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Jackie Chan and Fan Bingbing Attend Cannes’ Film China Night-photos

Xing — Sat, 19 May 2012 01:25:17 +0000

Jackie Chan with "Chinese Zodiac" team

Kung fu star Jackie Chan and Bingbing Fan attend the Cannes International Film Festival, as part of the ‘China Film Night’ .

Elegant Fan Bingbing on the red carpet.

Chinese Actress Jiating Chen and Yang Mi, who is considered as China’s next great export – possibly even greater than Zhang Ziyi.

Jiating Chen shows her cheongsam with phoenix design on the back.

Actress Haolei looks charming in her glowing outfit.

Taiwanese singer Fei Xiang ( Kris Phillips), Chinese new rising star Feng Shaofeng (William Feng) also attend the “Film China” night.

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7 differences between Chinese and American lifestyle-Living in China

Xing — Fri, 18 May 2012 14:01:33 +0000

A list of differences between chinese and american lifestyle given by a Chinese student who studies in the United States, which i find very interesting.

Greetings

In america, when meeting friends or acquaintances, people usually give a smile or hug to each other, and show concerns for the other’s health, family, etc. The greetings are very short and practicle. While in China, Chinese people usually say” Have you eaten yet? ” or “You look thinner.” or ” where have you been” bla bla bla…most of the time not from the heart.

Food preference

Americans are concerned about eating healthy and safe, while chinese people care more about the tasty and less on safety of the food. In China, you will see street food everywhere, they are very tasty but at the same time unclean.

Appearance

In general, Chinese people look younger than Americans of the same age. ( is it true?)

Picking teeth

Chinese people think picking teeth in public is not polite.

Taking shower

Americans usually shower in the morning and then go to work. Chinese mostly take shower before sleep.

Seat belt

In america, drivers and passengers all have to wear seat belt by law. But in China it’s very common that people don’t wear it.

Entertainment

Not like americans most of the time enjoy at home, Chinese people like going to KTV( karaoke) for gathering and relaxing.

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Chinese gays marry straight to hide their homosexuality

Xing — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:52:43 +0000

Homosexuality in China was decriminalized years ago, but pressure from parents and society makes Chinese gay men go to extreme lengths to conceal their sexual orientation.

well known Beijing gays-Xiahe and Luoluo

Earlier in 2012, an a renowned academic claimed that around 90% of homosexual men in China married to women. And most of the wives don’t know who their husband really is. A 67 years old Chinese woman Yurong says,”We have been married for 40 years without sex. I knew nothing about homosexuality. I only knew that he doesn’t love me. He loves men. He agreed to divorce when i pointed out that he is gay. ”

The pressure in China to marry and produce children is intense. Many gays have to get married to women to produce grandchildren for their parents, just to hide their sexuality. Another pressure is from the public. In a country where age-old traditions still hold sway over relationships, gays are not commonly accepted by society, particularly the elderly people.

Wangsheng, 41, a government worker has been married for ten years and has a child. Though the couple appeared to be happy and normal, their lives behind closed doors told another story. He has other sex mates who are gays. Wang says that he was excluded from his peer group when he was young, due to his homosexuality. Later he got married to his present wife, to “correct” his sexuality. But it didn’t work. So he started to date gays secretly to fulfill his sexual needs.

Wang’s case tells the situation of most Chinese gays. Their wives complain their loveless marriage and feel being cheated. But under the pressure from society, they have to keep silent. Most choose not to divorce for their children.

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Foreign man insulting Chinese woman in train irritates Chinese netizens

Xing — Thu, 17 May 2012 14:57:13 +0000

May 14, on a train from Shenyang to Beijing, a foreign passenger placed his feet on the head of a Chinese woman who sat in the front row. The Chinese woman asked him to get them off, but he didn’t listen to and started to insult her in chinese.

When the conductor came, the foreign man told him that nothing happened and said he was an artist. The police did nothing but joke around.

Being featured on china’s top sites Tianya and 163.com, this video completely irritates Chinese people.

Comments from Tianya.

等待在转角 says:

在本国混不下的人渣，跑到我们国家来嚣张，ZF应该把这些人渣全部送出境…

What a scum, couldn’t survive in his own country and came to our country to bully people. The government should deporte all of these bastards.

wanjiangdtt says:

觉得活在这样的龌龊国家真他妈的恶心那拍视频的真他妈傻逼真他妈贱.

I feel so bad living in such a dirty country. That camguy is a bitch.

wjmin2011 says:

觉得政府应该对入境外国人设立监督制度，凡是在公安局有不良备案的，就应该驱逐出境，终身不能进入中国.

The government should set up supervision system. Once being found did bad things should be expelled and can never come to China.

视频专区评论员 says:

在中国，各方面对外国人一向宽松，搞的这些老外跟老大似的根本不把中国人放在眼里。清高傲慢是我对美国人的印象。

In China, foreigners are lightly regulated, which makes these foreigners not give us a damn. Americans are ignorant in my eyes.

谢琴华 says:

看到这样的情形，血管都快爆炸了，理由有三：1、是在场的国民都这么的麻木，没有一个人站出来挺自己的女同胞。2、列车员对事情原由都不去追问，对自己的同胞也是一股麻木状，3、最为我们的警察汗颜的是，在我们的国土上，眼睁睁的看着自己的同胞受辱，竟然，半揶揄的说了一句：人家是艺术家。就扬长而去。对外国无赖就这么宽容，连句训诫都没有。总之，作为国人，看到这样的视频，真的很纠结！

I feel so angry seeing this. The reasons are: 1, the passengers around are so cold that no one gives the lady help. 2, the conductor didn’t even ask what really happened and gave any help. 3. The most humiliating thing is, in our land, seeing our fellow citizens being insulted by foreigners, the police joked ” He is an artist! ” and just went away, didn’t even give a warning. anyway, it is so disappointing!

Comments from Netease:

网易福建省莆田市网友 says:

一群中国男人夹着尾巴忍气吞声劝东北女人说算了算了别打了…

A bunch of Chinese men did nothing but persuade the woman not to fight…

网易山东省日照市网友 says:

看那个车长，奴颜媚骨的话啊.

Look at that conductor, like a flunky.

网易新疆克拉玛依市网友 says:

你妈逼老外，8国联军你欺负俺们，这时你还欺负俺们，你以为中国人都是孬种哪.

You fucking foreigners, in the eight united armies times you bullied us, now you are still doing this, you think Chinese people are cowards?

网易江西省南昌市网友 says:

Immigrate to Singapore. I’m rich.

Things you should not talk about when in China

Xing — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:46:46 +0000

Recently, an expat in China made this video to explain what you should not talk about in China.

In his video, he lists 4 major topics that should not be mentioned when you are travelling or living in China, to avoid embarrassing situation or troubles.

No. 1 The cultural revolution and Mao zedong ( Mao tse-tung 毛泽东).

He says the cultural revolution is still a sensitive topic in China. Better avoid it and any related events or people, particularly Mao zedong who is still considered a hero in China. Or you are probably going to upset some Chinese people or in worse case get some trouble.

No.2 The Japanese people and Japan.

The reason is Most chinese people don’t like Japan and japanese people. In chinese opinion, Japan has never apologized for the actrocities committed during World War II. You can talk about its car, electronics, fashion or anime, but just avoid politics.

No.3 About Hong Kong.

Stay away from political topics when you talk about Hong Kong with a Chinese. The reason is there are many arguments, fights between Chinese people and Hong Kong people on who is better who is right who is more civilized.

No.4 About Taiwan.

Just like how you should handle situations when talk about Hong Kong, avoid political topics. Do Not say ” Taiwan is a country”.

Well, as a chinese, I must say what he said is true. And i would like to add another 2 things that you should avoid talking about in China.

No.5 About Tibet.

No.6 The Tian an men Square Protests in 1989.

So remember avoid the topics above, feel free to talk about anything else you want. Have fun in China!

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Bingbing Fan in Chinese traditional dress at Cannes Film Festival 2012（photos)

Xing — Thu, 17 May 2012 04:06:51 +0000

In the 65th Cannes Film Festival, Chinese actress Fan bingbing, wearing a Chinese traditional dress of the Tang dynasty on the red carpet.

Sticking with her own fashion style, she wishes to show the world more of traditional Chinese culture.

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How to speed up Youku videos(5 tips)

Xing — Wed, 16 May 2012 08:17:44 +0000

Youku is the most popular video sharing site in China. Everyday there are millions of Chinese watching videos online. Not only that, Youku has capped streaming speed for foreign visitors. So it might be very slow to load youku videos. Here are some tips you should try to load it faster:

1, Avoid Peak Hour

Try visit Youku when it is midnight or early morning in China.

2, Use speed-up tool of Youku.

Download its speed-up tool (iku) here. Just install it, it will automatically run when you watch a clip. This also helps a lot.

3, Open the same clip in a few different tabs & pause them.

Open the same video clip in a few different tabs & pause them. Set each tab to around 10 mins intervals.Wait for each to buffer (this will happen in parallel, so just wait for the 1st to buffer) .Swap between tabs after viewing each segment .Repeat with each tab moved on mins. if the staggered parts don’t cover the whole video.

4, Set the video to a lower quality.

Some videos (like Tv series, movies ) offer options for different qualities ( low, high, auto match ). choose low or auto match for faster loading.

5, Turn off proxy or VPN if you are in China.

Hope this helps!

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A list of pinterest copycat websites in China

Xing — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:13:02 +0000

When it comes to copycatting, China is the King. This huge market offers anything that looks like the original ones, but often with subtle differences, like the fake brands we discussed the other day. Now another thing comes to my mind, which is the latest cloning trend in China web world — copying pinterest.

An article on 163.com says there are over 30 pinterest like webistes in Chinese web world. Not just the new starters, the already popular sites like 360.com, xiaonei.com, kaixin101.com have also jumped into the pintrest bandwagon .Most sites just modified the original design slightly.

The most Popular one(based on registerd users— Duitang.com has already got 400,000 users.It seems that Chinese internet users really enjoy this waterfall style.Just like Pinterest, it lets users “pin” images of items on pinboards, where others can then repin or post comments.

Other sites like faxian.com lets people shop, too – anything pinned on the platform is available for purchase through two Alibaba-operated websites, Taobao Mall and Taobao Marketplace. This again shows that Chinese people tend to put everything to business level.

So here is the list of pinterest like sites in China:

拼范网 Pin Fun：http://www.pinfun.com/

堆糖网 Dui Tang ：http://www.duitang.com/

美丽说 Meilishuo : http://www.meilishuo.com/

蘑菇街 Mogujie :http://www.mogujie.com/

迷尚网 Mi Shang ：http://www.mishang.com/

凡客达人Vancl ：http://star.vancl.com/

淘宝哇哦 Tao Bao ：http://wow.taobao.com

IDsoo：http://idsoo.com/

Topit：http://topit.me/

Mark之：http://markzhi.com/

布兜 Bu Dou：http://www.budoou.com/

花瓣 Hua Ban：http://huaban.com/

码图网 Ma Tu：http://www.markpic.com/

易惊喜 Yi Jing Xi：http://www.ejingxi.com/

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Bizzare Chinese Fake Brands that never fail to make you smile

RU — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:43:09 +0000

Here is an unintentionally funny collection of bootleg Chinese Brands. Although the imitators were serious during the process of coming up with unique brands unfortunately though ended up being a cheap parody of many International brands.

Sheer Fun!

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