carry on the lantern craft? - Need to succeed draining children's energy, parents' money - Tiger king Kang Kang started life as a puppy - More than one million parking spaces needed in Beijing - Yao Ming tops Forbes list - Grand Canal as great as Great Wall
- Curse of red envelope strikes Chinese people during Spring Festival - Railways transport 100 million passengers during 25-day Spring Festival travel rush - Lion dance competitions highlight Myanmar-Chinese new year celebration (photo) - Documentary 'The Blood of Yingzhou District' Wins Oscar - Tea Capital Reclaims Ancient Name - China to tighten drug safety checks after revoking 353 medicine licenses
- Traditional celebration of Spring Festival (photo gallery) - Lunar new year, a golden chance for Mickey to win hearts of Chinese - China's caesarean section birth ratio dwarfs WHO standard - Traditional Chinese new year paintings favored by collectors - Weanling panda cubs start to learn fending for selves
- LEDs bring cheer, savings to lunar new year - Report raises "brain drain" alert - Migrants fuel Guangzhou baby boom - Olympic mascots to star in own cartoon series - China to measure length of Great Wall - New Spin on Old Tricks
- "Golden pigs" deliver blessings (cute photo) - Start of spring days celebrated across China (photos) - Chinese scientist: pollen clues revealed on terracotta warriors, horses - China Chooses Candidates for Cultural Heritage List - Survey: Half of Chinese dislike being forced to drink - Only 4000 of China's 24,000 surnames remain
- Red lanterns out to welcome Spring Festival (photos) - Manners campaign goes national - Village Woman Paints Unusual Story (photo) - Love giant pandas? Name them (warning: extremely cute photos) - Lacquer Thread Sculpture shows in Xiamen (photos) - Traditional Chinese Goods Favorites Among Travelers in China
- Losing the games of their parents - China releases bilingual Library of Chinese Classics - Why Chinese humor is so damn funny - Museum mulls fate of Starbucks - China's university tuition 25 times higher than in 1989 - Higher soy intake, balanced diet can reduce mortality
- A French father and his 31 Chinese children - More Firecrackers for Spring Festival in Beijing - A fine year to marry, divorce - Drug-ravaged province to open 22 new methadone clinics in southwest China - Adding spice to alphabet soup
- Christmas comes to Beijing, Shanghai - Survey: Asian students care more about their looks - World's biggest Ice and Snow Park opens to public (photos) - Canadian Auditions for Lin Daiyu - China has 217 pandas bred in captivity - Year of the Pig