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Buddhist sculpture and art

Wuxi: “Little Shanghai’s” Big Place in the Solar Industry

This post is the second in a series by guest blogger Abby Poats. Abby Poats is a Research Associate based in Beijing with the Washington DC-based American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) US-China Program (USCP)....
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The mystic Yellow Mountain in Anhui

Art This Winter: Exploring Beijing through Contemporary Exhibitions

While much has already succumbed to Beijing’s infamously cold winter weather, contemporary art in the Northern Capital has been spared – in fact, it is flourishing. A number of intriguing, China-centric contemporary art exhibitions are...
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Tibetan Buddhism Flags

A Donation To the Nature Conservancy

As I was wrapping up my day before the snow hit DC, an email popped onto my screen: “I have made a gift of $3000 to the Nature Conservancy’s Yunnan program in honor of Wild...
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Chinese door in Hutong alley

What We’re Reading: “A Quiet Revolution: China’s Climate Future”

As the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference winds down today in Copenhagen, many questions have been raised and numerous reflections made on China’s stance regarding climate change and sustainable development. Since China has often...
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Ethnic Minorities of China

Changqing Reserve Staff Training Program

This week has been a somewhat inspiring one for me from a professional perspective. As I think I have mentioned in a previous blog, China often gets bad international publicity when it comes to their...
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Traditional Chinese Architecture

Winds of Change and Rays of Light: Exploring China’s Clean Technology Landscape

Introducing our newest blogger, Abby Poats. Abby Poats is a Research Associate based in Beijing with the Washington DC-based American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) US-China Program (USCP). She also teaches English at China Foreign...
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Traditional Chinese Architecture

Shanghai Shopping Savante: Interview with Francine Martin of East of the Sun

As an international destination, Shanghai is a shopping mecca for the savviest of China’s Chinese and western inhabitants alike. While there are a bevy of shops and markets to explore in the southern China metropolis,...
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Tibetan Buddhism Flags

Henan: The Home of Kung Fu

Kung fu is synonymous with China. Not unlike giant pandas, dumplings, Mao, The Great Wall and Qingdao beer … eventually, it will creep into conversation. Perhaps this has become even more the case since 2008,...
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Fisherman in YangShuo

Walking in the Footsteps of Dinosaurs in Gansu Province

Pandas and dragons are the creatures most commonly associated with China, and yet this vast and fascinating country was also once home to yet another legendary creature: dinosaurs. With paleontological digs happening in Zhucheng, Gobi...
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Man looking after cattle on the Tibetan plateau

Winter Wonderland: 3 things to do in Beijing this December

Happy December! Winter has officially set in around the Northern Capital, which means that Beijing’s late-afternoon sunlight is coupled with chilly winds, chuanr (meat skewer) stands now double as outdoor heaters, and hats/mittens/gloves are sold on...
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