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HAVING spent 30 years researching Shanghai's local history, Zheng Jiao (not his real name) longed to write an article analyzing the significance of kaibu or "openness to international trade" (Shanghai was compelled to open as a treaty port at the end of the First Opium War in 1843).
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- Meanings of kaibu
HAVING spent 30 years researching Shanghai's local history, Zheng Jiao (not his real name) longed to write an article analyzing the significance of kaibu or "openness to international trade" (Shanghai was compelled to open as a treaty port at the end of the First Opium War in 1843).
- Legacy to surpass
CHEN Cheng moved to semi-rural Jiading District last year from downtown Shanghai after her marriage, but as far as she is concerned, downtown Shanghai is still the centre of social life.
- Witness to history
THE North China Daily News (1850-1951), known as the Tzu Lin Hsi Pao in Chinese, was the first English language newspaper to appear in Shanghai.
- Hole in the skyline
WORK on the world's highest building seems to have been brought to a halt once again. After more piles were driven into the ground, the construction site has fallen into silence.
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- Striking softer targets
LONDON - With two devastating attacks in a week, al Qaeda and its allies have opened a surprising new front and shown themselves willing to shed the blood of Muslims as freely as that of "infidels".
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- Heads in the sand
Ornithologists no longer support the fabled behaviour of ostriches, such that, when facing an intolerable threat, they refuse to "face" it at all, instead burying their heads in the sand. Still, the associated idiom is likely to persist, since it describes an enduring human tendency.
- To be or not to be German
"Hi, I am Inga from Germany." This is usually a good way to introduce myself to a Chinese interlocutor. After telling my name and my country of origin it is mostly easy to continue a conversation.
- Criticising the era of praise
Every Chinese with average education is familiar with the words of Chairman Mao saying we should conduct, as often as possible, "criticism and self-criticism". This tenet was at one time a popular slogan and was, more or less, put into real practice.
- Shanghai or Beijing -who will be the winner?
In many ways the commitment to serve the public, attention to detail, application of common sense and innovation between the major Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai is glaring, nay, even blinding on occasion.
- Are we losing our own city?
A hypermarket chain decided to give out 500 breakfasts for free to observe its anniversary. The result? Some people arrived at the store at 5:00am and waited for over three hours for the one-yuan (US$0.12) meal. The free meals were all given out in 10 minutes, still leaving many disappointed.
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- 'Maria's Choice'
MARIA Barbieri, an Italian now living in Shanghai, has seen hundreds of Chinese movies, many more than the average Chinese cinema goer.
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- Poisoned path to openness
SHANGHAI'S 160 years of involvement in globalization encompasses a huge range of often paradoxical experiences, from chaos and national disgrace to exuberant confidence and achievement. It is impossible to properly estimate the true scale of recent successes without some attention to the historical obstacles and psychological wounds which have had to be overcome.
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