Suppose you were a truck driver. At a state-owned PetroChina gas station, the price was 5 RMBY per liter, but at Mr. Lai's private gas...

In 2000, the most frequent word in local newspapers was sangedaibiao (三个代表, 3 Representations, or 3R). It was a political term invented...

China has 34 provinces. It is easy for Beijingers to get a visitor visa in USA embassy or consulates, while inhabitants from the...

Politics usually is complicated, and politicians usually are controversial. In China, it is generally recognized that one of the most...

In 1980, there was a popular song "Young Friends Come to Meet" (年轻的朋友来相会). From youngsters to oldsters, everyone liked to sing it. Two...

Today, most people remember Hong Kong Handover from Britain to China in 1997, only a few people still remember Macao Handover from...

On May 8 1999, a US Air Force bomber destroyed part of China embassy in Belgrade, the capital of Yugoslavia (now Serbia). Three Chinese...

From late 1990s to early 2000s, I often saw some men and women in their 40s or 50s, picking up rotten fruits and vegetables from the...

In 1998, Pony Ma (马化腾), a 27-year-old computer programmer, and his best friend (similar to Bill Gates and Paul Allen) founded a startup...

In 1998, one of people's most favorite chat topics was lalianmen (拉链门, Zippergate), namely the sex scandal of president Bill Clinton and...

In May 1998, people across China were irrepressibly indignant because of the riots in Indonesia. Within a week, thousands of...

In April 1998, a China-Taiwan jointly-produced TV costume drama - Princess Huanzhu (还珠格格) - was aired in two countries. It is a comedy...

Before 1998, Beijing was divided into several districts (区) and several counties (县). In China, districts belonged to the urban area, and...