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Archive for January, 2010
China’s success will help women’s tennis: WTA chief
China’s success will help women’s tennis: WTA chief The success of Zheng Jie and Li Na in reaching the Australian Open semi-finals will help women’s tennis grow and possibly secure a new naming rights deal, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) chief executive said on Friday. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News
Travelling through China… Talking Bird
This bird says “Nee-Hao” (“Hello” in English). He also spoke some other things but unfortunately I couldn’t capture that. I found him at the entrance of a market. ———- I shot these videos when I visited China, in August 2005. I stayed in Beijing, Xi An, Chongqing – from where I took a 3-days cruise [...]
Best novel to read while travelling in China/SE Asia?
I will be back packing through (mostly western, rural) China for about a month followed by a couple months in SE Asia. Would love any novel recommendations, but especially those that deal with the intersection of the traditional and modern in these countries. And “The Beach” is already in my bag
California snags $2.34 billion for bullet trains
California snags $2.34 billion for bullet trains Tens of thousands of new jobs will be coming to California now that the state has snared $2.34 billion for high-speed rail projects. Proponents said the money all but assures that bullet trains will streak between San Diego and Sacramento within 30 years. Read more on The Press-Enterprise
Which dynasties was the Great wall of China built during?
Which dynasties played a part in the construction of the great wall of china?
Nine O’Clock
Nine O’Clock A spirit of celebration was in the air Wednesday evening at the Intercontinental Hotel, where the Nine O’Clock daily gave its Awards for 2009. Former Romanian President Emil Constantinescu, heads of diplomatic missions to Bucharest as well as the Papal Nuncio Francisco Javier Lozano, bank presidents, heads of important Romanian and foreign companies [...]
China Nights
China Nights
Travelling through China… Riding through a Downtown Quarte
I shot these videos when I visited China, in August 2005. I stayed in Beijing, Xi An, Chongqing – from where I took a 3-days cruise till Shangai through the Yang-Tze river. It’s an amazing country! Their culture, the buddhist temples, the food… almost everything is impressive there, at least to the eyes of a [...]