http://www.thechinaexpat.com Incredibly Deep Thoughts About China Fri, 09 May 2008 10:37:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How do Hong Kong people look at the rest of China?  Just click on the map to find out. This really is the way that people in Shenzhen look at China too - at least that's the impression that lingers. Click through to see how Beijingers look at China or how many ... http://www.thechinaexpat.com/a-hong-kong-persons-view-of-china/ Ever wondered how Beijingers talk about the rest of China behind other people's backs? Just click on the map to find out. You can also find out how people from Shanghai see the rest of China. This is just a tad non-pc, so don't get too angry. (note: For some reason, Hangzhou and Shanghai ... http://www.thechinaexpat.com/a-beijingers-view-of-china/ Ever wondered how people from Shanghai really look at the rest of China? Just click on the map to find out. You can also click here to find out how Beijingers see China, or Hong Kong people.  This is all in good fun, no matter how not pc it is. Thanks go to ... http://www.thechinaexpat.com/a-shanghainese-view-of-china/ Why is China developing so fast as America's industrial base disappears? If you say this video is a terrible simplification of things that ignores many important factors, you're right. But watch it anyway and let me know what you think =) http://www.thechinaexpat.com/a-tale-of-two-factories-and-a-monkey/ With China's stock market imploding, the question becomes: is Chinese art next? You see, Chinese art has increased in price eight times over the past seven years - as this excerpt from this week's print edition of Modern Weekly shows: Challenging the Art Capitals The interest in Chinese art helped China to pass ... http://www.thechinaexpat.com/is-chinese-art-the-next-bubble-to-burst/ It's a fat guy on a donkey. Really. That's what's driving China's growth. It sure as heck isn't China's government. Economic growth and prosperity stands on the shoulders of countless people making self interested choices that will benefit themselves without initiating violence against others or their property. Savings is Fueling ... http://www.thechinaexpat.com/whats-really-driving-chinas-growth/ So it's that time of the year again. Time to go back home to the girlfriend's hometown, and from there to pass the Chinese New Year at her grandmother's farm. The way that people pass the New Year in China differs from province to province, and town to town, but ... http://www.thechinaexpat.com/8-things-that-made-my-chinese-new-year-in-2008/ When is Chinese New Year This Year? In case no one has told you yet, Chinese New Year (the first day of the lunar calendar) is on February 6th this year. The night before is as important as the day of, and most people in China will get off at ... http://www.thechinaexpat.com/chinese-new-year-warnings/ What happens when you prevent prices from rising to what they would fetch on the free market? If you guessed shortages and/or reductions of quality of goods, you're right on the money. For some goods, I wouldn't give a damn. But food? In China? Not a good ... http://www.thechinaexpat.com/3-reasons-not-to-control-food-prices-in-china/ With rumors floating around that Youtube might be taken down until it can be harmonized, it's a good time to reflect on what Youtube means to me, and probably to a huge number of expats in China (especially Americans). YouTube vs. Blogs A choice between access to my favorite three blogs and ... http://www.thechinaexpat.com/youtube-in-china/