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photo: Hui Minority people selling baked meat in the streets of Xi’an, via...

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Beijing, Xi’an Have the Dirtiest Air in Aisa – India Times

From India Times: Beijing, followed closely by Xi’an, Kathmandu, Dhaka and New Delhi, have the dirtiest air of major Asian cities, according to pollution readings compiled by the Asian Development Bank...

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Chinese Zoo Condemned over Boxing Bears – Martin Beckford

From Telegraph.co.uk: Animal rights campaigners have condemned a Chinese zoo at which bear cubs are forced to fight each other for the entertainment of laughing visitors. The Captive Animals’...

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I Cycled 4,000 Kilometers – Laohu Miao (老虎庙)

From 24 Hours Online, summarized and translated by CDT: I have arrived at my destination, Xi’an city. The whole journey was about 3,800-4,200 km. I visited five provinces–Hebei, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia,...

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Main Photo : Market at Muslim Street in Xi’an

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An Eyeful of Red Flags – Xinhua

Remember last year’s “Nail House” story ( pictures) ? Here is an interesting variation on the theme. In the following photo, published with a report from Xinhua dated January 5, 2008, nearly 200...

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Sam Crane: Beauty and Power on China’s Silk Road

Sam Crane travels the Silk Road in a piece for Kyoto Journal: Today, Dunhuang is a major tourist destination, especially popular with Japanese, Koreans and Southeast Asians. It is a highlight of any...

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Photo: Xi’an’s city wall in the snow, by Ross Serven

Xi’an’s city wall in the snow, by Ross Serven © Sophie Beach for China Digital Times (CDT), 2011. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: xian Download Tools to Circumvent the Great...

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Parking Space Race Too Costly for China's Car Owners

China Daily reports that parking provision has failed to keep pace with the explosion in car ownership, driving prices for parking spaces to surreal heights: The price for a parking space has hit a...

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China Leader Warns About Unrest Due to Economy

A top government official has expressed fears that Beijing is not prepared for the increasing social unrest that is one consequence of the economic slowdown. These fears come during a decline in...

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Censorship Vault: Beijing Internet Instructions Series (3)

In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet Instructions” series to the Censorship Vault. These directives were originally published on Canyu.org...

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Censorship Vault: Beijing Internet Instructions Series (7)

In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet Instructions” series to the Censorship Vault. These directives were originally published on Canyu.org...

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Censorship Vault: Beijing Internet Instructions Series (16)

In partnership with the China Copyright and Media blog, CDT is adding the “Beijing Internet Instructions” series to the Censorship Vault. These directives were originally published on Canyu.org...

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China Braces For End Of World

With the apocalypse now less than ten days away, China has been joining in the global festival of panic, resignation and denial at the imminent extinction of humanity. At China Real Time Report, Chao...

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Uproar Over Xi’an Temple Demolition Order

China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs has ordered an investigation of instructions to tear down buildings at a Buddhist temple complex in Xi’an. The controversial demolitions were ordered...

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Photo: Xuanzang’s Encore, by Josh Rudolph

Xuanzang’s Encore © josh rudolph for China Digital Times (CDT), 2014. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: xian Download Tools to Circumvent the Great Firewall

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On Modi’s Journey to the East, Economy Likely to Be Focus

On May 14, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Xi Jinping in Xi’an. The chosen rendezvous is highly symbolic: it was the hometown of Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and India observer Xuanzang,...

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Minitrue: Revenge for Forced Demolition in Xi’an

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Do...

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Police Kill Uyghur Attacker at Xi’an Train Station

Police in Xi’an, Shaanxi have reported that a Uyghur man died after police shot him for attacking customers with a brick in a railway station ticket line. The AP reports: Chinese police say they...

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Xi’an Officials Detained for Altering Air Quality Data

Amid China’s ongoing “war on pollution,” central authorities have signaled their seriousness in tackling the nation’s infamous air pollution by holding local officials directly responsible for...

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