Books don't hold all the answers
2011-03-23 07:41:47
Freeing college students of the written word can create excitement and panic.
Students rally to help out in hour of need
2011-03-22 07:55:27
At a morning class last week at Tianjin Medical University, my students pointed out to me that I wasn't my usual happy self and asked me what was wrong.
Chinese culture should be localized before becoming global
2011-03-15 09:44:57
To 27-year-old Zack from New York, the trip to China is like opening a pop-up book, after which China's rich culture became "alive" from the original rigid images of China, like Kung Pao Chicken and Kung Fu.
Happy long life noodles to you all!
2011-03-08 07:56:42
When I was living in Adelaide, I would often buy packets of dried "Long Life Noodles" from a little shop in Chinatown.
Trying a bit of fun to keep classroom awake
2011-03-01 07:30:28
As I sit here in my office, overlooking the campus of Tianjin Medical University, I can see hundreds of students coming through the gates - each towing a suitcase, or lugging bags - as they get ready to start the new term.
Targeting goldfish trick will not help to protect animals
2011-02-28 10:09:16
When I heard days later about how angry the animal rights groups are, I felt they were just making an unnecessary fuss.
Hero is as hero does
2011-02-25 07:53:33
While today's young Chinese may struggle to point to their heroes, the idea of heroism is very much alive.
Why Yao Ming serves as a very tall cross-cultural bridge
2011-02-24 07:52:38
When people talk about Yao Ming now, their thoughts are of his latest injury and the uncertainty this has brought upon his career.
Search for coat leads me to my block of flats
2011-02-23 07:46:10
I have never been colder than here in Beijing. A perishing cold that creeps across your back and chills your arms and legs.
To Aussies, this zodiac seems mad as a March hare
2011-02-22 07:54:54
When I told my friends in Australia that it was the "Year of the Rabbit" for the Chinese, they were horrified.
Report: China should stress modern culture
2011-02-21 09:44:31
China should strive to gain more cultural soft power by discussing its current culture rather than lingering over its traditional culture.
Getting married later in life is a modern trend
2011-02-21 09:43:19
Marrying later is a very modern trend, not just in China but also in Europe, Japan and the United States.
