China’s Top 10 Songs of 2008

Do  you like Chinese music? Here are the top ten Chinese songs of 2008, according to Netease. Check out the songs (and music videos), and see if you agree!

http://outdustry.com/2009/02/05/chinas-top-10-music-singles-from-2008/

1 You and Me 我和你 – Liu Huan and Sarah Brightman (Beijing Olympics theme song)

2 The Air 天空 – Tan Jing (Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony song)

3 Beijing Welcomes You 北京欢迎你 – Various Artists (Beijing Olympics 100 day countdown song)

4 Be Together, Alive or Not 生死不离 – Jackie Chan (Sichuan Earthquake awareness song)

5 Blue-and-white Porcelain 青花瓷 – Jay Chou

6 We Chinese 我们中国人 – Various artists (Wenchuan earthquake solidarity song)

7 Capricorn – Jay Chou (the album)

8 The Rice Aroma 稻香 – Jay Chou

9 I Know You Will Come 我知道你会来 – Xiao Ke (recorded a day after the Sichuan earthquake)

10 Painted Heart 画心 – Zhang Liangying

A Guide to Dim Sum — yum, yum

Do you dream of dim sum? This article is for you! See if you can identify the dim sum dishes and customs highlighted in this article. If you’ve never had dim sum, then this is a great place to start learning about it!  

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/27/FDGJ15D5ID.DTL

Is Miley Cyrus anti-Chinese?

Have you heard the latest kerfuffle over Miley Cyrus, star of Hannah Montana? She and her friends took a photo that, well… click on the article and see for yourself. What do you think about it? Is it much ado about nothing? Or are you offended?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/4450064/Miley-Cyrus-in-racism-row-over-slant-eyed-photo-gaffe.html

Chinese proverbs

Do you have a taste for chengyu (Chinese proverbs)? Here is a good source for dozens of chengyu for you to study. Read them and become a better person.

http://www.oneaday.org/archives.html

Chinese New Year

This is one of Laoshi’s favorite websites for photography in general. This link provides a number of beautiful photos of Chinese New Year celebrations around the world.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/01/chinese_new_year_welcoming_the_1.html

China censors Obama’s speech

Did you watch President Obama’s inauguration speech? If you watched it in Zhongguo, you watched a little less than you did in Meiguo.

http://shanghaiist.com/2009/01/21/chinese_media_censors_obamas_speech.php

President Obama’s speech

This is President Obama’s inauguration speech with subtitles in Zhongwen. See how much you can recognize!

http://shanghaiist.com/2009/01/22/video_president_obamas_inaugural_ad.php

Man tries to hire fake girlfriend for Spring Festival

Are you desperate for a date? Are you desperate enough to hire a fake significant other? One man in Zhongguo was…

http://shanghaiist.com/2009/01/22/man_offers_6000rmb_for_fake_girlfri.php