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Posted on: National Day
On October 01 at 10:24 AM by matt_c

  When they said 阅兵 yuèbīng on the telly today (I watched in on  Tudou.com ) I thought it sounded like they wanted to eat moon... Read more

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On October 01 at 10:09 AM by xiaoxiaotom

I completely agree with andr3y concerning the un-arbitrariness of "guo". I have the impressen that the second syllable in Chinese is more often than n... Read more

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Posted on: National Day
On October 01 at 9:47 AM by jaym

I read the article about Mao's grandson's idea in the paper.  He also thinks they should have an additional national day on the anniversary of hi... Read more

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Posted on: National Day
On October 01 at 9:16 AM by bodawei

@mintiao Re the change of date for National Day, our daughter will be amused; she and Mao Zedong share a birthday.  Read more

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Posted on: National Day
On October 01 at 8:45 AM by Tal

uh, hi miantiao. you think im joking then? Read more

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Posted on: Jewish Holiday
On October 01 at 8:40 AM by kenm

There sure are a lot of mnemonic suggestions for bee and honey. Mine - which has to be the most boring - is that in Pinyin and English, they both have... Read more

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Posted on: National Day
On October 01 at 8:37 AM by jaym

Deng never said "to get rich is glorious", either.     Read more

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Posted on: National Day
On October 01 at 8:18 AM by stephenrufus

When I was in BJ as a kid they taught us this song: 我爱北京天安门 天安门上太阳升 伟大领袖毛主席 指引我们向前进 No doubt one of the many numbers that will get an airing tod... Read more

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Posted on: National Day
On October 01 at 8:06 AM by miantiao

hey tal, long time no see. i have to say i totally agree. i hear now that even workers are whinging about not having the right to a day off or t... Read more

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Posted on: National Day
On October 01 at 7:43 AM by yase

I happily stood on the balcony of my high rise apartment block with many other celebrating and photographing Chinese tongzhimen, and watched the aerop... Read more