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"THE list must have been made by a foreigner." This was the common reaction of people on hearing that Shanghai was listed at No. 8 among 23 cities for its "friendliness".
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- Double-faced hospitality
"THE list must have been made by a foreigner." This was the common reaction of people on hearing that Shanghai was listed at No. 8 among 23 cities for its "friendliness".
- Friendly city, yes or no?
YU Hai, a professor in the Sociology Department of Fudan University:
- Open goals
THE "friendliness" of a city is not an easy thing to measure. Yet, even if intangible, it may still be of decisive importance - especially for a vigorously globalizing urban giant, whose skyrocketing economy relies on huge inflows of overseas talent, investment and tourism.
- Artistic challenge
MODERN public sculptures in urban China are generally works of low quality, according to Professor Ma Qinzhong of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts who is also an art critic.
- In the eye of the beholder
ZHANG Jianhua, a post-graduate student of the Fine Art Academy of China, created a furore when he sculptured a series of images of villagers from his hometown.
- Sculpture finds its place
PUBLIC sculpture was introduced to China from Western countries in the early 1900s. The few sculptors back then had all studied in France.
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- Peace under siege
ABU DIS, West Bank - For Palestinian and Israeli medical students Taraji al-Qadi and Yael Oren the journey to lectures at two Jerusalem teaching hospitals is perilous - but for entirely different reasons.
- Racist, xenophobic menace
POTSDAM, Germany - Robert, a black asylum seeker from Cameroon, is so used to people calling him "Nigger" or making ape sounds at him that he no longer pays attention to it.
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- Aim for intensity
Last week's Shanghai Star (September 25 - October 1) dedicated two News Focus pages to the question: Is Shanghai growing too high, too fast?
- 'Educating' parents
Parents' meetings are the strangest kind of gatherings in China, I have to admit. And they have not changed much since I left secondary school.
- Pedal power - the way to travel?
In England, the traffic keeps left. In Germany, traffic keeps right and in China, cavorting on the left AND the right will do.
- Burnishing the 'golden years'
After joining the ranks of the retirees, my brother-in-law has experienced a bout of depression, heaving sighs, humming and hawing from time to time. His wife, i.e. my sister, was worried that the poor old guy might have a screw loose.
- Experience of a Chinese student in New Zealand
I arrived in New Zealand in Palmerston North in July, not knowing that it is one of the coldest months of the year down under. I was still wearing the same T-shirt I had been wearing in Shanghai. Feeling cold as the gales blew, a feeling of helplessness came over me. I realized I was alone in a totally new country and felt a sensation of both excitement and anxiety.
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- Re-firing excellence
LI Youyu's factory may be the most peaceful and beautiful one in the world. There is no noise from the machinery as workers create jars and vases in different shapes from the rolling snow-white clay.
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- Old age has its honour
SHOWING respect to elders is an ingrained tradition in China dating back to ancient times and next Saturday is the day set aside for the whole country to pay tribute to the country's senior citizens.
- Vicissitudes of a local hamlet
WITH its criss-cross waterways, arched wooden bridges and houses with whitewashed walls and dark grey-tiled roofs, the small town embraces all the natural, cultural and historical factors to create a dreamy resort filled with legends and fairy tales.
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