Zafka Zhang, Candy Yang
‘我想我们需要——有力的美。年轻就应该跑得快，跳得高，打篮球，大声的说话，使不完的劲，不停冒出那些浪漫的想法，拔腿就去……’
‘I think what we look for ...

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By Candy Yang, Lisa Li
Shan Zhai Ji, or ‘bandit cell phone’, refers to cell phones manufactured by unauthorized or small-scale factories on the South East Coast of China. They usually copy the design and the function of branded cell phones w...

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By Summer Xia, Sheng Yuchen, Candy Yang
The 7-day holiday for National Day was truly a ‘festival’ for music fans, and non-fans, with the events 798 Rock Festival, Modern Sky Festival, and Notch 2008. Among these events, Modern Sky comes with...

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By: Lisa Li, Candy Yang
‘New weekly’ (a Chinese magazine with thoughtful insights) had a good report on Chinese ‘working poor’. The magazine talked about the social causes of the working poor (as the booming economy, the fierce competiti...

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