Early morning stroll shows a different side of Shanghai
GREG LINCH
SHANGHAI, PRC --- As the sun rises in China's most populous city, so too a number of its elder residents....
Posted on 21 Jun 2007 by greg
College experiences transcend national boundaries
RYAN WATZEL
SHANGHAI, PRC--- Blasting hip-hop, flowing drinks and the shrill snap of a cue ball splattering the table with solids and stripes are unusually familiar characteristics of a Chinese graduation party.
Halfway across the world, Chinese students undergo a wholly unrelated college experience than that of American students. The most surprising part about the differences between these two experiences, however, is that there are so few...
Posted on 21 Jun 2007 by ryan
Yung Kee offers delectable Hong Kong cuisine
GREG LINCH
HONG KONG --- Food is often one of the most defining traits of a travel destination, giving visitors not only a taste of the dishes locals eat but also a taste of life....
Posted on 15 Jun 2007 by greg
Chinese students face challenges when traveling abroad
KARYN MESHBANE
SHANGHAI, PRC --- While university students learn English as their second language, pay for movie tickets starring American actors and buy U.S. clothing store knock-offs such as Abercrombie and Titch, Chinese scholars are not encouraged to travel to the country that has impacted their culture...
Posted on 14 Jun 2007 by karyn
A traditional Chinese dress with a modern twist
KARINA SMUCLOVISKY
SHANGHAI, PRC--- Middle-aged Chinese women are tugging and pulling on fabric, scrutinizing every part of my body, giving me strange looks and saying things in Chinese that I don~{!/~}t understand, but in this awkward and uncomfortable moment, I~{!/~}d rather not know what they~{!/~}re saying about my curvaceous figure.Posted on 29 May 2007 by karina
Chinese pioneers gave world porcelain, foods, fashion
KARYN MESHBANE
SHANGHAI, PRC --- A country roughly the size of the United States with one billion more people and a history that spans more than 4,000 years has also pioneered the production of certain goods that have become associated with Chinese culture...
Posted on 22 May 2007 by karyn
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