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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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XAC grabs FACC New majority owner of austrian manufacturer of airplane components FACC is XAC (Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group Company Ltd.) with 91,25%. The agreement was signed today on 3. October in Beijing, as announced by FACC on its website. 5% of the enterprise stays with ACC, an associated company of FACC... 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!
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!
Xi'an Cinemas Now not being an avid cinema goer, I have not experienced one outside of my own hometown in Australia; in my mind going to the cinema is a last ditch idea for something to do to help keep the mindless silence between boyfriend and girlfriend interesting. However, with Transformers 2 - Revenge... Click here to read the full story!
Finding Work in China II Here’s what I’ve been telling people about starting a business here. First, you have to really understand what China means for you. China is not competitive in commodities. China is not competitive in small qtty’s. China is not a billion people just waiting for... 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!
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!
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!
ND recommends Firefox! FIREFOX is Open source and that means that the source code for the program is available to anyone who cares to download it. Any programmer can use the initial code to develop FireFox, whether they are creating customized options for themselves or working to improve the browser for all users. Being... 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!
Versuche es mit Gemütlichkeit... Meister Yoda sagte einst: Furcht ist der Pfad zur dunklen Seite. Furcht führt zu Wut, Wut führt zu Hass, Hass führt zu unsäglichem Leid. Eine der Yoga Weisheiten besagt: Die Gedanken sind der Ursprung aller unseren Gefühlen und Handlungen, deshalb gilt es sie zu beherrschen.So wäre es... 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!
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!
Muzzy - Creativity through Vision Muzzy is a promising newcomer in Xi'ans music scene. He represents a new generation of chinese artists who believe that interaction between styles and walking new paths can change our understanding for life and music and create new ways. We met Muzzy in his favourite hang out in Gao Xin and asked... 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!
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!
Shangri-La Xi'an The only deluxe hotel located in the Gaoxin hi-tech development zone, Shangri-La Hotel, Xian brings modern luxury and legendary Shangri-La hospitality to China's eternal city. Shangri-La Hotel, Xian has the very best of the city right on its doorstep, from leading multi-national businesses to the... Click here to read the full story!
Textile City Art District Much like Beijing 798 and Shanghai 1933, Xi'an has an art district called Textile town. The district is not an actual town but derives its name from the many textile factories built there since the 1950s. Xi’an Textile City Arts District is situated at Textile City in east Xi’an, which... 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-China: An overrated tourist destination Xi’an is pouring rain. It has been raining here since the moment we landed, and is still downpouring. We hate Xi’an. It’s the first time on our trip that we really have wanted to go home or anywhere else and can’t, and it’s been an exercise in frustration. Most people... 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!
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!
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