Stories about 20th Century History in Beijing
From Ningbo to Hoboken: How a Chinese Parlor Game Became a Favorite Pastime For Jewish WomenCeleste Heiter - cheiter [29,099] Rose of the Winds...Four Great Siamese Sisters...Three Adopted Sons of the Red Dragon...The Fourfold Homely Happiness...Thirteen Wonderful Lanterns... Are they fantastic fables? Quaint folk songs?...
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Beijing
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Freedom of Information ActsKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] If you have never lived in a totalitarian state, you can barely begin to appreciate the freedoms you take for granted. Consider Laos, where I presently write. Its totalitarianism is a fairly gentle...
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Beijing
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China CondensedThingsAsian Booklist - tab [1,449] Title: China Condensed: 5000 Years of History & Culture. Author: Ong Siew Chey. Publisher: Marshall Cavendish/Times Editions (2005) ISBN: 9812610677. Details: paperback, 6" x 9", 210 pages, maps &...
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Beijing
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Balzac and the Little Chinese SeamstressThingsAsian Booklist - tab [1,449] Title: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Author: Dai Sijie. Translated by Ina Rilke. Publisher: Vintage (2003) ISBN: 0099452243. Details: paperback, 172 pages. * * * From the back cover: 1971:...
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Beijing
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Mr. Lowell Goes to AsiaKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] A review of Percival Lowell's The Soul of the Far East, a dusty but nevertheless interesting book.
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Tokyo |
Japan |
Seoul |
Beijing |
Korea, S
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Chinese/Taiwanese: Lessons in IdentityDawn Stanton - dstanton [2,069] "Is your roommate Chinese or foreigner?" At first I didn't know how to answer that question, most often posed by my ESL students. I was living in Taipei, and my roommate was Taiwanese. I considered...
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Taiwan |
China |
Beijing |
Taipei
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King RedKenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644] Before the Asian financial collapse of 1997, one often heard that Asia would soon overtake the United States as the world's money center, and that we had better learn Mandarin before it was too late.
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Beijing
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China's RealignmentMyelz David - myelz [59] After the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Mao Zedong quickly announced a 'leaning to one side' policy that allied the PRC with the Soviet Union in an effort to counteract the...
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Beijing
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Their feet no longer bound, women in China face new challengesAgence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579] Linda Kong, a tall and curvaceous 29-year-old is not only unmarried but boyfriend-less. In a year, she will be considered a borderline old maid. But the English-speaking management staffer at a...
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China |
Beijing
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Wall StoriesJui-Liang Sim - sjuiliang [350] At first sight, it looked like any ordinary Chinese garden. Pockets of lush greenery were painstakingly planted in every conceivable space. Of course, there was also the unavoidable Oriental...
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Beijing |
Hong Kong
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