Archive for August, 2006

Exotic dancers banned from performing at funerals in China

Friday, August 25th, 2006

A striptease show is not what most mourners would expect at a funeral. But the more people that come to a funeral in China, the better the deceased is likely to fare in the afterlife, which is why some families have taken to hiring exotic dancers to keep attendance figures high.

Now Chinese officials are cracking [...]

Nanjing movie launched

Wednesday, August 16th, 2006

The Good German of Nanjing

Monday, August 7th, 2006

Thoughts from a journalist based in Beijing, China.