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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!
Joy Air gets 2 new MA60 planes On June 21, Avic Xi’an aircraft industry (group) company Ltd delivered two Modern Ark 60 planes to Joy Air Co., Ltd. On November 4th last year, they signed the contract of an order of 13 Modern Ark series planes. So far, Joy Air, headquartered in Xi’an, is the only aviation company that... 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!
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!
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!
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!
Let's agreeing, OK? Eenglisha es a eenternational language. My study Eenglisha help I meet a much a-money. I'm father she want a me study much Eenglisha. I'm don't a like eet-a. For breakfirst my eat bread and a milk. You have two heads. But a I'm like sleeping, basketballs and a footaball. I'm study many year... Click here to read the full story!
Shaanxi's diversity Local Xi'anese in general naturally prefer to communicate in their own dialect (Guanzhong Hua) rather than in Mandarin. You can easily hear people bargaining in the market in Guanzhong hua, or taxi drivers, close local friends or colleagues who chat with you in their own dialect. Unlike Shanghai... Click here to read the full story!
News, Status and More Here we are again with a few notes about shortly added new features and great upcoming specials! Close followers know that we add bloody fresh stuff and news to ND, practically on a daily basis, but beside our regular updates there are some new and future additions that you should check out. We... Click here to read the full story!
Ian Clark Ian Clark also known as "Tao Yiran" is a true insider and not be taken as an usual common expat. He's been in this country for a decade. He has mastered Mandarin so extraordinarily well that he now works as a successful English-Chinese translator. Besides, he is a passionated musician... 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!
GeMing: A Park & More... The GeMing Park in Xi'an has more to offer than big green trees and cultural performances: "Look there!" Klaus said excited. "Three people on that little motorbike!" We only laughed... that is nothing, we have seen four or five people on one! "Have you seen? They carry... Click here to read the full story!
You - Mei you A nadie le va a extrañar no encontrar tortilla de patatas, discos de Camela o bocadillos de chistorra en China. Sin embargo, aquí se adjunta una lista de cosas cotidianas que uno piensa hay en todas partes, pero que en el país más poblado del mundo son imposibles de encontrar. Mei you (no... Click here to read the full story!
Der Berg Hua Shan Es heißt, manche Berge sind so hoch, dass sie bis zum Himmel reichen. Es heißt auch, diese Berge würden den Himmel stützen. Die Taoisten erklärten bestimmte Berge als heilig. Einer davon ist der Hua Shan. Dieser liegt ca. 120 Kilometer von Xi'an entfernt und ist als Tagesausflug sehr gut zu... 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!
Prince Restaurant Xi'an Prince Restaurant is located at the 4-5th Floor of Prince Building, No.5 of Fen Road, South Street of Xi'an City. Its total area is 10,429.12 square meters and its business area is about 8,000 square meters. The Xi'an Prince Restaurant opened on December 28th, 2002. It has totally... 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!
Kashgar So it is all very well being here in Kashgar and recounting tales of camel burgers, Tajik wrestlers and how I nearly got involved in a knife fight after a slight miscommunication on price one morning. Thing is, though, since I live in Beijing, on the other side of the damn continent, I have to... Click here to read the full story!
Outliers Outliers, is the latest thought provoking book from Malcolm Gladwell. I don’t typically review books that I read that are not specifically about business in Asia here. And this book has, as it’s thesis, nothing to do with China. But there are a couple of really... Click here to read the full story!
Xi'an: A Market Report Since the 1999 launch of the national Great Western Development Strategy, Xi’an has grown rapidly as a major gateway to western China. With annual economic growth exceeding 13 percent, the city was spared the effects of the global financial crisis that affected China’s coastal areas.... Click here to read the full story!
Xi'an Models: Rebecca Li She was on our list of future ND Models for months and finally arrives today. Every single reason would be good enough to feature Rebecca Li but for the most unknown ones we’ve never published these sensational shots until now. We felt it was time, big time. There is too much in her portfolio... Click here to read the full story!
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