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Basic knowleges about China, like Hukou system and Once Child policy. Typically, it is not easy to understand the systems in China, since an ancient country is hard to understand by design.

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1. The Scar in People's Heart Jan 21, 2007
   Yesterday, before Wendy's parents went back home, we finally had some time to sit down together as a family and chat. It was a wonderful hour. We had the chance to know more about their experience in the old days, when they were young. I don't Know China Well I admit (as I always do) that I don't know China well. No matter how people claim, the history of this country is a mystery for many people, including me. We...
2. Public Holidays in China Dec 8, 2006
   This is to answer Lee's question about how many public holidays there is in China. Three Major Holidays In China, there are three most important holidays: May Holiday (May 1 to May 7), National Holiday (October 1 to October 7), and Spring Festival (Date varies, but normally be late Jan or early Feb, and lasting for 7 days). The public holiday is actually only 3 days for each of the three holidays, but people switched and put the previous weekend...
3. Shanghai Looks Similar to US, But... Dec 7, 2006
   Every time I am in San Jose, I meet with people who are genuinely interested in China. China is becoming hot topic here, and I was asked many questions. On one hand, I was amazed by how much people know about China (like some people visited very small cities in China, or some speaks really good Chinese), and also by how little people know about the history (especially the recent century) of China. Yesterday, over our dining table, we chatted...
4. The Blind Men and The Elephant Dec 2, 2006
   I love the story of the Blind Men and the Elephant most. It is interesting, inspirational, and helpful for me. In the story, six blind men approached the elephant and each one of them only grasped part of the elephant. They argued with each other about what the elephant really looked like. They claim the elephant is like a wall, like spear, like a snake, like a tree, like a fan, or like a rope. Obviously they could not reach...
5. I am not a Big Fan of Hate - Part II Nov 7, 2006
   I posted the first part of this article - I am not a Big Fan of Hate.... I didn't plan to write the second part, but the hot discussion (52 comments in a week) urged me not to let it go. It is a controversal topic, but also an opportunity for people around the world to express, to listen and to understand about history, war and peace. Before I start the discussion, I have to put some disclaimers here. Please...
6. I am not a Big Fan of Hate... Oct 28, 2006
   I got an email. It encourages me to act as "a patriot", and writing something to boycott Japanese goods. I don't like to mention this topic. Since people asked, this is my personal opinion of why I don't like to do that. The Topic of Patriotism, or Love to my Country It is trendy to spread one's love to the country by showing how much they hate a foreign country or a foreigner. It is very common, especially in the...
7. I Don't Know about China Visa Aug 9, 2006
   I received many questions about "How can I get China Visa from India", or "My visa in China expires next month...". I am sorry but I have no idea about Chinese Visa. Obviously, I don't need to have one, and there is no way for me to try out the procedures. If you do have Chinese visa questions, you may TRY to post under this thread, and I believe many readers of this blog have the experience and can help....
8. Slight Changes in "China" Jul 2, 2006
   Recently, I feel slight positive trends in China. Resume from U.S. 3 years ago, if you'd asked me, "do you think it possible for foreign university graduates to apply jobs in Shanghai?" I would say "you are crazy". But recently, I received many good resumes from top universities in U.S, like Stanford, or Chicago University, for jobs in Shanghai. On my blog, we also see the trends of more and more people coming to the country. Also, people from China...
9. One Child Policy - Part II Jun 20, 2006
   Continued from this entry: One Child Policy in China Well. I am back home. It is 23:44 Tuesday night, and I think it is the good time to get started to answer this big question. The Disclaimer (I hate it but I have to) Before I started, just put the disclaimer here, as I usually did. This is just a personal blog, and what I am talking here only represents my CURRENT point of view. Not anybody else, not to...
10. One Child Policy in China Jun 20, 2006
    Pete raised a very good topic about the One Child Policy and the decision of investing in China or not. Here is Pete's first post. Also-- Jian Shuo Wang, this is a little off-topic but I had a question myself. I was at a business conference recently where an international consultant was speaking-- he's one of these people that gives advice to American businesses, on where to invest abroad. Anyway, he said something that shocked me quite a bit. Many...
11. Hukou System in China Jun 10, 2006
    It is not easy to realize how strange it is when you live in an existing system, but when you have the chance to talk with people from other countries, you realize the huge difference. I enjoyed my talk with my great friends tonight, and we talked about the Resident Permit (Hokou) system in China. To be honest, I didn't feel it too strange before I explained it with my own mouth. After that, even I think it is not...
12. City in China = County in U.S. Jun 8, 2006
    What? San Jose is bigger than San Francisco in terms of population? It may be a well known fact, but I just find it out. I keep reading "San Jose is the third largest city in California after Los Angles and San Diego". I was wondering whether San Francisco is not included in California, or have some kind of San Francisco, D.C. arrangement... It turned out San Francisco is really smaller in population than San Jose. According to Wikipedia: Rank...
13. Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou May 12, 2006
    Look at this newly released Google Trends picture: Image in courtesy of Google Trends shanghai beijing guangzhou Shanghai is more searched in Beijing. I didn't expect result like this, but it is understandable....
14. Going Back to China? Nov 11, 2004
    I got this email today. I found your blog in Google. It is a very interesting and informative web site. My salute to you. My wife and I are both Chinese living in the U.S. We are planning to move to shanghai early next year. When I talked with my family about the move, they all said it's a very bad idea. They said to live comfortably in Shanghai you have to at least earn 500,000 RMB yearly. Also, unlike...
15. Basic Geographic Knowledge about China - Part II Nov 10, 2004
    Previous entry: Basic Geographic Knowledge about China Directions and Provinces 东 Dong (Dong1) means east 西 Xi (Xi1) means west 南 Nan (Nan2) means south 北 Bei (Bei3) means north As Jens Leo Malmqvist already found out, knowing it will help a lot to understand the Chinese province names. There is Shan Dong and Shan Xi (Shan means the Mountain). There is He Nan and He Bei (He means the river - The Yellow River) There is Hu Nan and...
16. Basic Geographic Knowledge about China Nov 9, 2004
    I read a book about travel in U.S. I learnt some new ideas, like the Amtrak in America that connects all major cities. I was quite excited to find out another way besides air travel in U.S. If you ask me to list some cities I think are most important in U.S, I will give the following list Washington D.C. New York Philadelphia Boston Chicago San Francisco L.A.... They are just the names pop up in my brain when I...
17. Where to Study Chinese, Beijing or Shanghai? Dec 25, 2003
    In this article, I am discussion the choice of studying Chinese in Beijing or in Shanghai and the costs related to a 3-month course. The answer is highly dependant on where you want to work/live and what you care most - comfortable and less culture shock, or a real adventure to China.

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