Infographic: The Lastest Trend on Chinese Social Media

Star Chang, Mar 17, 2013 4:58 PM, 691 views, 3 Comments »,

Most of the Chinese web user are not using Facebook or Twitter, this doesn’t mean the social media in communist China is not active. The estimated number of active social networking users in China is 597 Million. The volume of social sharing in China went up by 60 percent last year. Sina Weibo and Tencent Weibo are the replacement for Twitter. Tencent’s QZone and Renren are the replacement for Facebook. Wechat is like Whatsapp, is the number one China-made mobile messaging app. Armed with the newest user numbers for these Chinese sites, the team at Go Globe has made a good-looking infographic showing us how the Chinese social network stand at present. The figure which impress us: 91 percent of the online population in China has an account on a social media site, as compared to 67 percent in the US, but only 38 percent of Chinese netizens reveal their real names …

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Boot-shaped Building Becomes the Most Wacky Landmarks in Shanghai

Star Chang, Mar 15, 2013 10:24 PM, 713 views, 2 Comments »,

Yet another oddly shaped building has been erected in China and it has become an internet hit. The building is located at Shanghai’s Hongqiao Business District. It has gained a lot of attention because Chinese netizens find it looks exactly like a riding boot. The nearly finished architectural wonder is called the Hisayoshi Center. First-class products of global luxury brands will be sold in the 140,000-square meter business center. The building is now in trial operation. The “Riding Boot” will properly join the hall of fame of other strange looking Chinese buildings. Few more pics after the jump.

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Chinese Government Investigates Coca-Cola for Illegal Mapping

Star Chang, Mar 14, 2013 8:07 PM, 397 views, Got something to say ?,

The government of a remote province in western China says it is investigating Coca-Cola over allegations that it illegally mapped parts of the province. The Yunnan Geographical Information Bureau of Surveying and Mapping said the US drinks company had been “illegally collecting classified information with handheld GPS equipment”. Coca-Cola said it had “co-operated fully” with the inquiry, adding that local bottling plants use “e-map and location-based customer logistics systems that are commercially available in China” to improve customer service and fuel efficiency. Coca-Cola claim that the system is broadly used for commercial application across many industries in China and worldwide. But the deputy director of the Yunnan bureau commented that mapping information can be used by enemies, it can be profited from it by providing to foreign intelligence agencies …

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We’ll Look Forward to This Elegance Arts Center in Future China (Video)

Star Chang, Mar 13, 2013 2:48 PM, 555 views, Got something to say ?,

We’re glad that some Chinese city planner has far more better taste on modern architecture. We may be seeing this beautiful arts center in the near future, which located at Changsha, the capital city of Hunan in south-central China. The design is came from an architects from London. The Changsha Meixihu International Culture & Arts Center is an ambitious project to build a Grand Theater which will become the largest venue in the city with capacity of 1800 seats. This building complex will host world-standard performance. The design of the building is presented in an extreme curves and flows. It radiates beautifully through 3 main structures which are linked by pedestrian landscapes. Beautiful outward views and balconies at its exteriors aim to engage this site’s unique location and surrounding views into some of its gallery spaces. There’s an external plaza which can be used for exhibitions, outdoor sculptures, or any other events. Check out animation video after the break.

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The Chinese Need 20 Million Trees to Make Disposable Chopsticks for One Year Usage

Star Chang, Mar 12, 2013 11:25 AM, 379 views, 1 Comment »,

China produces 80 billion disposable chopsticks a year. The volume of that many chopsticks is equal to consuming 20 million 20-year-old trees and could cover an area the size of about 360 Tiananmen, the iconic city square in Beijing. A 20-year-old tree can only produce about 4,000 chopsticks. Authorities are giving advise, people should get off the habit of using disposable chopsticks provided at restaurants. Restaurants owner should also cut back on their distribution. Substitute materials can be developed to replace wooden disposable chopsticks. But start doing the math and the disposable chopstick, made largely from birch and poplar, begins to look deeply menacing — an environmental disaster not to be taken lightly. Disposable chopstick is hard to be resisted in China. Calls to abandon the use-and-toss type began more than 10 years ago and have since persisted unabated. The reasons ? Because the chopstick industry is making a great contribution by creating jobs for many people, and the cost differential is significant for sterilizing the tableware while comparing to the wooden disposables in small restaurants.

Lamborghini Burns To The Ground In China Shenzhen (Video)

Star Chang, Mar 11, 2013 8:13 PM, 851 views, Got something to say ?,

A Lamborghini burst into flames after it broke down last weekend in Shenzhen. The overpriced Italian sports car had burned to the ground before the fire crews had even arrived. Chinese media outlets claim the fires started while the car was running in a street race on the busy downtown street. No one was injured during the accident and the driver had managed to escape before the car caught fire. The driver had disappeared on the spot, we believe the authorities should be able to track down who is the car’s owner, as the license plate had captured on photograph before it turned into a piece of junk …

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‘Listening’ to TV Becomes a New Trend for the Chinese

Star Chang, Mar 11, 2013 7:55 PM, 219 views, Got something to say ?,

Television is no longer mainly for “watching” but is trending toward something to which people “listen”. According to Google Taiwan, many people when supposedly “watching” TV will turn on their smartphone, tablet or laptop computer to surf the net, so that their eyes are constantly moving from screen to screen. In Taiwan, many people have the TV on as background and only pay attention to the screen when they hear things that interest them. According to Google’s research, 79 percent of the mobile users in Taiwan will search the internet after watching TV ad. Using the Internet to watch TV has also become a trend in Taiwan. Google’s YouTube cellphone view rate grew by three times last year compare to the previous year. The public is also familiar with using YouTube to watch TV content. From our own observation, most people in Hong Kong are also having the same pratice of “listening” to TV instead of watching. Over here, some TV ad can even interact with mobile phone user. As for the people in mainland China, the young generation spend most of the time using their smartphone to watch streaming video, watching or listening to TV is not common, especially for the rural dwellers.

Western Architects Propose Crazy “Farmscraper” to Deal with China Urbanization

Star Chang, Mar 10, 2013 6:22 PM, 422 views, Got something to say ?,

China’s mass-migration has led to a tipping point as the number of city-dwellers has now exceeded that of the rural population. Shenzhen may have transformed more than any other city in China since the launched of open and reform 30 years ago. Back then, Shenzhen was mostly farmland, while today it’s filled with skyscrapers and high-rise. Architects are often pushing the boundaries of vision and scope with their ideas apartments. The designers at Vincent Callebaut believe they have an answer to China’s mass urban migration, polluting cities and resource-hungry people. They propose a “green, dense, smart city connected by the TIC (total integrated communication) and eco-designed from biotechnologies” …

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IMDb Website Can be Accessed in China Now

Star Chang, Mar 8, 2013 1:33 PM, 294 views, Got something to say ?,

Yes, the encyclopedic movie website was previously not allowed to access in China internet. The reason ? In 2010, IMDb may have irked Chinese authorities by featuring a preview of “When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun” – a documentary about the Free Tibet movement led by the Dalai Lama – on its home page. Since then, the site had been blocked for more than three years. Movie buffs in China were frustrated by the ban, especially those interested in foreign films. The decision to unblock the site in both its English and Chinese versions has triggered intense debate on Chinese social media right now, with many suggesting the move coincides with annual legislative meetings held by the National People’s Congress and the People’s Political Consultative Conference. It’s unclear what motivations were behind the decision to unblock IMDb, but Chinese movie fans are celebrating and appreciate the lifting of the ban …

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Watch: The Chinese Version of Iron Man 3 New Trailer

Star Chang, Mar 8, 2013 7:48 AM, 1,210 views, Got something to say ?,

In a bid to tap the booming Chinese box office, Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Company has made a co-production deal with Chinese DMG Entertainment, who has throw in money in order to make the Hollywood blockbuster to be filmed in China. By partnering with DMG, which enjoys close working ties with the state-run China Film Group, Disney and Marvel are able to work around Beijing’s tight film-import quota. The movie is scheduled for release on May 3 in the US, the theaters in China will have a simultaneous release, a good news for all Chinese moviegoers. The latest trailer of Iron Man 3 has its own Chinese version in China too, it’s much the same as the international version we have seen during the last few days, just added in a few more footage on the Chinese actor and actress. And by the way, we haven’t seen any appearance of TCL’s television or advance M.I.C. gadget in the latest trailer …