From the leadership’s perspective, China is just this side of “luan,” or chaos. Indeed, with no rule of law—after all, how can you have rule of law if there is no independent judiciary and the Communist Party is unassailable?—corruption is out of control.
December 2009 Archives
Congratulations to Lindsay, who guessed correctly that the gorgeous waterfall in China, edited by Guang Guo, published by Abbeville Press, is called the Nuorilang Waterfall in China's Jiuzhaigou Valley. A perfect gift for Chinese New Year's!
If you can identify the location of this stunning image, taken from a new China photography book called China, edited by Guang Guo, published by Abbeville Press, you will be entered for a chance to win for the ultimate China lover's Christmas present: a free copy of the book, which is priced at $235.
Please note that all correct answers will be included in the drawing for the winner. we're not saying what the right answer is, so keep sending in guesses!
Imagine you are a 22-year old Chinese girl, working in an electronics factory in the Shenzhen industrial zone....
A New York City Chinatown Diary: I follow Dr. Zhang down an outdoor, steep staircase to the basement, where I find two more massage chairs and two cots
I feel like I’m in a James Bond movie: any moment, black-suited Chinese gangsters are going to pop out from behind the curtain.
The East Broadway stop on the F train is deep in the heart of New York’s Chinatown. This is a different world from touristy Chinatown, along Canal Street half a mile away...
The heritage destruction business is booming in China, right along with the rest of the economy—a result of reckless building and smuggling. We're talking grave robbing here, and it's a ruthless business, involving gangsters and government and police collusion.
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