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Wang Xiao Feng

December 19th, 2010  |  Published in Pick Up

Wang Xiao Feng(Chinese: 王小峰), is not only a senior editor for China’s San-Lian Lifestyle Weekly(Chinese: 三联生活周刊), but also one of most famous Chinese blogger widely known for his blog called Do Not Guess(Chinese: 不许联想), which pokes fun at art, culture and social issues and receives 12,000 visitors a day.

Actually, his early blog, Massage Cream(Chinese: 按摩乳) won the 2005 BOBs‘ Award for Best Chinese Weblog. But Wang stopped updating in August 2006.

In 2006, Wang became Time’s People of the Year as his contribution to China’s weblog.

Wang is also hipped on moviemaking. A Hard Day’s Nights(Chinese: 小强历险记), in 2006, Shi Mian Mai Fu(Chinese: 十面埋妇), in 2007, and Ni Ya Zhen Hen(Chinese: 你丫真恨), in 2008. In his works, all the roles were played by blogger.

China Domestic English Newspapers

December 12th, 2010  |  Published in Pick Up

If you’re living in China, you know, you will not be able to buy foreign newspapers from kiosk unless you subscribe to them through local foreign languages bookstore(Chinese:外文书店) or China International Book Trading Corporation(Chinese:中国国际图书贸易总公司).

But you still have a choice, with China’s internationalization, the number of domestic English-language newspapers are constantly emerging. Unlike imports, you can buy them in most of cities in China, it’s the most important, I think.

Now, reading English-language newspapers in China is no longer just for foreigners who resides in China and high-end nationals, for example, diplomats and governmental policy makers, but also ordinary Chinese people.

Here is my collection, maybe they can help you understand more about China.

1. China Daily(Chinese: 中国日报)
The only national English-language newspaper in China.
Website: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn
2. Beijing Today(Chinese: 今日北京)
The capital’s only English weekly newspaper.
Website: http://www.beijingtoday.com.cn
3. Shanghai Daily(Chinese: 上海日报)
The premier English-language newspaper in Shanghai and the Yangtze River Delta region.
Website: http://www.shanghaidaily.com
4. Shenzhen Daily(Chinese: 深圳日报)
The only English-language newspaper in South China region.
Website: http://www.szdaily.com
5. Guangzhou Morning Post(Chinese: 广州英文早报)
A daily newspaper in GuangZhou, China covering local news, sports, business, jobs, and community events.
Website: http://gzmp.dayoo.com
6. People’s Daily(Chinese: 人民日报)
The official newspaper of the Communist Party of China.
Website: http://english.peopledaily.com.cn
7. PLA Daily(Chinese: 解放军日报)
A China-based media outlet for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China.
Website: http://english.pladaily.com.cn
8. Global Times(Chinese: 环球时报)
The English edition of Global Times which focuses on expressing Chinese people’s real feelings, sharing their opinions and standpoints on significant international issues.
Website: http://www.globaltimes.cn
9. Economic Observer(Chinese: 经济观察报)
China business, economics, finance, law, politics, and social issues.
Website: http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens

Joi Ito’s Web

December 8th, 2010  |  Published in Pick Up


Joichi Ito(Japanese: 伊藤穰一), one of strong leaders and advocates of the Web2.0 Technologies in Japan. Here is his weblog: joi.ito.com, where he regularly shares his thoughts and intellectual to bring many fresh opinions from a number of angles in internet field. It’s really pretty good, I promise.