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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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CR Vanguard expands massively CR (China Resources) Vanguard a popular retail store chain announced massive expansion plans in Xi'an for 2009. Wang Weiyong, the senior VP of Vanguard revealed that the company plans to open four new super large supermarkets before the end of 2009. One of them is about to open in July... Click here to read the full story!
High-Speed-Rails A new dedicated 968-kilometer high-speed rail line linking Wuhan, in the heart of central China, to Guangzhou, on the southeastern coast is coming. In test trials, the "WuGuang" trains (locally built variants of Japan's Shinkansen and Germany's ICE) clocked peak speeds of up to 394 km/h.... Click here to read the full story!
Eating out for "Nianyefan" Nianyefan is the Chinese term for the dinner on the eve of Chinese New Year (CNY). Marking the end of the year and the coming of the new lunar year, it is regarded as the most important reunion meal for Chinese families and is traditionally cooked at home as a big event, with delicacies usually... Click here to read the full story!
Order Food: A little Guide I have been living in China for one year now. And like most foreigners, I always ended up in the same few restaurants and always ordered the same few dishes. Even in restaurants with an English menu or with pictures. I often didn't know what the dishes are, either because of translations like... Click here to read the full story!
Nightlife Popularity Charts Xi'an is a city with a long past and in the process of finding a new direction between the old way of life and the brightness of the modern world but the most striking contrast between the two is the nightlife in Xi'an. The places people can dance, sing and drink are often right next door... Click here to read the full story!
Green Spring Festival China’s Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, is the most important festival for the Chinese population. It begins on the first day of the first Chinese lunar month (which usually falls between January and February of the Calendar of the Occident). Traditionally, the Spring Festival is marked... Click here to read the full story!
Reality Check These days I never seem to have nearly as much time as I used to to randomly drift around the internet, catching up with some of the quality blogs that are out there. Since I’m no longer doing a desk job here in Xi'an like I was in HK, the temptation to waste an hour or three of the day never... Click here to read the full story!
Pretty Bubbles in the Air My wife came to me at the end of Spring Festival this year and exclaimed, “I think we should buy another house.” We talked it over for a bit and I agreed to go shop around and see what was out there. I was against the idea, for reasons I will get into later, but went along anyway... Click here to read the full story!
Xi'an Marathon on ND TV The Xi'an International City Wall Marathon is a relatively large event in Xi'an. It is insofar special because it is being completely held on the ancient city wall. That is quite unique and gives a special flair for this event. Not only almost all local universities and expats took part... Click here to read the full story!
Kong Han Rui Kong Han Rui is a newcomer in Xi'ans music scene. She is a solo performer and plays mostly at the HUTONG Bar (Opposite to the Howard Johnson Ginwa Plaza Hotel) in Xi'an at the moment. Did you want to be a singer since childhood? When did you realize that singing was your mission? Since... Click here to read the full story!
Sofitel Located in the midst of Xian's commercial district, a legend within a legend, Renmin Square Xian is a complex spread out on richly landscaped grounds dotted with heritage structures dating back more than five decades. It has seen colourful days during China 's revolutionary days and has played... Click here to read the full story!
Oktoberfest in Xi'an Es hat die ganze Nacht geregnet und das Umschalten von einem trockenen, stumpfen Kunstrasenplatz auf einen nassen, zumindest für den Ball rutschigen scheint vielen meiner Mannschaftskameraden nicht wirklich zu gelingen. Und so erlebe ich das wohl schlechteste Fußballspiel hier in China und ich... Click here to read the full story!
Café 21 Indulge yourself in the Café 21 Western Restaurant, in western cuisine at Café 21 in Xian where you can enjoy the finest specialty steaks and international dishes from our menu; or choose to try our international Daily buffet. Our Buffet includes hotpot, grills, and steaks along with... 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!
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!
水泵男與蘋果谷 序 下面要講的是一件曾經發生在我身上的離奇事件。至于怎么離奇，以世間的眼光看來，實在是匪夷所思。但是它確實發生過，那種真實感就像暗夜的露水 在... 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!
Great Mosque of Xi'an The Great Mosque of Xi'an is a tranquil and historic mosque that has served Xi'an's Muslim community for more than a millennium. The largest and best preserved of the ancient mosques of China, its buildings are a fascinating fusion of Chinese and Arabian styles. A mosque was first built on this... Click here to read the full story!
Poorly Made in China Like a couple other of my favorite books on China, River Town and Mr. China specifically, I’m admitting to you now that the reason that I like this book so much is that this is my life in print. This is what I’ve done for the past 7 years in China—solved other people’s... Click here to read the full story!
My visit to Xi'an It must be depressing living in a city like this, at least it would be for me--Xi'an would be one of the last cities I want to move to. It seems the environment of Xi'an has been badly polluted, and the climate isn't that good. Most of the time, the sky is grey, and the pollution is... Click here to read the full story!
Strategies & Experiences I had an interesting experience (interesting, as in: I learned a lot and didn’t get screwed) today with a factory that is working with us on a couple of projects. Basically the owners and the manager came to talk with me about the fact that we are “too strict” on our quality... Click here to read the full story!
Special: Jennifer Su Jennifer Su (born Jennifer Tsou; Pennsylvania, USA) is a television and radio presenter in Hong Kong, Bangkok, Thailand and Johannesburg, South Africa. She is an exceptional woman of many talents. You'll know her best for her TV Presenter role at Sky News where she anchors the "African... Click here to read the full story!
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