A Book About China

09.28.09

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Xīnjiāng Uyghur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区)

09.27.09

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (宁夏回族自治区)

09.26.09

Chongqing

Chongqing (重庆)

09.26.09

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (广西壮族自治区)

09.26.09

Tianjin

Tianjin (天津)

Blogs

10.20.09

Chinese car production breakes 10 million per annum.

A BBC News story tonight, sourced from Xinhua - China's official news agency - reports that Chinese car production for this year has exceded 10 million unites. This is a record high for the Chinese automobile industry. It is the first time that Chinese car production has exceded the 10 million mark. Previously, only the USA and Japan have achieved production in excess of 10 million cars per annum. However, this year, due to the finacial crisis, US and Japanese production levels have fallen but Chinese production remains high. This bodes well for contiunal growth in the Chinese ecconomy.

10.18.09

Getting past the myth - the real china

China has long been a misunderstood nation. Throughout it's long history, China has intrigued people. When Marco Polo wrote of his travels to China in the 13th century, the Venician people branded him with the name "Il Milione" referring to what they thought were the million lies in his book. China remained a secretive Empire with foreigners having limited access. Even today, though open to the world, this Middle Kingdom remains an element of wonder. Misconceptions have build up and falsehoods taken as truths. A recent article from Newsweek tackles 6 of the biggest myths about modern china.

10.09.09

China is buying more cars than ever.

Not content with outstriping the US last year for the number of new car sales. China is still expanding and buying even more cars than ever. News today published by the UK newspaper, The Gaurdian, quotes figures from General Motors that September was a record month for GM car sales in China. In just September alone, GM sold 181,148 new cars. Bringing the total sales for 2009 up to 13 million. That's a 55% increase on last year.

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Anhui Map

Map of Anhui province showing subdivisions.

Resources

Chinese English Blogs

Chinese blogs are probably the best way of finding out what is happening in China. Major news agencies are often slow to pick up stories or don't cover stories at all. This may be due to censorship, but more often it's due to a bias towards political international news. This leaves you with an image of China that is based only on the Government's and big media publishers. If you want to get down to the street level in China, and find out what real Chinese people are doing and talking about, then you have to read Chinese blogs.

12.25.09 | 9:35 am

Rincewind42: It's a white Christmas here in Liaoning, China. Hope you all have a good day today and all the best for the New Year too.

12.23.09 | 12:03 am

Rincewind42: Next Tuesday I plan to go skiing again but this time in the morning/afternoon, when the full runs are operating.

12.23.09 | 12:02 am

Rincewind42: Beginners ski tow was so incredibly slow. Was faster to just walk up the rather short hill.

12.22.09 | 11:59 pm

Rincewind42: Decided to try the evening floodlit skiing today. However, I was disappointed to find that only the beginners slope was operating.

12.22.09 | 11:57 pm

Rincewind42: Evening spent at local ski resort. Just 20 minutes drive from my house in China.