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Drinking Tea, 2007 by Lei Xue
http://designcloud.tumblr.com/post/10587357044/drinking-tea-2007-by-lei-xue-hand

中国的环保政策，怎么样？

1。“带血GDP” 是现在在中国流行的成语？
http://opinion.people.com.cn/GB/11304543.html

2。OBAMA 炸鸡？
http://shanghaiist.com/2011/09/30/spotted_in_beijing_obama_fried_chic.php

你觉得这是很有效的广告？还是非常不好意思？

Who can pull off high-end fashion with a health mask? 中国人。
via Stylites – www.stylites.net
Fashion blog following current street fashion in China (看起来好像The Sartorialist）

我的朋友(Drzzl)把这张照片儿送给我。按照Stylites的播客上说，这个人很有名，但是他不想别人认识他，所以他打算穿口罩，是为了隐姓埋名。我第一次看照片儿的时候，我的观点是他病了，但是他还想穿高档服装。我想他十分给力 ； 如果是我的情形，我并不穿那么好的衣服。在照片儿上我最喜欢的方面是。。。the jarring juxtaposition of the outfit and the mask. I couldn’t help but think about the SARS outbreak, circa 2002.  As amazing as he looks, the mask is a reminder of the reality the country is facing: 一方面，China is a place of suave and finesse, but it still grapples with very rough and very human problems.  另一方面，if there is one country that can successfully pull off this getup…it would be China.

在我看来，Morethan36计 是非常有意思和十分有用。虽然这个计谋很老，它们对现在的中文政治很大的影响。But as much as I like learning how peaches can be employed as deadly tools in tense political situations, I find it helpful to diversify my language learning resources just to keep things fresh.  There are many facets of China that fascinate me, and right now I’m intrigued by its modern art scene crafted and cultivated by both Chinese and Chinese-Americans.  If this interests you or you crave a break from policy／military musings, I suggest you visit the following:

NeoCHA  http://edge.neocha.com/zh

这个网站说明中国现代的视觉艺术。他们显示动画（animation）、影片 （film）、摄影 (photography)、等等。这写艺术是中国年轻人做的，常常有社会评论。 A modern and quirky artscape is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind when I think of 中国。Too often I look at China through a one-dimensional prism and all I end up seeing is a growing superpower, a developing country, and a staunch proponent of the “no first use” policy of nuclear weapons. Myopic much? NeoCHA provides an escape from this politically，security-tinted perception of China and reminds me through amazing visuals that it, too, embraces and inspires creativity.

ChinatownDo http://chinatowndo.tumblr.com/

这个播客把中国人文化和华裔美国人文化连接起来。 Chinese-American friends based in NY started this blog to compile everything cool about China.  So far, so good.   They mostly post interesting pictures and videos, sometimes in Chinese.  It’s a very quick and fun way to get in touch with Chinese pop-culture.