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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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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!
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Expanding Air Routes The Air corridor is connecting the ancient city and the world; six international direct routes will be added this year! On January 20th, 2009 Xian Airlines successfully has its maiden cargo flights Xian - Shanghai - Frankfurt - Bombay. On April 2009, Xi'an Xianyang International Airport will... Click here to read the full story!
Chinese Sandwiches Food is natural, but cookery is a human invention, a system imposed upon the raw ingredients of plant and animal that is ancient yet constantly evolving. Of course, one can just eat and enjoy, but there are so many interesting questions to ponder. For example, why does the chinese dish called... Click here to read the full story!
You Are Fat I see you before. I know. You ah a more fatter than before. I think a you eat a too much. You should a take a die. Dying make you healthy. You, you are more thinly, you sexy, is that right? You wife is Mary. You is Mary. He like a you much thinly. You should die. Literal Translation: I've seen... 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!
Opera masks on zebra crossings In Furongyuan (that's in the south east, where the Tang Dynasty Park is located as well), pedestrian zebra crossing are painted (since July) with Qinling opera masks Guangzhong shadow puppets. 2 zebra crossings were "enhanced" so far that way and 7 more will follow as said by an... Click here to read the full story!
Chinese Massage One of the nice things of being in China is the leisure of a massage. I started going to the massage a couple of weeks after I arrived in Xi’an and meanwhile I try to go every week. I do not know much about the science behind the chinese massage but as my teacher told me, chinese massage... 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!
The end justifies the means Niccolo Machiavelli (3. May 1469 – 21. June 1527) - we do not describe and quote a Spaniard this time like in a past ND note, but a great and world famous philosopher and writer from Florence who shaped the world as well. He lived in the beautiful city Florence in todays known Italian... Click here to read the full story!
Falsa Falsaĵo En ĉi tiu epoko ni kutimiĝis al falseco: Holivudo, komputilaj ludoj, televidaj reklamoj, inaj ŝminkado, ŝerco-novaĵoj, sojkazea viando, plastika ĉio....Sed nun, la ĉinoj regas pli kaj pli multe da la videbla mondo kaj ni malkovras strangegan aferon: falsan falsaĵon, mensogon pri mensogo,... Click here to read the full story!
Golden Dynasty Explore the exciting experience in Chinese cuisine at the Golden Dynasty Chinese Restaurant, with specialty foods originating from Beijing known as the Tan Jia Cai style of food. Take pleasure in dining exquisite Chinese cuisine in an elegant atmosphere, or in one of the private rooms for an... Click here to read the full story!
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Banken in China Momentan, wie in allen Teilen der Welt, erschüttert vor allem die globale Finanzkrise die Menschen, welche dafür sorgt, dass viele sich unsicher fühlen, speziell in finanziellen Angelegenheiten. Die grosse Angst vor womöglicher Arbeitslosigkeit und der Standortwechsel vieler potenzieller... Click here to read the full story!
Citadines Xi'an Central Citadines Xian Central is the only international brand serviced residence in Xi’an. Its ideal location in the city centre places it within walking distance to office towers with multinational companies, famous local specialty food street and cafe's, and a bustling street bazaar. Just an... 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!
Thomas Aylmer Thomas Aylmer is currently an English teacher in the historic city Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China. Xi'an is a city which is most well known world wide for its Terracotta Warriors, long history, well preserved city wall and numereous historic buildings, parks and places. He was born and... Click here to read the full story!
Etnias de China No quiero explicar mucho de los grupos étnicos chinos, porque son tantos que este post se alargaría mucho. Os doy, eso sí, varios sitios donde podéis encontrar mucha información: Este enlace de China.com sobre los grupos étnicos está muy bien porque... 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!
Dunhuang: City of Sands The dry-mouth, red-eye 5am wake-up, the manic shower, the sudden realisation that you haven’t packed any underwear - and then out the door before you really resolve the pressing matter of how many pairs of shoes to take. One long cab ride, a characteristically stressful check in, and a mad... 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!
The personal price we pay I originally wrote this as a list of warning for those who are maybe a bit over excited about coming to work in China. I didn’t mean it as a bash, but just a list of things that are real. After I finished, I thought that it might be a tad derogatory, so I ingested a large amount of chocolate... Click here to read the full story!
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