Interview with the Sichuan Legend Chef YU BO
Yu Bo is Chengdu’s most famous chef lauded as Sichuan Legend. Yu Bo was born in Chengdu during the Maoist years. Recruited for a job … Read more
The number of pandas in captivity rises to 600 globally
60 panda cubs were born in captivity in 2019, 57 of which survived, thus bringing the population of pandas in captivity to 600 worldwide, said … Read more
Could China’s “Fake Moon” work?
A few days ago the Chinese media (and others) talk about the project of launching a “fake moon” in orbit to illuminate the streets of … Read more
New panda habitat found in China
A new giant panda habitat was uncovered in a remote section of a nature reserve in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province thanks to a tiny panda … Read more
China: New Controls on Tibetan Monastery of Larung Gar
(New York) – The Chinese authorities have imposed new administrative controls on the Tibetan Buddhist monastic center of Larung Gar that infringe upon freedom of religion, Human … Read more
The Complicated Morality of a Mixed Martial Arts Fight Club for Impoverished Chinese Boys
A video of underprivileged adolescent mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters duking it out in a ring, with a large crowd cheering them on, recently went … Read more
Chinese Communist officials to run Larung Gar Tibetan Buddhism center
BEIJING (AP) — China has appointed Communist Party and government officials to manage one of the world’s largest centers of Tibetan Buddhist learning, raising concerns … Read more
China raises toll to 20 dead in quake in southwest mountains
Zhangzha earthquake – BEIJING (AP) — Chinese monitors say they’ve detected multiple landslides but no major building collapses following a powerful earthquake in the country’s … Read more
Villagers begin to mourn dead after deadly China landslide
XINMO, China (Reuters) – Villagers in China visited what used to be their relatives’ homes on Monday to mourn loved ones lost when a landslide … Read more