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Popular Chinese SNS sites
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-06-25 08:59

www.kaixin001.com

The most famous among Chinese office workers. Some widgets, like "Parking Wars", "Trading Your Friends" and "Happy Garden", allow users to interact with their colleagues but many office networks block the site because so many employees spend too much time on it.

www.kaixin.com

Similar to kaixin001, it was sued earlier this month by kaixin001 for allegedly plagiarizing most of that site's style, color and games. Although kaixin.com has developed several games of its own, users still call it a shanzhai (copycat) kaixin001.

www.xiaonei.com

Means "inside the campus" and attracts many students. Almost every university in China is registered at xiaonei.com, including Peking University and Tsinghua University. Some foreign campuses also have members. The site is designed for students to keep in touch with their classmates in the university.

www.douban.com

More favored by those who want to share their comments about indie movies, music and books. It has just launched a BBS-style online chat room, where Taiwanese indie music singer Zhang Xuan chats with her fans. Its users often organize real-life activities, concerned with the environment, exchanging second-hand books and trading skills.

www.laonei.com

Still growing and specially designed for foreigners living in China, it offers tips both to newcomers and long-time residents about life here. Some Chinese also use the site to make friends with foreigners in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou.