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Weekly groceries at a Chinese market place
Posted under China on Sunday, 7 February 2010 by Joop Dorresteijn
We visit a local market weekly, based efficiently underneath a highway. You can buy everything here, from kitchen equipment to fish. We usually buy our vegetables (biological!) and eggs here. This week I decided to take some pictures. You can find these markets everywhere across China. This...
Here comes China
Interesting discussion on the latest NPR planet money episode. "Here comes China"; In line with the 60th anniversary of the people's republic. The hosts, Alex Bloomberg and Adam Davidson ask their guests if China still needs the US more then the US needs China. After all, China needs US dollars to...
20 cent gym part 2: bench press
Remember the 20 cent gym I blogged about? It was about the Chinese ‘muscle beach’:, a bunch of people assembling in a Shanghai park to work out every day. Frankly, the Chinese men pulling heavy weights while looking angry can be quite impressive (but why do they take their shirts off?), I...
PRC’s 60th anniversary, funniest remarks of the day
Posted under China on Thursday, 1 October 2009 by Joop Dorresteijn
Today, almost all Chinese have a day off to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. Just like most Shanghainese, we stayed indoor to watch the parade on tv.
NY Times called the parade "a precision display of military bravado and a confident prediction by President Hu...
Some parents really step up role in children’s dating game
Posted under China on Thursday, 17 September 2009 by Joop Dorresteijn
While walking around Shanghai last weekend, we came across the most particular scene at the People's Park. Hundreds of elders had gathered and were having a market like situation where a few were adverting something and others were inquiring.
We found out that they had eagerly gathered to...
The 20 cent workout in Shanghai
A 40 year old Chinese man drives his motor bike with carrier filled with barbells, dumbbells and a radio to the park outside my Shanghai compound every evening. Upon arrival, he marks an area of roughly 40 square meters and unloads the heavy weights. Shortly after, the place is packed with...
One of the things that make living in Shanghai so great
Posted under China on Thursday, 3 September 2009 by Joop Dorresteijn
One of the nice things of living in China is to witness the feel-good energy that (most) people receive from the tremendous growth the country is going through. Development can be turbulent, but I am receiving a lot of smiles on the street as well. I was talking with a 60 year old Chinese woman in...
Want some mayonnaise with that King Cobra?
I have seen some interesting food in Asia over the years. Most interesting dishes were definitely in China. I don't want to bother you with the cliché backpack-like stories that hit the blogosphere daily, because eating culture is indeed different here, nothing new, I know.
Instead I want to...
Empty eight lane roads in Zibo
This week I was in Zibo (map), a 1.5 hours bus drive from the nearest airport of Jinan. There are about 4 million people living here. The city is known for material arts and it's rich resources. Due to the resources, the city is characterized by smog, due to coal mining and farmers. To...
In Hong Kong for the week #2
I like this city so much that I decided to upload some more pictures to give you first hand about what I think is beautiful around here. Hope you like it!
You can go up any skyscraper in Hong Kong, (which I almost did) but you can see the city best from the Victory Peak. Simply take the...
Fast growing ad, gaming and education market in China
A delegation of 40 Dutch entrepreneurs and investors visited China last April, they visited marketing offices, gaming companies, multinationals and telecom companies in Shanghai and Chengdu and got their eyes opened to the dynamics and potentials in China. Some participants wrote down their...
China is paying commenters to say the ‘right’ thing
Posted under China on Saturday, 19 July 2008 by Joop Dorresteijn
This article was origionally posted on thenextweb.org
The Chinese government has a long tradition of keeping an eye to the media in order to prevent critical messages towards the communist party, a task that has become difficult since the rise of the open and worldwide Internet. The...
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