Blog Tag - Shanghaiist

I Think I'll Take the Stairs: Beijing's Escalators Don't Check Out
Concerns over escalator safety have been on the minds of many people following the Beijing Line 4 subway accident that killed a boy on July 5....
News You Might Have Missed: Quality Internet, Dirty Blankets and Cleaning Clothes
The news in Beijing has been full of the usual (subway lines) to the unsurprising (cleaners cut corners) to the unfortunate (results of school...
Un-Happy Children’s Day
Today is Children’s Day but it’s not all fun and games as many would hope. In China games are plentiful, as long as you don’t mind the toxins....
Art Attack: Girls Going Wild?
A recent Shanghaiist post revealed rumors that 70% of actresses are whores, including one whose name “begins with ‘G’ and is a little bit older, but...
Chinese Transport: Planes, Trains, and Missing Money
Travel around China is getting more competitive and, hopefully, cheaper. The government has announced plans to cut back on airline fees, following...
September/October Holiday Dates Recap
The dates for China’s national holidays in 2010 were announced way back in December (check out all the dates here) but the Shanghaiist reminded us...
Home Security: Hubei Farmer Builds Own Cannons
There’s nothing new about people being forced off of their land in China – every year, countless properties are requisitioned to developers,...
Han Han on Haibao: “Does he have a butt crack?”
“Haibao makes my head hurt. When everyone saw that he was flat, it raised a big problem for those who were trying to make three-dimensional Haibaos...
Google Lockdown Underway?
Google rarely runs smoothly at the best of times in our office, but our friends down at Shanghaiist are reporting that we may now be entering the...