Time to Stop Pining for ‘Authentic' Hutongs

<正>As a foreigner anywhere,it is important to make an effort to experience the cultura heritage of the city you are in.In Paris you should visit Montmartre,in London you can’t miss Buckingham Palace,and before you leave Sydney,a trip to the Blue Mountains is essential For Beijing,the unquestionable birthplace of Chinese culture is buried deep within the city’s ancient hutongs.Having once been at the nucleus of dynastic life and culture,the hutongs of Beijing have faced a turbulent journey to modernity.Their     

What's in a Name?

<正>In 2009,Texas State Representative Betty Brown shocked the world after she suggested that voters with Chinese names should change them to make them"easier for Americans to deal with."Her words were immediately criticized as thinly veiled racism and soon after,she apologized for the offence caused.Six years have passed since then,and while Brown has presumably moved on to bigger and better things outside the world of     

Art 2.0

<正>A new media art project concerns itself with the distinctive characteristics of the Chinese Internet ‘Shake your head with the cat."It may take a moment to realize what the words mean.The cat in question is frozen on the screen.Then the Internet catches up and the white feline begins waving its head back and forth.The way its whiskers bounce is