Category Archives: China

刘邦以来, 中国人相信布衣卿相. 只要十年寒窗, 痛下苦工. 就能皇天不负, 修成正果. 五千年来, 中国人历经苦难, 战火, 暴君, 贪官, 污吏. 可是中国人从不失去希望. 我们可以放弃一辈子的幸福, 只要儿女能有更好的环境. 我们愿意. 现代中国的户口制度， 夺去了这希望. 夺去了百姓的基本迁徙权. 50年中, 户口制度牺牲了数代 百姓. 现在, 只为了几个大城市的管理方便, 中国还继续牺牲她的百姓, 资源, 及她崛起的速度. 迁徙， 是追求幸福的重要手段. 百年来, 中国人离乡背井, 远走他乡. 为的就是幸福的梦. 梦最好在今生, 但也可以实现在儿女身上. 现代中国的制度, 父母的户口绑在土地上, 儿女的户口跟着父母. 而户口限制了求学, 工作, … Continue reading →

Cool blog by Robert Sohigian on an adventure with legality in Beijing. Many have told me that Beijing Embassy offers much better services than your local US Passport Services (a.k.a. postal office). Amiram went back too many years of observation … Continue reading →

After 14 years and 7 trials, NPC (National People's Congress) enacted Property Laws (物权法) today (March 16th, 2007) in Beijing. This is a landmark legislative event. Modern China has followed the constitution that emphasize on the government's rights on all … Continue reading →

February 18th began the Chinese year of the pig. This is no ordinary pig, it is said to be golden. Kids born in this year will enjoy a life time of prosperity. Young couples are making plans like never before. … Continue reading →

Amiram talked about the coincidence of Chinese and Jewish calendars. They are actually more similar than most people think. Unbeknown to even most Chinese, the traditional farmer's calendar, or YinLi (Lunar calendar), is solar. It divides a solar year into … Continue reading →

I heard that only 1% of the US population are farmers. That makes US just about the most efficient farming country in the history of mankind. US exports foods and use surplus for industrial purposes, such as turning corns into … Continue reading →

Folklore has it that during the SARS year, a young boy was not even infected, against all odds that everyone around him was and died, because he drank BanLanGen (板蓝根) everyday. Since then, whichever year a nasty cold or flu … Continue reading →

China Daily reported recently that China's tax revenue for 2006 grew by almost 22%. Over the same period, GDP grew by 10.7%. Both numbers are impressive by any measure. The discrepancy between them is most curious. Since GDP is the … Continue reading →

My usual route to work was jammed solid this morning. The alternative was too. The 3rd option across town managed to miss my lst meeting only by 15 minutes. Whew! This is not the normal Beijing traffic. Red balloon lanterns … Continue reading →

According to China Daily, Beijing's average income per capita is US$2,508 per year. That is about the same purchasing power of US$7,550 as the person is living in US. US poverty line is US$9,800 for a single person. The definition … Continue reading →