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Mongolian Culture Struggles To Survive In Changing Inner Mongolia

July 11, 2013 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

Inner Mongolia went from being an impoverished backwater on the fringes of China to the country's sixth richest province, and the region's ethnic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Changing China, China, Culture and Society, Inner Mongolia, Intercultural Conflict Tagged With: Hailar, Minorities In China

China’s Obsession With Foreigners And The Experience Of Kanye West

May 22, 2013 by Mitch Blatt 2 Comments

Every morning, I become a tourist attraction. "This street is called Foreigner Street, because foreigner friends like to come here to eat," tour … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, Culture and Society Tagged With: Chinese Culture, Dali, Foreigners in China, Yunnan Province

China’s New Subculture: Ryan Lee, Traveling Musician

May 17, 2013 by Wade Shepard 13 Comments

To say that it is not common for young Chinese people to drop out of the rat race to travel perpetually would be an incredible understatement. Many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China, Chinese Counterculture, Culture and Society, Music Tagged With: Busking, China Subculture, Chinese Travelers, Street Performers, Traveling musicians

Looking For Freedom From The Chinese Education System

April 17, 2013 by Mitch Blatt Leave a Comment

It's Sunday night in Dali. I'm standing outside Tang Dynasty on Foreigner Street, the famous bar street here, where I work as a greeter, waving at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China, Culture and Society, Dai Culture, Dali, Education Tagged With: Chinese Culture, Dali, Education In China, Yunnan Province

Christmas in China

December 27, 2012 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

I found myself standing beneath a 40 foot Santa Claus puppet in the streets of Taizhou's bar district. It was dancing Gangnam style. My wife was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Celebrations, Changing China, China, Culture and Society Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas Shopping, New Global Culture, The New China, Western Traditions in China

Why do the Chinese Hate the Japanese?

September 22, 2012 by Wade Shepard 28 Comments

"We hate the Japanese." "We don't like Japanese people." It is surprisingly common for Chinese people to make statements like these in otherwise … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, China, Culture and Society, Intercultural Conflict, Japan, War Tagged With: Chinese Culture, Chinese Politics, Nanjing

Whaling in Iceland: Tradition Under Siege

November 4, 2011 by Wade Shepard Leave a Comment

"Many NGOs and anti-whaling countries see the oceans as some sort of giant zoo or sanctuary. But we look upon the ocean as a resource which we have a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Articles, Culture and Society, Europe, Iceland, Politics Tagged With: European Union, International Conflict, Whaling

Graffiti In Portugal: The Other Side Of The Wall

March 14, 2009 by Wade Shepard 5 Comments

“I write graffiti because my head and my heart demands me to write. Because I wake up and I go to bed with graffiti in my mind. Because it's the only … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art and Music, Culture and Society, Europe, Portugal Tagged With: graffiti, lisbon

Nazis, Communism, and Wine in Moravia

March 14, 2009 by Wade Shepard 2 Comments

HODONIN, Czech Republic- "Wine is made by god. The wine maker can only damage it," spoke the old wine maker Vlasomir Gloss,  as he sipped … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art and Music, Articles, Culture and Society, Czech Republic, Europe Tagged With: communism, hodonin, wine, wine making

A Dying Art – Traditional Japanese Tattoo

March 13, 2009 by Wade Shepard 3 Comments

KYOTO, Japan- It was the apex of spring in Japan: the cherry blossoms were in full bloom and the fierce winter winds had died down to a gentle, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Art and Music, Culture and Society, Disappearing Traditions, Japan, Tattoo Tagged With: horimono, irezumi, Kyoto

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