A video showing how a famous Chinese footballer is forcefully dragged off an aircraft in Hainan together with his wife is going viral on Chinese social media. This is an article that Miranda co-wrote for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
At the end of August a rather fantastic article came up on 生活小助手(Sheng1 huo2 xiao3 zhu4 shou3) a fantastic we chat subscription account. It was a wonderful collection of some of the most bizarre, inappropriate and possibly even downright offensive gifts sent by men to their significant other for Chinese Valentines Day. With a rather telling title “今年七夕最辣眼睛的礼物出炉了，真庆幸自己还是单身” – “This years valentines the most unbelievable valentines day gifts are here”. Thank god I’m still single, you know this is going to be something worth reading. Original article by 生活小助手. All photos also from 生活小助手. Translation is by the two of us. Original article can be viewed here http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/s8hCLVqGosK2W57GhNY3rw A whole lamb? The first story describes a girl who was sent an entire lamb by her boyfriend, freshly slaughtered and sent through air mail the next day. Naturally the girl was pretty shocked when she opened the box to find…
As September draws to close, China edges closer to its National Day holiday. From October 1st until October 5th, 6th or 7th, depending on ones working schedule, kids are off school and the vast majority of the population are on holiday. Cue absolute bedlam at airports and train stations as middle kingdom goes on the move. The price of flight tickets increases dramatically during this period, sometimes by up to 2 or 3 times. Obviously, this depends on your destination, but its safe to say you will be paying more than you would do usually. When you also factor in that train tickets can sell out almost as soon as they become available you can understand how this can be a pretty miserable time to travel. However for many people in China, this holiday and the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) are the only long holidays (1 week plus)…
During China’s summer season, big international movies are blocked from cinemas in the PRC. The policy, meant to boost China’s domestic film industry, is a dreaded one amongst many movie-loving social media users. This is an article that we co-wrote for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
Secret tests run by a review organization have exposed how Beijing’s top-notch hotels do not change their bed sheets or clean their toilet seats. The report has caused great commotion on Chinese social media, where it has become the talk of the day. This is an article that Miranda co-wrote for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
A 21-year-old student from Shenzen University who went missing this week during a shopping trip to Hong Kong has now turned up. The young woman, whose name and photo is all over social media, has been arrested for shoplifting – and now everybody knows it. “A single slip might cause everlasting damage,” many say. This is an article that Miranda co-wrote for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
The story of a dressed-up ‘cosplay’ girl being scolded by an elderly woman on the Beijing subway went viral on Chinese social media over the past week. It now turns out the scene was staged for marketing purposes. This is not the first time a viral video turns out to be a publicity stunt. This is an article that we co-wrote for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
The first day of school is often a major milestone – perhaps more so for parents than for their children. These Chinese parents could not resist the urge to spy on their kids during that first schoolday, which started this week. This is an article that Miranda co-wrote for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
A personal story by a Weibo netizen about an altercation with a Muslim man on the Bund in Shanghai has stirred wide debate on Chinese social media. The case has evoked both anti-Islamic sentiments and anger about censorship in the name of ‘ethnic unity.’ This is an article that we co-wrote for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
A Chinese man running a small-scale website on which he sold VPN software has been sentenced to 9 months in prison. Weibo netizens take the man’s prosecution as another sign that authorities are stepping up their fight against software that allows people to browse websites that are blocked in China. This is an article that Miranda co-wrote for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
It is a story that just keeps trending on Weibo; the separation between actor Wang Baoqiang and his estranged wife Ma Rong due to an illicit love affair with Wang’s manager Song Zhe. With Ma allegedly regretting the split and Song having been arrested for embezzlement, many netizens say that “justice has been served.” This is an article that we put together for www.whatsonweibo.com Huge thanks to the wonderful Manya Koetse for her help and support in editing the article. Click here to read the rest of the article on whatsonweibo
