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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."
China’s
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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