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Hangzhou tea house

A great photo-essay from the NYT about a Tea House in Hangzhou.

Chinese names

In China, parents must now select their child’s name from a limited list. This policy was put in place to limit names with obscure characters that do not play well with computer systems – very interesting. (disclaimer: I have no idea what the characters above mean)

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2006-3-29-1:02 AM #

via: Don't remember...

Fascinating article about how Li Datong, a Chinese editor, challenged the Chinese propaganda apparatus. We can only hope so see more of this over time.