Few people had heard of Ai Qingqing prior to October 15, 2006, when she announced online she would trade a paperclip for a house within 100 days. "I have no money, but I heard about a young Canadian guy who traded a paperclip for a two-storey house. I want to achieve the same kind of miracle in 100 days. Will you help me realize my dream?" her posting read.
"Dad passed away today. The life of my Mom and I would become harder and harder" wrote Hou Yonglu, the 9-year-old son of an impoverished peasant blacksmith in his diary on December 13, 1940.
Hou Yonglu did a vivid account of how locals celebrated the founding of New China in first days of October 1949.
Asian superstar Jackie Chan launched a TV show to discover 10 action movie talents on Saturday, the day he turned 53.
After a five-year wait, Chinese-American director Dayyan Eng's (or Wu Shixian) short film Bus 44, reached viewers via the Internet.
He's back. Dr Wolfgang Kubin, the sinologist who shook more than a few quills last year over his indictment of Chinese literature, now wants to make his point clear: He hasn't changed his mind and things have not improved since he first stirred the scholarly pot.
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