This Ridiculous World » China http://thisridiculousworld.com Foreign Commentary on China Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:42:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 The Fifth Modern Wonder of the World http://thisridiculousworld.com/china/the-fifth-modern-wonder-of-the-world-17042010/ http://thisridiculousworld.com/china/the-fifth-modern-wonder-of-the-world-17042010/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:12:22 +0000 Editors http://thisridiculousworld.com/?p=3061
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    • ]]>     http://thisridiculousworld.com/china/the-river-18032010/feed/ 0     This Ridiculous World Guide: China – Museums http://thisridiculousworld.com/china/this-ridiculous-world-guide-china-museums-14032010/ http://thisridiculousworld.com/china/this-ridiculous-world-guide-china-museums-14032010/#comments Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:09:22 +0000 Editors http://thisridiculousworld.com/?p=3005 Part One: The Patrons A Chinese museum is a fascinating place. Not because of the exhibitions of history. No, in a country with a heritage longer than that of Jesus the ubiquitousness of artifacts is less impressive than expected. Nowadays, with a proliferation of middle class Chinese people embracing all forms of consumerism, even intellectual, the museums have become as crowded as the subways and these hordes of proud patriots make for some grade A people watching. They come at the individual visitor in noisy swarms of elbows and camera flashes waving and yelling and dragging each other from one showcase to the next, overwhelmed as a dog at a busy hydrant. Because orderly lines do not exist, thick glass prote… Related posts:
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    ]]>     http://thisridiculousworld.com/china/this-ridiculous-world-guide-china-museums-14032010/feed/ 2     Corn Juice for the Masses http://thisridiculousworld.com/china/stuff-people-ingest-voluntarily-episode-31-05032010/ http://thisridiculousworld.com/china/stuff-people-ingest-voluntarily-episode-31-05032010/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:05:48 +0000 Editors http://thisridiculousworld.com/?p=2945 Stuff People Ingest Voluntarily episode 31 Before you start accusing us of focusing on the poor, fading laundry as part of our own Antonioni scheme to sabotage the world’s image of an entire nation, let us be clear: we are more interested in the one small bright square so carefully preserved like some tiny peep window into the underbelly of the corn juice craze than we are in the clothesline that hangs below it. Yes, even Chinese people do laundry, and also like to purchase dish towels in strict color themes of vibrant hues. Some things are the same the world over. Corn juice, however, has not spread so fast as other customs. For those unaware that such a beverage even exists, here is a close-up, courtesy of a lon… Related posts:
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