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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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British Citizen executed The british embassy in Beijing confirmed the execution of british citizen Akmal Shaikh. The 53-old british national was executed with a a lethal injection in Urumqi, the capital of the western chinese province Xinjiang. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned this measure very clearly. He is... Click here to read the full story!
H1N1 alert in Xi'an Two universities with over 10.000 students each, closed their gates after dozens of cases of the so called swine flu were disvovered. On Tuesday, the Xian University of Arts and Sciences confirmed 59 cases of H1N1 and in the Xidian University 22 cases were reported on last tuesday as well. This... Click here to read the full story!
Xi'an City Report Perhaps most famous for the Terra Cotta Warriors that guard the tomb of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, Xian is the capital of Shaanxi Province. Located between Beijing and Chengdu in the north/ central part of China, Xian had historically been considered the “Gateway to the West”... 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!
Dogs’ Life in Xi’an It is about 8 in the evening, after supper. In a residence community or in the less crowded streets in Xi’an, there are usually people walking leisurely with their dogs, big or small. Some of them meet frequently so their pets become buddies as well. These dog lovers talk about the funny... Click here to read the full story!
Pickpockets/Pickpocketing When I first came to Xi’an as a tourist more than a year ago, I was told “Xi’an is the pickpocket capital of China”. I like to see things at first hand, and not believe the hype, so I shrugged this off as a comment by someone who fears the unknown. Now a conscientious... Click here to read the full story!
Fantasy Club Xi'an Nightclub "Fantasy" in Xi'an from a manly, slightly drunken point of view. When entering Fantasy it seems like a regular nightclub. Of course the first thing to do is to get something to drink. That’s when you first start wondering that what this place is. Bartenders play with... 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!
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!
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!
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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!
Sheraton Xi'an Sheraton Xian Hotel is revitalized with new standards of service and amenities. Our warm and friendly staff is fully committed to providing you with a comfortable and convenient stay. Our hotel’s central location is near the Xian City Wall and just 35 minutes from Xian Xianyang International... Click here to read the full story!
Eine letzte gute Tat Man macht sich immer Gedanken, wie man die verbleibende Zeit am besten verbringt, was man am besten macht. Viele Ratgeber fangen mit dem Satz an: Stellen Sie sich vor Sie haben nur noch sechs Monate zu leben! Aber das hier ist nicht sowas... im Gegenteil hier geht es um meine letzten Taten bevor... Click here to read the full story!
Jackie Conan Bruce Ya hace mucho tiempo que fui por primera vez a nadar aquí en Xi'an. Fui con mis compañeros de trabajo un jueves en la noche. La piscina es la mejor no solo de la ciudad sino de toda la provincia me dice mi compañera. Al llegar a la piscina, mi compañera me da instrucciones. Me explica donde... Click here to read the full story!
John Beddoe John Beddoe is one of those exceptional expats who is absolutely worth to be mentioned. He is, due to his professional obligations in his home country Australia, an irregular visitor of Xi'an yet. But even so, he always looks forward to come back to Xi'an and enjoys the teaching classes... 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!
ChimeLong - Guangzhou Zoos in China, usually a foreigner walks in and feels like an angry animal activist; because of the sad animals on display living in squalid shelters with little or nothing to play or look at. So the few hours spent walking around looking at the different enclosures, is time spent commenting on... 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!
Xi'an Models: Wu Shan Wu Shan is a natural and decent girl from Xi'an. For insiders well known, since she can be found on many fashion catalogues and advertisements in the city. She is a kind of model that radiates classical beauty and elegant charm. Outside of modelling, she studies media, information and fashion... 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!
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