Tag Archives: China
Corner boys
Alas, you don’t get street gangs looking this smart anymore (or, maybe you do. Stick yours in the comments). This appears to be an autochrome – on which subject I have a long uncompleted post sitting in the back.
Erhu – Water of Rivers
YouTube – Erhu – Water of Rivers ???. (thx to flapjax at midnight on MeFi)
links for 2007-11-20: indie pop, dalai lama
Twee as Fuck The annals of indie pop, which would be capitalised as Indie Pop were it not contrary to the spirit of indie pop. (via kimdotdammit) (tags: music indie-pop pitchfork) BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Dalai Lama … more…
The River Crab Wears Three Watches
Under the Internet Police’s Radar :: China Digital Times (CDT) ??????
China Regulates Buddhist Reincarnation
China Regulates Buddhist Reincarnation In one of history’s more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which … more…
Rarest of Chinese mammals believed extinct
So farewell, then, Lipotes vexillifer: A team of foreign and Chinese scientists have failed to find an endangered dolphin during a six-week trip on China’s mighty Yangtze river, making it all but certain the rare animal is extinct. “We have … more…
The paper trail grows a little longer
CHINA’S claim to have invented paper was strengthened yesterday when archaeologists announced a discovery that suggests it was in use at least 100 years earlier than thought. A scrap of paper made from linen fibre was found by archaeologists picking … more…
International Dunhuang Project
In 1900 a hidden cave was discovered at a Buddhist site near the ancient Silk Road town of Dunhuang. Sealed in about 1000 AD, it contained tens of thousands of manuscripts, paintings and printed documents on paper and silk dating … more…