A ShiKuMen entrance in Shanghai. (from NgKKH’s Flickr) Continuing from the previous episode, in this episode former Shanghai resident Wang WeiChuan talks about where to find the ShiKuMen houses and the renovations ShiKuMen houses have gone through. Weichuan goes back a couple of decades and discusses sanitation and privacy aspects of living in ShiKuMen. Wang …
In these three episodes we are happy to get Mr. Wang WeiChuan, a native Shanghainese, to talk about Shanghai, the biggest city in China. In this part, Mr. Wang introduces us the ShiKuMen, which became a major housing to Shanghainese in the early 20 century. Though ShiKuMen may not look magnificent in the mordern days, …
In this episode, Mr. I-Shin Chow, a born and bred Singaporean shares with us some of his views on the life in China. Mr. I-Shin Chow, a travel lover, has stayed in North America and Europe for couples of years. He is now living in Shanghai, one of the most developed city in China. Links …
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In this episode we travel to Liaoning province of China. Liaoning, a province attracting a lot of attention in Singapore these days, is one of the provinces in the north-east of China. The three provinces in this region are collectively knows as “dongbei”. The XiaoQiao crew talks to Ting Ru – a Liaoning native and …
Valerie and Shila talk about Shaanxi province （陕西) of China. They introduce Shaanxi’s history, food, place of interest and many more. In the second part of the program, Valerie and Shila also talk about Bedroom Boys (HouShe Boys, 后舍男生), two popular lip sync boys in China.
It is not easy for Chinese independent travelers as most countries have a strict visa policy for the Chinese, the exchange rate is not favorable and travel guides are written with a western audience in mind. But some young people, driven by the desire to learn more about the world, are venturing out. In this …
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Do women in Sichuan province really dominate their men? Tune in to Xiao Qiao for a lively mini debate from the people themselves and get to know the “fiery” city, its unforgettably spicy food and the sights you should not miss. [In English] Links to download this episode (right-click, save as) : Small file size …
Valerie and Shila talk about Shaanxi province （陕西) of China. They introduce Shaanxi’s history, food, place of interest and many more. In the second part of the program, Valerie and Shila also talk about Bedroom Boys (HouShe Boys, 后舍男生), two popular lip sync boys in China. It’s on the news pager too! This image was …
People’s Daily Online 人民网 Commentary for the Labour Day: Hard work creates better a life. Link Hu came back Beijing after visited 5 countries. Link Let sunshine fill the life: The story of He YongMei（何永梅）, a 60 year old woman in Gansu Province. Link
People’s Daily Online 人民网 Creativity revive an old enterprise. ShenYang Machine Tool Group’s determination to have its own technologies helped it turn from a struggling company ten years ago to one of the top ten machine tool manufacturers. Link Cached Shanxi recycled the mine water. The state-owned coal mine in Shanxi has already recycled 50% …