See the Street Cats of Zheshida Old Neighborhood
“The Street Cats of Zheshida Old Neighborhood is a collection of feral cat portraits taken in the Zhejiang University old teachers’ dormitory neighborhood in Jinhua, China. The cats live in a similar fashion to their homeless human counterparts; mainly they survive on handouts. They spend their days digging in trash cans, eating through plastic trash [...]
New Project: RESOLVING CHAOS
Dear Reader, This Ridiculous World has started a new project based site called Resolving Chaos. It has not quite grown to its full fledged glory but any feedback or suggestions would be much appreciated. We will leave This Ridiculous World as is for the time being because we feel it contains an entertaining archive of [...]
A Chinese Car Accident in Three Parts
Attn: Outside World We wish to share with you a complete account of the recent remarkable event which unfolded directly below our dusty office window here at This Ridiculous World Headquarters. Set deep in the remote urban jungles of modern industrial China we witnessed the coming together of human, machine and fire hydrant. The story [...]
Skyline full of Fireworks at Chinese New Year
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Dear People of the Rooftops
Dear People of the Rooftops, We see you sometimes, black shapes crawling over unfinished buildings – black because of your distance and the dulling grayness between us and also because of the jackets you wear and the hair on your head. You are the toilers; the transformers of the cities; the ones who knock it [...]
ANCIENT COUNTRY CHANGES RAPIDLY
PEOPLE BUY NEW THINGS CHINA – If you have eyes or ears, you’re no doubt familiar with the rumor: China is changing. The Western media teems with tales of the massive nation’s development – the qualities of a rising middle class; the plight of the poor rural folk left behind; the corruption that chews its [...]
English Programme for Children: That was a Funny Thing I Did
Having survived twelve weeks and twenty four classes of the English Programme for Children I am ready to put it behind me and search out the humor in the experience. The “Program” involved teaching a class of twenty Chinese kindergartners an assortment of English terms (random in my eyes but no doubt the favorites of [...]
Third Week of the Twelfth Month: A Photo Essay
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Safety When Driving: Wal-Mart, China, and the American Dream
Totally Awesome Picture of the Week 2.02 Finally, America’s own version of the Chinese fire drill is over. Close the doors. Time to move on. But in the wake of so many changes, as the anxiety and rage of all sides subsides, it is natural to wonder: what is America? What kind of a place [...]
What We Could Sell if Only We Owned a Tricycle: Idea 17
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VTK: A New Orientation
It is everywhere, that massive bulky trio of letters. On towers, the sides of skyscrapers, over supermarkets and hotels and coffee restaurants. KTV! An acronym as prevalent as its cousin KFC, it announces the existence of a special place even more tasteless and depraved. The strings of lights along its outline ensure that it will [...]
Dear Sichuan Monarch Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd.
Dear Sichuan Monarch Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd., Let’s begin with a scenario: We are walking along the streets of Nanjing, two years past, when a chocolate-brown bus comes hurtling by, its entire visible body transformed into advertising space. It does not feature an airbrushed Taiwanese corn juice model, but instead an oversized naked white child [...]
What We Could Sell if Only We Owned a Tricycle: Idea 16
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Thank You China
Totally Awesome Picture of the Week 2.01 It’s about time we told you. We came back. A lot of famous things have been said about home: it’s “why I keep returning,” it’s “where I want to be,” it’s “always so exciting,” etc. All catchy ideas that I’ll admit to singing along with and perhaps even [...]
This Ridiculous World Guide: China – Life Stages of a Modern Building
A building is a magical thing. However, as a resident, whether temporary or permanent, getting to know your own building can be confusing, if not scary. At times you may wonder what goes on within its walls, or below the floorboards. You may be concerned about the shifting of doors and cabinets, or the loosening [...]
Feb 26, 2011 | Categories: China, Jinhua, This Ridiculous World Guide | Tags: apartment, architecture, chinese buildings, Construction, Deteriorating pipe, dust, life stages, mystery, Pollution, social commentary, travel guide | Leave A Comment »