Stories about China from March, 2011
China: In Memory of Post-80s Trash Poet, Xiao Zhao
On February 14, 2011, 25-year-old poet Xiao Zhao ended his life by jumping off a bridge near his home in Hunan province. While the urban post-80s generation blogging star Han Han has caught the world's attention and become one of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures in 2010", Xiao Zhao's short life tells a completely different story of the same generation in China.
China: Chang Ping talks about “being resigned”
Alice from DANWEI interviews Chang Ping, a journalist at the Southern Media Group, about his “forced resignation” at the end of January 2011.
China: The Sorrow of “Artificial Limbs Village”
Roy from China Hush translates a QQ news story about a village in Yunnan, near the border of Vietnam. As a result of landmine accident, many villagers had lost their legs.
Social Media in China: Why and How
Thomas Crampton reposts Andrea Fenn's overview of why and how companies have used Social Media to engage with China’s online culture. Andrea Fenn is a Shanghai-based member of Ogilvy’s social media team.
China: A Deadly Train Trip
The Ministry of Tofu translated an online appeal letter written by the parent of a male student, Zhao Wei, who died in his train trip back home. His parent believed that he was beaten to death during the trip and threw down from a building Daqing, Heilongjiang Province.
China: How to do a Uyghur homestay in Xinjiang
Josh from Xinjiang: Far West China gives the readers some tips on how to arrange a Uyghur homestay in Xinjiang.
China: Outrageous sexual harassment in Chinese wedding
Olivia from China Hush reported an outrageous sexual harassment case happened recently in a Chinese wedding. 9 bridesmaids were allegedly molested by the bridegroom’s escorting friends in front of relatives and friends.
China: Not Tweeting a Revolution
Why did China tweet a revolution and then have almost no one show up? See what Chinese idealists were posting to Twitter leading up to February 20, the day of the first rallies in what many hoped would become the country's own "Jasmine revolution".
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