Baozza: A cheesy gift from god or a crime against decency?
Much to the delight of the Beijing-based brand Boazza, the pizza-
bao fusion product made quite a stir on Weibo when user shytrash asked, “Why are they called Baozza and not 披子
pīzi,” playing on the fact that the latter sounds more like “pizza.”
The thread quickly attracted many Baozza fans who got a good chuckle out of the joke. Unexpectedly, however, the topic soon sparked a debate about the merits of fusion food – are such creations to be celebrated as the coming-together of distant cultures, or condemned as abominations that only serve to insult all parties involved?
Spring Training: Ride the Rails and Discover Northwest Beijing s Hidden Beauty Apr 1, 2021 11:30 am | Add a comment | 69 reads
A long Qingming weekend is just around the corner, and with any luck, we ll get to enjoy it free from punishing sandstorms and an all-out catkin invasion. So why not seize the opportunity to hop on a countryside train and discover the true beauty of Beijing s springtime. Because although the heart of the capital is full of breathtaking, albeit artificially landscaped gardens, nothing beats the unparalleled charm of Beijing s wild outskirts.
Yanqing County in the mountainous northwest used to serve as a natural barricade from invaders, however, now it s an idyllic backyard garden and the veritable green lungs of our fair metropolis. What s more, it s also where the Great Wall and the first railway built by a Chinese engineer meet, making a trip along Beijing Suburban Railway Line S2 a legit way to explore
China introduces new rules of conduct for artists
Impeccable morals, always in the service of the party: That s what the People s Republic expects of its performing artists. China has issued new guidelines.
A still from the Chinese film The Great Wall from 2017
Deviant or improper behavior is not welcome in China. The individual must subordinate to the common good as determined by the Communist Party. It sees itself as a kind of civilizing regime and claims to give people a moral education, says Björn Alpermann, Sinologist and chair of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Würzburg.
Love the party, serve socialism
China is so distant, big, and complex that each Marco Polo nowadays tells a different tale. The authors of the three books under review a cool Swedish journalist, a passionate Chinese true-believer, and a philosophical Frenchman give very different impressions of Chairman Mao’s revolution. Unencumbered by first-hand contact ourselves, we Americans can judge only at second-hand whether Mao’s China is working or in deep trouble, expansionist or merely defensive. These questions will become even more interesting if China tries to keep us over the barrel in Vietnam by coming into the war herself.
Hans Granquist has been for many years a correspondent for Swedish newspapers, radio, and television in Hong Kong, and was in China in November and December, 1964, and in April and May, 1966. He finished this book at the beginning of January but has added new material to the English translation from the Swedish, bringing his account up to May of last year. He sees the issues of Mao’s Cult