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Heroines returned
to the battlefield. Two young women from
an all-girl lion dance troop once again
publicly challenged kung fu bachelors to
a fight, and promised to marry the ones
who can beat them.
The
Kung Fu Girls
(Source of original photo:
Zhongxinwangtu)
This time the
call has been answered not just from all
over the China, but all over the world.
On China’s National Day, the kung fu
masters from Guangdong, Shanghai,
America, New Zealand and Bulgaria landed
on a small island and began their fight
over the prize - a wedding to a kung fu
girl.
I’ll
Be Your Bride If You Can Beat Me!
Men in
Beijing Become Lazier
Comparing to
their Shanghai counterparts, men in
Beijing were never praised for being
diligent housekeepers, but now they are
said to be even lazier. According to a
study by the People’s University of
China, male residents in Beijing are
spending less time in kitchen than they
were twenty-years ago. Instead, they
spend more time in bed and on leisure
activities, such as drinking at bar,
watching DVD, singing in Karaoke, and
tucking in at restaurant (撮饭) with their hupenggouyou
(狐朋狗友), ie, "fox
mates" (the mates as smart as foxes)
and "dog buddies" (the buddies
as loyal as dogs). On the average, a
Beijing resident is reportedly spends
4.42 hours on leisure activities each
day.
The study also
found that women in the capital are no
longer spending all their leisure time at
home but began venturing out for fun.
The shift in the
leisure patterns has made an impact on
the festival
market. A great number of people
in Beijing are now less keen on
travelling around but prefer to relax at
home during the holiday season.
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How the Poor
in China
Spend Their Holiday
This long holiday
season combined with two major festivals
in Chinese calendar -the National Day
(October 1) and the Moon
Day (October 6, Lunar August
15) - has made it a big occasion for many
Chinese families, and a lot of eating and
entertainment are taking place. Not
everyone in China can afford to squander
the money on lavish meals at restaurants,
bars and hotels, however, not for those
living in the margins of the society: the
workers who lost their job, the peasants
who lost their land and the peasant
labours who are stuck in the gap between
the urban and village.
An unemployed man
in Shengyang told the Xinhua Newsagency
journalists what would be on his family
festival dinner table:
"We are
planning to have a get together dinner
during the holiday. My budget is 20 yuans
(2.5 usd, or 3.3 aud). I’m gonna spend
9 yuans on a couple of chicken thighs to
stew with potato, 10 yuans on pork meat
to cook with soy sauce, plus two bottle
of beers to wash them down."
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Rich and Poor
Chinese
Traditional Crafts Expo
Chinese
Traditional Crafts Expo sponsored by the
UN are held in Tianjin at the moment. The
crafts on display include figurines, kites,
brick-carves and wood-carves.
A replica of the
old Beijing street scene
(Source of original photo:
Beifangwang)
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