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Daily Life in Beijing

December 22, 2011 by thirdeyemom

China is a place awash in complexities and paradoxes. It is a place that is growing, developing and modernizing at lightening speed yet at the same time is being held down by its ugly past. It is full of splendid culture and traditions dating back thousands of years. Yet, it also has some disturbing truths that may someday bring the current Communist Party and its “emperor” down. As the country continues to race towards become the next global leader and […]

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The World (aka China) according to Jackie

November 26, 2011 by thirdeyemom

We met Jackie, our 26-year-old tour guide to the Great Wall, at our hotel lobby on Sunday morning. Jackie was dressed in jeans, sneakers, a pink button down shirt and a pastel blue sweater vest. Needless to say, he was dressed well but not appropriate for an all day hike along the Great Wall. Above is a picture of Jackie, smiling as we literally “climbed” up to the Wall. Jackie (of course his “western” name; all Chinese pick western names when they start […]

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Chinese Shopping: A video

November 14, 2011 by thirdeyemom

Since I purchased my new iPhone just a few days before my trip to China, I ended experimenting with it a lot in China. Unfortunately it didn’t quite work out all the ways that I intended. I wasn’t able to blog (it was banned). I wasn’t able to use my Facebook account (that was banned too). I could not figure out how to get my Skype account working (but I had my computer as back-up) nor was I able to […]

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China uncensored: Rise of the microblogs

November 9, 2011 by thirdeyemom

In a timely matter, a right on target article magically appeared today on the BBC’s website titled “Can China control social media revolution?”. Click here for link. Photo below of Beijing’s Forbidden City in the smog. In a nutshell, the article discusses the rise of the homegrown Chinese Twitter/Facebook-like options such as Sina Weibo (Weibo meaning microblog), which are rapidly overtaking the Chinese internet in the midst of a fight between internet censorship and the freedom of speech. Per Wikipedia, Sina Weibo is […]

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Daily Life in Beijing

The World (aka China) according to Jackie

Chinese Shopping: A video

China uncensored: Rise of the microblogs

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