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Just a picture of New York city? Look again – there’s been a man in the middle staring at you the whole time! It’s the work of renowned Chinese artist Liu Bolin. He meticulously paints himself so that he can blend into his surroundings unnoticed. This isn’t your everyday art – you could say it [...]
You probably know Hangzhou for its beautiful and historic West Lake. But if a Chinese netizen has his way, it may also be known for the world’s biggest parking lot. To solve Hangzhou’s traffic problem, Jiang Biao conceived of a parking lot that would be 28 stories high and be able to house 11,200 cars. [...]
Here’s a quick tip if you want to get 1.7 milion Youku views in 1 day. Just make a 9 minute video where you imitate 12 different people — with accents ranging from Chinese, French, Russian, Japanese, to American. Worked for an American in China named Mike Sui! We have a chengyu for a chameleon [...]
You don’t see this every day: A real-life batman in a Lamborghini “Batmobile” pulled over on the highway for not having a valid license plate. Though he hasn’t fully followed the law, you can tell that the police in the video rather like Batman. And you know why: because he’s 与众不同 (yǔ zhòng bù tóng). 与众不同 [...]
A Chinese analyst tweeted that Apple CEO Tim Cook was apparently very happy on his recent trip to China. Why? “Because he saw a lot of people on the streets using iPhones.” “There are iPhone3, iPhone4, iPhone4S, as well as iPhone5 and iPhone6. There are [iPhones] with three-inch screens, four-inch screens, five-inch screens, single-screens and [...]
The Knicks narrowly won their 5th straight game in a nail-biter under their new coach! And Romney seems to slowly be pulling away with the Republican nomination for the US presidency, but things were up in the air for a while. In these types of competitive situations, you can use the chengyu 不相上下 (bù xiāng shàng [...]
We know China’s a huge market … … where well-known multinational brands like Ebay, Groupon, and Best Buy go to die. But for Starbucks, China’s one of their most profitable markets. The reason for their success? They adjusted to local conditions with things like green tea flavored drinks and larger outlet sizes. In other words [...]
Want to improve your hand-eye coordination, teamwork, and mental strength? You could play basketball. You could also join the People’s Liberation Army in Hong Kong. During an exhibition for Chief Executive Sir Donald Tsang, soldiers tossed a bag of explosives around, and then threw it down a hole right before it exploded. You could say [...]
Finally, a tablet computer that’s custom-made to meet the needs of Chinese officials. Or at least that’s how it’s advertised. We’re not sure what’s custom made about it except that it’s red (to be fair it comes with a very nice case). It’s basically an an Android-based tablet that costs twice as much as an [...]
“Linsanity!” “Lincredible!” “All he does is Lin Lin Lin!” Jeremy Lin has not only revived the slumping NY Knicks, but he’s also enriching the English language. And not just the English language, but also the Chinese language. We’ve picked for you our 5 favorite Chinese puns for Jeremy Lin (aka. 林书豪 – lín shū háo) - enjoy! [...]
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