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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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German industrialists attack Chinese Two of Germany’s most prominent industrialists have attacked the business and investment climate in China during a meeting with Wen Jiabao, the Chinese premier. The criticism from the businessmen, the chief executives of Siemens and BASF, came against a backdrop of rising discontent among... Click here to read the full story!
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!
Hans Beer (汉斯啤酒) I thought what a wonderful idea for an article, then that of the Xi’an famous, Hans Gampi (Beer). What a wonderful world we live in here in Xi'an, with having such a good local beer as that of Hans. This beer is brewed in neighbouring town Baoji, and is a favourite drop of the expat... Click here to read the full story!
Learn Standard Chinese We discovered a great free resource to learn standard chinese and dozens of other languages as well. And we want to share it with you: "Standard Chinese: A Modular Approach", provided by the Foreign Service Institute. This institute teaches foreign languages to U.S. diplomats, military-... 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!
Chinese Superstitions Many Chinese sank into absurdity, rushing to wed before the coming of the Rooster Year (2005), a "widow's year" made by an ancient superstition arising from a calendar quirk. Because of the vagaries of the Chinese lunar calendar, that Rooster Year did not contain the traditional Start... Click here to read the full story!
PDAs It’s one of those cliches of China advice, something that’s told to every business person before they travel to China for the first time: “Don’t lose your temper. Displays of anger are frowned upon in China.” Yeah, right. If that’s true, then why is it that I see... Click here to read the full story!
Boom Market: Construction In the last couple of years the Xi'an region has actually grown at an average of 15% per year. The growth in Xi'an is therewith once again 50% to 100% higher than in the rest of Mainland China. You think that China's economic growth of 8% is impressive? Well, according to the governor of Shaanxi... Click here to read the full story!
ND TV This is a small note to all readers and visitors: We have just completed a TV report featuring the so called "Textile City Art District" in Xi'an, a place which is now a melting point for artists, painters, designers. This is just a first report and we are going to bring you several... Click here to read the full story!
一个人的好天气 偶然于书店闲逛，看见落于书架一隅的这薄薄的一本纯小说，装帧甚是可爱，honeydew ，lightsalmon ，navajowhite ，yellow 四色排列有致的四层书封很是少见，再加上“2007年芥川奖受赏”的名头，于是毫不犹豫地买了下来。... 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!
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!
Schnapschenbecher Für diejenigen, die es noch nicht wissen, Hot Pot ist so etwas wie ein Fondue. In einer sehr würzigen und kochenden Brühe werden allerlei Zutaten gekocht. Ich habe den Eindruck, dass Hot Pot einer der Lieblingsessen der Chinesen ist. Zumindest im Winter sieht man überall Hot Pot... Click here to read the full story!
Hadi Abbas Hadi is a Colombian of arabian heritage. He works in the hotel business and is the F & B Manager of an international Hotel in Xi'an. He is very excited of working in China and to collect a lot of valuable experience for his life and career. Hadi lives in Xi'an since quite a time now -... Click here to read the full story!
Ni hao, Visantet! Interesante la noticia que llegó la semana pasada desde la Comunidad Valenciana, cuya Generalitat anunció que será la primera zona de España donde se impartirán clases de chino en la enseñanza obligatoria (concretamente, en el segundo ciclo de secundaria). La asignatura, no obstante, será... 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!
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!
Grand Noble Xi'an Grand Nobel Hotel Xi'an is a new luxurious property offering comprehensive facilities and services for leisure and business stays. It is conveniently located in the commercial center, shopping and entertainment area of Xian’s downtown, neighboring a lot of popular tourist attractions. Only 40... Click here to read the full story!
The Chinese This is a fantastic book. Honestly, I only have two minor issues with Jasper’s Becker’s book, The Chinese. First, it is ten years old and I really want an update. If you think that ten years could not be nearly long enough to date a book on populations within a country than you haven... 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!
Being a “Boss” in China Last week I had the opportunity to eat dinner with three bosses from four factories that we were doing a couple projects with this last month. One owns a large-box printing factory with 200+ employees. Another was the owner of a plastics stamping factory with about 150-200 people. ... 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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