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Raymond Zhou

We are with you, and will always be

This has been a week when humans were thwarted by nature, yet the human spirit shone brighter than ever. 2008-05-20 16:07

Feeling the earth tremble

By that time, I could clearly feel the swaying of the building. It was gentle and rhythmic. 2008-05-19 11:31

Skin-deep translation may mislead

To translate a word from one language to another is easy; to translate a context is hard. 2008-05-12 15:20

Blurred lines of influence in world of letters

Men of letters in China have a tradition of mixing Lao Tzu-style detachment and Confucius-style engagement. 2008-04-28 10:29

Tiger, tiger! faking bright

I cannot but admire those who went to such lengths to get their hometowns into hot destinations of tourism. 2008-04-21 14:10

Soothed feet, clean conscience

How could local authorities join hands with unsavory elements in such a blatant display of solidarity? Are they supposed to be the cat and the mouse? 2008-04-14 15:07

Don't turn ritual into a farce

One of the duties of local governments is to spruce up a place's image to attract tourism or investment. But rituals should not be exploited. A ritual overused, over-dramatized or over-commercialized turns into a farce. 2008-04-07 13:51

Variety in name not a bad thing

What's in a name? More specifically, what's in the spelling of a place name? 2008-03-31 11:54

'Jianti' and 'fanti' are equally good

At the recent powwow of the nation's top advisory body, some cultural elites proposed to add the teaching of fanti... 2008-03-24 14:58

Dabbling in real politics

As we all know, politics can be entertaining, and the entertainment business is full of politics. 2008-03-10 11:09

Too much TV not a good thing

What you see is a parallel universe populated by eerily hollow characters, such as 20-somethings who spend... 2008-03-03 11:23

Between the law and morality

There are many ways to interpret the sex photo scandal of Hong Kong pop stars. But the core of the matter, as I see it, is the wrangling between the law and morality. 2008-02-25 17:24

Chunyun provides a glimpse of China's reality

Eleven years ago, I took a train from Shanghai to Beijing during the Spring Festival rush, known as chunyun. 2008-02-02 16:33

Cutting out the waffle in speeches

It would be great if the whole bureaucracy in the nation could be infused with a strong incentive to "cut the waffle". 2008-01-29 11:59

Do we really know what is good?

We may not like to admit it, but we look towards Western confirmation for the excellence of Chinese films, or the lack of it. 2008-01-21 14:54

Bringing theater to the masses

A nation as culturally rich as China is needs a venue worthy of its performing arts. 2008-01-07 10:28

To look or not to look is the question

What is the biggest cultural barrier for a Chinese to overcome when dealing with people from other countries? 2007-12-24 14:54

Face the reality of AIDS prevention

How to reconcile the social morality deeply rooted in Confucianism with the need for candor and honesty? 2007-12-17 11:25

Entertainer disguised as an academic

We know the standard of beauty varies from person to person, and from place to place. 2007-12-10 11:43

From Kundera to Dostoyevsky

A dictionary may help you translate words and names, but no tools - old-tech or hi-tech - can help you interpret the finer nuances of culture. 2007-12-03 11:52