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Xi'an Models: Guo Jia
Xi'an continues as a breeding ground for potential supermodels. The latest example is our new discovery and head-turner Guo Jia, who will be craning necks when she appears on local fashion magazines this year. We are proud of having her onboard.This university student has been thrust onto the fashion stage in the past couple of months and is really making an impact, becoming a new favorite ND Model! Since winning a model contest in Hangzhou last year, 1,78m Guo Jia will ...
China's Incredible Find
The terracotta army was discovered by accident in 1974 at Xian , in China, when local farmers digging a well broke into a pit containing 6000 li...
Tedious Taxi Trouble
Cab driver got the full whack of my jetlagged frustration as I arrived into the capital this morning. A female cab driver, I might add - alw...
Cross-cultural communication
Some time ago, I read an interesting linguistic article called Inscrutability Revisited by Linda Wai Ling Young ("Language and Social I...
It's Teatime!
I want to talk about three things, in my very first article for New Dynasty. Learning chinese, my perceptions of concepts of personal space ...
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Upcoming bonded logistics park On June 23rd 2009, a ceremony was held at the Xi’an International Port Zone to mark the start of 20 key projects with a total investment of 7.13 billion RMB. One of the key projects is Xi’an Bonded Logistic Park. Bonded Logistics Center (B-type) has major functions as follows: bonded... Click here to read the full story!
Kidnapped for speaking out A reporter with the German TV station Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) was interviewing a young man in China about the newspaper censorship controversy, when, immediately after the interview, a team of plainclothes Chinese police picked up the man like a slab of meat and threw him into the back of... Click here to read the full story!
Real estate prices in Xi'an As of today, the average housing cost of downtown Xi’an, the most developed and inhabited metropolis in Northwestern China, is slightly over 5,500 CNY per square meter (646 EURO or 820 USD). For a common household comprising of 3 family members, an apartment measuring 70 square meters or more... Click here to read the full story!
Mao's Revenge If you're North American you have heard the stories of Montezuma's revenge. Horrible stories of visiting Central and South America and getting a stomach bug that side-lines you from travel for days at a time while you pray to any God who will listen to make your body stop exorcising the... Click here to read the full story!
Why I came to China? I am often asked by people to give them my reasons for coming to live and work in China. I never fail to hesitate and give them some lame answer to their question. I usually end up telling them them I'm not sure or that I believed China would be a really different place than my home, or that I... Click here to read the full story!
8000 warriors defend their emperor It must have seemed a routine day for the seven farmers digging a water well on the plains of north central China. But suddenly, a clunk. A life-size pottery sculpture of a human head appeared. Another heave of the shovel. And more of the torso. Imagine the shock: According to published reports,... Click here to read the full story!
Chinese Banquets As a foreigner living in China, I've had countless banquets thrown with me being the guest of honor. A banquet to welcome me, a banquet to see me off, and banquets in between with numerous leaders, members of the communist party and sometimes just interested people who want my friendship and a... Click here to read the full story!
Ryan and Marcello On 3. September 2009 a nice and cosy event took place at OSCAR's Bar and ND was there for you. Marcello Gil and Ryan Peters 2 friendly expats and artists in Xi'an were showing a glimpse of their great musical skills. Marcello and Ryan are true insider tips of the expat music scene and one of the... Click here to read the full story!
ND successfully launched NEW DYNASTY, also known as "ND" has landed in Xi'an. Our concept is radically different and unique in Xi'an. We are the first REAL multilingual digital magazine in Xi'an with unique features and content and we enjoy a fast growing popularity among a young and open minded chinese... Click here to read the full story!
Xing Qing Park Local people's leisure life in Xing Qing Park: Xi'an is the most historical and culture city of China similar to Kyoto to Japan and the best way to have the exposure to the City people's lesiure life is the parks around here. Xing Qing Park is the biggest and most beautiful among the... Click here to read the full story!
Xi'ans Air Quality Index (AQI) An air quality index (AQI) is a number used by government agencies to communicate to the public how polluted the air is currently or how polluted it is forecast to become. As the AQI increases, an increasingly large percentage of the population is likely to experience increasingly severe adverse... Click here to read the full story!
Tuscany Restaurant Tuscany Cellar & Restaurant is one of the finest Italian restaurants in Xi'an. “Tuscany Cellar & Restaurant” is located in Xi'an (Gaoxin District).Tuscany offers an exquisite selection of food and wine choices to meet the taste of any customer. Here you can relax in a... Click here to read the full story!
Hyatt Regency Hyatt Regency Xian Hotel in China is ideally located within the ancient walls of historic Xian city centre. The hotel is close to the Xian Provincial Government Offices, Xian's central business district and the major entertainment, shopping and nightlife areas, making them easily accessible on foot... Click here to read the full story!
Charlie Charlie is a fellow China expat who currently lives in Chengdu. He's lived in China for more than 5 years and is an independent freelance DJ (Check out www.justcharlie.com and the website for his monthly party in Chengdu (called DISCO DEATH) www.discodeath.net) and Web Developer. He values life... Click here to read the full story!
吸烟者怕 一个初中的厕所里，很难找到一个不吸烟的，偶尔找到一个，发现经常被欺负 一个高中的教室里，都上课10分钟了，烟雾还没有散去 你不吸烟就好象 大家都听周杰伦，你听秦腔 迎来的是嘲笑一声：噫--- 就好象... Click here to read the full story!
IT & Medientrends in China Technik und Computer halten in den Ballungszentren unvermindert Einzug. Im Entertainmentbereich ist es die neue Xbox von Microsoft und die Mobile Playstation von Sony. Übrigens wird die Xbox, wen wundert´s, auch in China gebaut: http://www.microsoft.com/china/press/2002/05/0515ae.mspx Und... Click here to read the full story!
Nankino Dum mi ekloĝis en Nankino, miaj usonaj gefamilianoj ne tute komprenis, kial mi volus translokiĝi al ĉi tie. Plejparte por usonanoj estas la problemo je la medio kaj tuta ekonomia sistemo ĉi tie. Ilia nekomprenado estis eĉ pli grava ol nun, ĉar la tempo kiam mi translokiĝis estis antaŭ... Click here to read the full story!
¡Olvide tu cumpleaños! El otro dia me pegue tremendo susto! Todo empezo cuando le conte a mi amiga que en dos dias es el cumpleaños de mi hermano. Ah si? Y cuantos años cumple? “Veinti..” y depues de una pausa de dos segundos, “seis”, “veintiséis”. Mi amiga sonrio y me pregunto, no... Click here to read the full story!
Kashgar So it is all very well being here in Kashgar and recounting tales of camel burgers, Tajik wrestlers and how I nearly got involved in a knife fight after a slight miscommunication on price one morning. Thing is, though, since I live in Beijing, on the other side of the damn continent, I have to... Click here to read the full story!
3 Billion New Capitalists Better than Freidman’s “The World is Flat” because it has more research and less left-leaning political solutions. Clyde Prestowitz’s “3 Billion New Capitalists” is a more complex read and of more value since it looks at both the causes of America’s... Click here to read the full story!
Another Headache... We've been working on samples for a large order of clothes for over a year now. The clothes are cool, new, fun. But it's been a very difficult process getting to the end of the road—the start of actual production. We've got the PO signed, the deposit paid and what happens? ... Click here to read the full story!
Special: Miranda Ko Ko was born in Hong Kong to parents of Chinese descents. Her early years spent in the trendy yet conservative region imposed significant influence on her personal style, work ethics and morals. She attended Mills High School in Millbrae, CA and graduated with top honors in 2009. She is currently... Click here to read the full story!
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