Opera din Sichuan (Chengdu)
În 2005 am ajuns în Chengdu, capitala provinciei Sichuan și ghidul pe care l-am angajat împreună cu alți backpackeri (apropo datele lui de contact le-am luat din Lonely Planet) ne-a propus să vizionăm o piesă de operă tradițională chineză. Nu era o operă de 15 minute cu costumații și focuri cum se face la Beijing, […]
Trandafir de la Moldova în chineză
În 2005 incă, după ce venisem din China am descoperit pe unul din CD-urile cu muzică chineză folk ce le-am adus o piesă destul de interesantă. Era “Trandafir de la Moldova” în chineză!!! Trandafir de la Moldova pe un CD de muzică populară chineză!!! Pe atunci încă nu mă prea descurcam în descifrarea caracterelor chineze […]
Mooncakes and the Mid-Autumn Day Festival
I have to confess, I’m a big fan of mooncakes! For those of you who don’t know what’s a mooncake – Mooncake (濿饼; pinyin: yuè bĭng) is a traditional Chinese pastry eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival and it comes in all kinds of shapes, sizes and fillings. It’s nothing like the traditional pastry we are […]
Plan and seats of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing
I wrote a review about the Olympic Stadium in Beijing some time ago and noticed that people also find this article when looking for the Beijing Olympic Stadium plan or trying to get a look at the Olympic Stadium seats. Since there’s no actual plan of the stadium presented in my previous review and there […]
National Grand Theater of China, Beijing
National Grand Theater of China which is sometimes referred to as Beijing Opera House, but is nicknamed “The Egg” is actually officially called – National Centre for Performing Arts (国家大剧院). It is one of the new landmarks of the city which is located in the very heart of it, right next to Great Hall of […]
Honglaowai: “If There Were No Communist Party, Then There Would Be No New China”
Like Gary Brolsma (the Numa Numa guy) and Mahir Cagri (the Turkish “I Kiss You” guy) we now have a new internet celebrity who’s name is not disclosed yet, but he calls himself – Honglaowai, or if translating from Chinese – the red foreigner. I’ve been watching his video’s he posted on YouTube and other […]
New 10 RMB banknote to commemorate the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Exactly one month before the start of the Beijing Olympic Games the People’s Bank of China issues a commemorative 10 RMB bill. It features the newly built already iconic image of the National Stadium known as the Bird’s Nest on the front and the ancient Greek statue of a discus thrower “Discobolus” on the back. […]
Beijing National Olympic Stadium (Bird’s Nest) Review
Almost 2 weeks ago I had a chance to visit the newly built pride and beauty of the 2008 Beijing summer Olympics – Beijing National Stadium (å??京å?½å®¶ä½?è?²å?º), also known as “Bird’s Nest” (鳥巢) during the hosting of “Good Luck Beijing 2008 SOHU.COM China Athletics Open”. It was a kind of audition before the Olympic Games […]
Does Lenovo really provide international warranty service for ThinkPad users?
Let me start by saying that I’m just an unsatisfied customer of Lenovo and the story I’m about to write will be a complaint about their services. I do not like complaining about things, but when I do – there’s a reason behind it. Out of all the brands on a notebooks market today I […]
Strong earthquake hits China
According to US Geological Survey an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck Sichuan province today, centered 92 km northwest of Chengdu. Apparently it was felt all over China. Reports say people felt it as far away as Beijing and Shanghai, especially by the office workers located in the skyscrapers. A mate of mine called […]