Tag Archives: China

Neocha – indie music from China

By Cankles | Published: April 7, 2009
News Corp’s MySpace might be the place for bands to promote themselves in the US and other english-speaking countries but it hasn’t taken off in the middle kingdom. In fact,David Feng posted earlier this year that the MySpace team in China has recently been culled. Inside the firewall other options exist for bands to upload [...]
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Tune in: Beijing’s underground music scene

By Cankles | Published: March 23, 2009
I’ve recently been tuning into local Chinese sites like NeoCha to listen to bands from Shanghai and China and found some really cool gems. I’ll share some of these later – when 9-5 work isn’t so pressing. But for now, sit back, relax, and watch this video on China’s underground rock scene by CNN. It’s [...]
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Stop spitting ad from 1950s China

By Cankles | Published: March 15, 2009
Spitting: It’s bad manners, spreads disease, and illegal in public. Unfortunately, the habit is still rampant in Shanghai with spitting on the streets, public transport, and even on restaurant floors. That’s not to say authorities haven’t tried to curb the problem – take this ad from the 1950s for example:
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Will China vote Ying or Yi for the “Best Job in the World”?

By Cankles | Published: March 7, 2009
Meet Yao Yi, a 30-something year old from Guangdong, and Yu Ying, a media professional and documentary maker from Beijing. They’re the lucky Chinese candidates shortlisted from over 34,000 YouTube video entries submitted from all over the globe for the ‘best job in the world’ – Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. [...]
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A sign of the financial times

By Cankles | Published: February 28, 2009
What used to be considered a safe investment for mum and dad investors in Hong Kong has hurt many. On Friday I walked past the Chong Hing Bank and protesters are still holding out on reclaiming some of their invested money in Lehman Brothers mini-bonds. More on the background to this story can be found [...]
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Photos: Fuxing Park

By Cankles | Published: February 12, 2009
Spring is was in the air this week and the town rejoiced by shedding their puffy jackets. One place the local Shanghai population flock to is Fuxing Park on the Puxi side of town in the former French Concession. Created by the French in ye olde Shanghai days for French-only citizens, today the park is [...]
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Photos: Chinese New Year fireworks

By Cankles | Published: January 29, 2009
Shanghai is currently in relax mode with everybody on holidays for Chinese New Year. To celebrate the new lunar year there’s no shortage of fireworks going off at every hour of the day. I’ve been told the idea is to drive evil spirits away and to celebrate the festive season. Personally, I can’t help think [...]
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Chilling out in Hangzhou

By Cankles | Published: November 18, 2008
After living closely with Shanghai’s other 20 million residents for a period of time its recommended to get the hell out of dodge occasionally. Last weekend we did just that and caught the train down to Hangzhou. Hangzhou is a lazy 180km south of Shanghai and is one of the more stunning areas of China [...]
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