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Dimsum brings you stories about experiences for newcomers to China, as well as the life experiences of people from China.
Chinese New Year in Mainland China
Friday, 09 February 2007
CNYChinese New Year, or Spring Festival, is the most important festival in Chinese culture. Following Hui’s memories, Dimsum is delighted to invite you onboard this journey of Chinese New Year in Mainland China.

 
Forbidden Starbucks
Thursday, 01 February 2007
StarbucksChris O'Brien our journalist in China seeks out the 'Corporate parasite'.
 
Girls that Dare
Monday, 27 November 2006
MU Zumei'I do not oppose love, but I oppose loyalty. If love has to be based on loyalty, I will not choose love.'
--Mu Zi Mei
Hui Huang returns to discuss her controversial fellow SYSU alumni, Mu Zu Mei
 
Chinese efficiency? Don't bank on it
Wednesday, 08 November 2006
Chris O'Brien gets frustrated in his latest installment.
 
Love and Sex on Campus
Wednesday, 18 October 2006
Sun Yat-Sen UniversityHui Huang continues her series on life in China by discussing young people's relationships in Modern China.
 
University Life
Wednesday, 11 October 2006
Sun Yat Sen UniversityHui Huang starts her series on life in Modern China with recollections from her university days in Guangzhou.
 
Beijing's Wine Revolution
Monday, 11 September 2006
Great Wall WineIf you had asked for wine in Beijing two years ago the chances are you would have been handed a cheap bottle of the throat burning rice wine baijiu. Now, you are just as likely to be offered a 2001 Californian Cabernet Sauvignon. Tom Mackenzie reports.
 
Bags of Beer
Wednesday, 05 July 2006
It’s not often church bells tell the time in Chinese cities. But then Qingdao, both a seaside resort on the east coast and China’s fourth largest port, flaunts the country’s urban rules.
 
No Car Day in Beijing!
Friday, 09 June 2006
Beijing’s latest efforts to portray a green city in the run up to the Olympics were choked by heavy smog and traffic fumes on Monday - World Environment Day.
 
Sandstorms
21 May 2006
Chris O'Brien braves conditions in Beijing after a sandstorm dumped 330,000 tons of dust on the city.
 
A Lonely Death
19 April 2006
Tom Mackenzie reflects on the death of a young Canadian in bustling Beijing.
 
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