Random Shanghai stuff...

The mystery behind the Chinese names of Sweden and Switzerland

Sep 2nd, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Believe it or not, Random Shanghai stuff...
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Explained here by David Petersson.
The problem for these two countries is that their Chinese names are nothing like their native names.
Personally I think these two countries should be renamed to be more in line with the Chinese names, Swe...


Chinese art on rebound

Sep 2nd, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...

Got this in the email inbox today:
Chinese Contemporary Art Market Confidence Survey
HIGHLIGHTS:
• The ArtTactic Chinese Contemporary Art Market Confidence Indicator sees a positive increase of 27% from December 2009.
• 35%...


SNS site news

Sep 1st, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...

Shanghai Eye been doing quite a lot of research into social media lately. Its changing, the interweb. Anyhow I was persuaded to join renren.com, profile here.
They have some cool stuff, but you need renren beans… to buy upgrades and such. ...


No school tomorrow

Aug 31st, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...

Apparently a typhoon is heading towards Shanghai, and middle schools and kindergartens will not re-open tomorrow (September 1).
台风”圆规”影响申城 市政府紧急通知全市各中小学9月1日停课一天
( 2010年8...


Paintblog August 28

Aug 28th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...
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Paintblog: August 2010 Shanghai

Aug 22nd, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...
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Paintblog, August 2010

Aug 14th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...

Some photos from around Shanghai these days

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Paintblog, new WIPS etc, late July #2

Jul 28th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...
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creativity and solitude

Jul 26th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Random Shanghai stuff...

The BBC muses here on the links between solitude and creativity. Includes an account of a Reuters journalist locked up for two years by Red Guards in Pekino.

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Paintblog late July 2010

Jul 25th, 2010 | By Chris | Category: Paintblog, Random Shanghai stuff...

Some WIPs, sketches, and things

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