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April 2008 Archives

Train Collision in Shandong Apr 30, 2008
The train collision near Jinan killed 71, and injured 416. Little flower for the victim in the accident That is too bad. Not to mention those who were killed, I am horrified by the news story of a young man...
Wired Photos... Long Time Ago Apr 29, 2008
On Jan 14, 2006, around 6:00 PM, Eric, Me, and Miss Tang gathered at Xujiahui, to take a series photos to be published on Trends Travel - the National Geographic partner in China. So here are the selected photo by...
Death and Religion in Tibet Apr 28, 2008
Today, I want to share about the topic of Death and Religion in Tibet. Caution before Deciding to Go to Tibet Many people encourage others to visit Tibet by themselves to draw a conclusion. I also believe so, but before...
Minpu Bridge Under Construction Apr 27, 2008
After many bridges and tunnels, a new bridge over Huangpu River is under construction, without my notice. Today, in order to find a better route from our home to Zizhu Hi-Tech Park, where Microsoft is moving to at the end...
Metro Line M8 in Shanghai Under Construction Apr 27, 2008
The most impressive experience I had during my first visit to Singapore in 2000 was a night ride of Singapore Metro - I basically went around the border of the city via Metro, and saw some remote but well-connected residential...
Mixing, Muddling, and Confusing Apr 24, 2008
This post is related to the last post about Grace Wang's experience. What I want to say in this blog article is, mixing and confusing issues is not a good strategy (George expressed the same thing in a comment) Disagree...
Subscription Enabled on This Blog Apr 23, 2008
With the recent hot discussion, I think it makes sense to turn on the Subscription Function for this blog, so you can get notified when someone posted a reply to your comment on the same entry, or when I publish...
Four Types of Consciousness Apr 23, 2008
As we have discussed the top for many times, the world is not black and white. There are so many gray areas (different degree of gray) in almost everything. In foreign media, and people's mind, Chinese government is the extreme...
Grace Wang Called a Traitor Apr 23, 2008
GN posted an article on Washington Post about the recent indent of Grace Wang. Caught in the Middle, Called a Traitor (I think it is important to readers on this site to read this.) By Grace Wang Sunday, April 20,...
Social Environment in Central China Apr 21, 2008
I am in Nanyang for 3 days. Some observation of the social environment: People have plenty of time It is very family oriented Food is the center of people's life Let me explain them one by one. People have Plenty...
Brief Chat with Andrew Apr 20, 2008
This afternoon, I talked with Andrew, correspondent for Wall Street Journal about the misunderstanding between Chinese and foreigners in the last few weeks. I am pretty outspoken these days, and accepted more of interview request from US and France, because...
Street Scenes of Nayang - Part II Apr 20, 2008
This is the second part of the Street Sences of Nayang Series. This is the first part: Street Scenes of Nanyang At the corner of Qiyi Road (July 1 Road), and Gongye Road (Industry Road), I saw a giant blue...
Street Scenes of Nanyang Apr 20, 2008
First two photos of my trip in Nanyang. In any of the residential area, the walls look like this. The ads are for pluming works, and relocating. The lack of good management for public property is a key problem in...
Flight from Shanghai to Nanyang, Henan Apr 19, 2008
Thanks to China Southern Airlines, we have direct flight from Shanghai to Luoyang (my hometown) and Shanghai to Nanyang (Wendy's hometown). Today, I took the flight for the first time with Wendy and Yifan. Small Aircraft The airline is using...
Wangjianshuo's Blog on BBC, Again Apr 19, 2008
Thanks for my reader fujianren and others to let me know that the recent hot article of BBC quoted my blog entry, again. Here is the URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7347821.stm. For my reader who cannot access the link (due to the Great...
On My Way Back to Nanyang Apr 19, 2008
Today (Friday), I am on my way back to Nanyang, Henan Province. It is about 1000 km west of Shanghai and 4 hour's train ride from my hometown Luoyang. Nanyang is the hometown of Wendy. Due to some family issues,...
Real Pictures of China with My Experience Apr 16, 2008
I enjoy the 150 photos posted on EastSouthWestNorth. They are about real China. I don't know whether the original source of the photos. I assume it is the web site, and credit goes to EastSouthWestNorth. I am re-posting some of...
"Love China" Blooms on MSN Messenger Apr 16, 2008
This morning, I opened my MSN Messenger, and saw a list like this: Due to limitation of screen copy, this is not a complete list yet. The heart and China was inputted this way: (L) China I just want to...
IKEA Shenzhen Opens Apr 16, 2008
I was an IKEA fan (from graduation to about age of 28). I am not a fan, but am still a customer for them IKEA just opened a store in Shenzhen, at European City on April 6. Hours of Operation:...
Standing Cross Different Lines Apr 15, 2008
One interesting thing I found from writing this blog and reading comments is, this world is far more complicated than black and white, and there are so many ways to look at the same thing (or we call it "perspectives")....
Google Docs is Good Apr 15, 2008
This is my test of the new Google Docs - it is hard to define what "new" means in Google product. Maybe when I am writing this document, it is becoming "old" version. Amazing. The default font is changed to...
Yifan in His 9th Month Apr 14, 2008
This is my Yifan. He is 10 months old now, and I just found a photo of him at the end of the 9th month. He is crawling on the ground, with his toy box and chair in the background....
Not Just Identify Problems for China - Solve Them! Apr 13, 2008
I wrote the following in response to a reader, mac, just now. I want to share it with everyone (with little bit editorial change). The original comment is here. @mac, calm down. I like discussion, although I don't expect myself...
What the Term China, or France Means? Apr 12, 2008
I admit, during my last post on boycott, I made a mistake, just as many people in any country in this world may make: to be confused about the term of a country name, for example, China, France, US, or...
Friends Started to Boycott French Products Apr 11, 2008
After what happened to the Olympic Torch in Paris on April 7, 2008, the movement to boycott French products started to spread across China like wild fire on grassland. Conversation with Wendy Last morning, when Wendy and I were waiting...
My Experience of Culture and Religion in Tibet Apr 11, 2008
I believe many people who are discussing or even devote their life into pro-Tibet, or anti-Tibet course haven't been to Tibet themselves. Me included. Tibet is a mysterious place for many people in China. People are amazed by the beauty...
1 USD = 6.9966 RMB Apr 11, 2008
Just checked Yahoo Finance, the current exchange rate between RMB and USD is: 1 USD = 6.9966 RMB Look at the exchange rate between USD and RMB in the last 5 years: Graph credit: Yahoo Finance Please note: This is...
Disturbed Lunch Apr 10, 2008
I have wonderful lunch with my friend, I intentionally keep him/her anonymous about our conversation. There are something interesting during the chat. There is Another Way of Media Control During the conversation, he mentioned these days, some people (maybe from...
More Discussion on Tibet Apr 9, 2008
I wrote two articles on Tibet these days:Why I Didn't Cover About Tibet Error in Western Media Report about TibetJust like any media can cut off some important background information, my last post on the screenshots didn't mention the background...
Error in Western Media Report about Tibet Apr 9, 2008
During the SARS period in 2003, I wrote an article Protect China - Not Only From SARS. Just as I am not a big fan of CCTV, I am not a fan of the CNN or BBC. I am not...
My National ID Duplicated with Another One Apr 7, 2008
A policeman called me and asked me to go to the police station this morning. The reason is, someone in Guangxi Province sent a post mail to them and claiming that someone there has the same national ID number as...
Why I Didn't Cover About Tibet Apr 6, 2008
Three weeks from what happened in Lhasa, Tibet. I didn't post anything about it. Why? As one rule I setup from the day one of this blog five years ago, I only want to post something I personal experience and...
Three Best Neighborhoods in Pudong Apr 5, 2008
Don't be shocked by the firm tone of the title. Well. I would say, my three most favorite places in Pudong for coffee or dinning. The Decision Making Process of Moving to Pudong When Wendy and I bought our current...
Meu Carro Novo Apr 3, 2008
Don't get me wrong. I didn't buy a new car, nor did I started to learn Portuguese. I found this term in my Google Webmaster report, the term "meu carro novo" is represents 30% of all search queries to my...
I Become a Fan of Jack Welch Apr 3, 2008
Recently, I love to read Jack Welch's speech script and articles a lot, especially love this article...
My Friend Alexandra's Book: The China Price Apr 1, 2008
Hi everyone, Today marks the official debut of my first book, The China Price: The True Cost of Chinese Competitive Advantage. The book is an insider's account of the unintended consequences of the explosion in trade between China and...