A Little Accident. A Short Story.
The Chinese art of "pulling noodles."LiteratureChina expat fictionChinese traditional medicineinjured victim scams
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Matthew Polly, Shaolin Temple's first American disciple, writing biography...
"No one's written a biography [of Bruce Lee] in the last 20 years," he said. "He's such a huge star. It seemed a shame that no one had written a...LiteratureChinahong kongshaolinkung fumartial...
View ArticleParadox. A Short Story
The female students in a university class discover they are featured in a nude painting exhibition for which they never posed.LiteratureChina expat fiction
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Chinese poetry reading in Girona
April 23rd is Saint George’s day, the patron saint of Catalonia. The festivity is called La Diada de Sant Jordi and people of all ages fill the streets to enjoy...Literaturechinese...
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Top 10 coolest novels about modern China
There are countless books about China, some quite fascinating and others as old – and long – as history itself. It’s safe to assume that western readers will not want...LiteratureChinachinese...
View ArticleReading Gatsby in Beijing
Evan Osnos discusses the relevance of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel in China.Literaturenovels
View ArticleRestaurant Time Warp. A Short Story.
A distressing experience in a Beijing restaurant that keeps slipping back in time.LiteratureChinese restaurant culturebad restaurant service
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Shanghai Girls Gone Copy-Catty
One hopes that, for the sake of the genre, China's banal book title formula of [CITY NAME] + [GENDER-SPECIFIC SOBRIQUET] will soon fall out of fashion.LiteratureChinachinese literatureShanghai...
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The making of a China anthology: behind the scenes of Unsavory Elements
Of interest to writers and aspiring authors in China. Unsavory Elements, an anthology edited by Tom Carter, is a treasure trove of some of the most renowned Western China-hands...
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Top 10 Beijing Books and Movies
The Beijinger magazine asked me to name some of my own personal favorite reading material about Beijing, and I obliged them with the following list, along with some movies...
View ArticleGood Teacher, Bad Teacher. A Short Story
A Chinese English department grows ever more dependent on a foreign teacher found not to its liking.LiteratureExpat fiction in Chinaforeign teacher trouble in Chinagroup licentiousness
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Finnegans Wake Recently Translated into Chinese
The first translation in Chinese of James Joyce's Finnegans Wake was released last December in Shanghai and immediately sold out its first edition of 8000 copies. That anyone could...
View ArticleThe Catch. A Short Story
The more is known about a Shandong woman, the more unknowable she becomes.LiteratureChina expat fiction
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Ghosts Tales Through History
In China’s long history, almost every dynasty has some masterpieces or legends of ghosts. Here, we’ve selected some of the best ones for you to check out. In chronological order:...Literatureancient...
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Review of the Book, “River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze” by Peter Hessler
This book has something for everybody. Above all else, it is just plain great storytelling. It covers all of the problems that two foreign English teachers faced as they...
View ArticleThe Curious Benefits of Neurosis. A Short Story
A sex addict sets out to visit every massage parlor in China.LiteratureChinese massage parlorsExpat fiction in China
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Top 10 Cool and Unusual China Expat Memoirs
Foreigners have been living and working in China – and writing about it – since the old days of Carl Crow, author of “Foreign Devils in the Flowery Kingdom”. In...Literaturechina expatsbooksChina...
View ArticleJia (Home). A Short Story
A visit to a Chinese home boggles the imagination.LiteratureChina expat fictionChinese classical furniture trade
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Top 10 Most Popular Magazines in China
Though nowadays people tend to spend more time on online news and social networks, some readers still stick to browsing through a magazine when time permits and some even...
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Top 10 Must-Read Chinese Autobiographies
Of the books that have ever been written about China for a western audience, Cultural Revolution-era autobiographies tend to top best-sellers lists. Persecution and martyrdom, oppression and socialism...
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