North China Plain
What Kinds of Cars Are Popular in China?
Paul Eisenstein, author of The Detroit Bureau, is at arguably the biggest of all motor show’s – and perhaps the most important: Beijing. What kinds of cars do the Chinese people like? The answer has important implications for the American auto industry. That’s because what the Chinese want from their cars is increasingly dictating what American’s get […]
‘Enjoy Culinary Delights’ — The Trouble With Literal Translations From Chinese
When Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics in 2008, there was an effort to improve the English translations of street signs. Now, authorities in Beijing are launching a campaign to fight the often too literal translations in restaurant menus.
World’s Biggest Museum Opens in China
“That is one mother of a Confucius!” Beijing-based reporter Jocelyn Ford is not prone to hyperbole, but that was her uncensored reaction this week when she visited China’s National Museum on Tiananmen Square. On April 1, the museum opens to the public after a three-year expansion and renovation. A giant statue of the ancient Chinese […]