You Need to Buy This Air Purifying Powered Respirator to Live in Beijing

Star Chang, Mar 6, 2013 1:08 PM, 717 views, 1 Comment »,

The market for dust masks and air purifiers is booming in China because the capital has been shrouded in heavily polluted air. There is a huge demand for dust masks, which are able to help block fine particulate matter. But the air quality in Beijing is getting so bad that a normal mask or a lady’s bra won’t help you too much of it. The continued pollution problems has finally lead to some Chinese manufacturer to produce a potable air purifying respirator for consumer. The gadget looks like an industrial grade device. The face mask is connected with a portable electric blower using air pipe. The blower has a filter system, it sucks in the air and block tiny particles to achieve clean air. It’s powered by large capacity lithium battery and can be continually used for 8 hours. Using a respirator while venturing outside may be exaggerated, but it’s much better than dressing like an astronaut …

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To Convert a Discarded Bus into Solar-powered Family Home

Star Chang, Mar 6, 2013 9:15 AM, 667 views, 1 Comment »,

Financial difficulties have forced a Chinese family to find a new way of living in Shanghai city. The father, surnamed Sun, managed to purchase a discarded bus and used his skills from the military to refit it. A local company then offered them a solar energy system so that they could have some electricity to power up their home appliances. In the summer days, the bus is extremely hot and stuffy. Most of time, the family have to go to public toilets nearby or the bus would become smelly. The cost of living in Shanghai is damn high. Sun earns about 2,000 yuan (US$321) per month to provide for the whole family. They were even growing vegetables near the bus to cut living expenses. When a local resident posted pictures of their refitted home on Chinese social media, the family’s lives became problematic. They have violated laws such as illegally occupying the land and building illegal structures, local officials are now asking them to leave.

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Watch: The “Ghost City” in China is Best for Filming Zombies

Star Chang, Mar 6, 2013 6:24 AM, 1,058 views, 3 Comments »,

China’s economy has become the second largest in the world, but its rapid growth may have created the largest housing bubble in history. Chinese real estate developers have been building tremendous apartments, infrastructure, and skyscrapers, and not worrying about whether there are people living in. There is a “ghost city” located at the new eastern district of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province in north-central China. You can find new towers with no residents, desolate condos and lots of empty apartments over there. China is urbanizing, rural people are flooding into cities. Real estate business accommodate the urbanization process, but they’ve simply built too much infrastructure too quickly. Majority of the Chinese people just can’t catch up the rise of the property prices. This is not the first “ghost city” we have seen, previously we have a Beijing’s deadman wonderland.

Hong Kong Disneyland Will be Featuring Marvel Superhero in 2017

Star Chang, Mar 5, 2013 5:25 AM, 396 views, Got something to say ?,

Hong Kong Disneyland will become the first Disney-owned property to get a full-fledged Marvel themed world. The announcement was made last week in HK, the city’s government which owned 52 percent of the theme park, will add an area featuring “Marvel heroes” as part of the resort’s expansion program. Hong Kong Disneyland, the smallest Disney parks worldwide, has struggled over the years to boost attendance from its key target demographic—tourists from mainland China—many who aren’t enamored enough of Disney characters to make a special trip to the park. The addition of Marvel in Hong Kong will be the first of its kind, and could be a big draw for mainland Chinese tourists after the success of several Hollywood smash-hits that featured Marvel characters, as this could attract older and more affluent visitors …

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Watch: How Coca-Cola Advert Shakes Up Mobile Marketing in Hong Kong

Star Chang, Mar 4, 2013 2:27 PM, 1,455 views, Got something to say ?,

A Coca-Cola marketing campaign in Hong Kong has shown us what is called fun and creative mobile advertising. Every night at 10 pm, Coca Cola aired their ad on television, prompting thousands of viewers to grab their phones and start shaking them to virtually “catch” the falling bottle caps on the screen to win instant prizes. Dubbed “Chok! Chok! Chok!” – meaning rapid motion in local slang – the interactive campaign became a hit in late 2011, and sent viewers at home, in cinemas and in front of giant outdoor screens into a frenzy. Nine million people in HK saw the TVad, and 380,000 downloaded the dedicated app to their phones. The success indicates that marketers may be finally figuring out how to direct adverts at consumers via smartphone.

The Taiwanese Hot Chicks Give Us the Best Harlem Shake with Boob and Butt

Star Chang, Mar 3, 2013 1:07 PM, 7,575 views, Got something to say ?,

Forget Gangnam Style, a new dance craze has a billion followers online. It may look like an uncoordinated display of flailing arms and wriggling torsos, but that has not stopped the Harlem Shake becoming an internet phenomenon. The “Harlem Shake” is best known as dance move from the 1980s, a dance track by Baauer, an American producer of trap and bass music. Search YouTube for the Harlem Shake and more than 200,000 results pop up. Harlem Shake videos all follow the script of one person, often in a helmet or some cosplay character, dancing alone in a room full of bored-looking people. Then, as the beat kicks in, the entire room going nuts in the most ridiculous ways possible. 5 Chinese hot chicks from Taiwan have came out their own sexy version with delicious hot pot and a hunting lion. Click in to watch the electricflying performance …

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Mixture of Sandstorms and Toxic Air Push Beijing Pollution to Extreme Level

Star Chang, Mar 1, 2013 2:42 PM, 6,974 views, 9 Comments »,

Beijing and other parts of northern China were stung by hazardous air pollution levels as strong winds blew a sandstorm through the region. Air in the capital turned a yellowish hue as sand from China’s arid northwest blew in, turning the sky into a noxious soup of smog and dust. Geographically close to the Gobi Desert, Beijing and other northern cities are particularly susceptible to sandstorms. The city usually suffers sandstorms from late February to mid-April. Last month, Beijing suffered 16 days of haze, the most since 1954. It has brought chronic bad air to much of China. Air pollution readings were so bad that they were compared to living in an airport smoking lounge. For now, people in Beijing endure a noxious and potentially dangerous mix of sand and fine particulate pollution …

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This is How Chinese Zoo Mistreats a Polar Bear (Video)

Star Chang, Feb 27, 2013 7:17 AM, 1,399 views, 1 Comment »,

A video of the poor living conditions of a polar bear at the Beijing Zoo, posted by a micro-blog user, elicited a flood of comments and anger on Chinese social network last week. The video shows a polar bear slowly making its way across a barren, drained swimming pool littered with sheets of cracked and peeling paint. The zoo officials explained that the paint is a waterproof fiberglass coating, and that significant temperature changes during the winter cause it to crack and peel from the concrete below. The zoo said it will fix it asap. This kind of mistreatment at zoos is unacceptable, the sad polar bear just need some ice chunks and diving …

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Chinese Fans Doesn’t Want Beckham To Become The Ambassador Of China’s Football League

Herman Lai, Feb 25, 2013 10:00 PM, 290 views, 1 Comment »,

The Chinese official has confirmed England’s superstar “Little Becks (the nickname of David Beckham in China)” is invited by the China’s Football Super League (CSL) to be the its international ambassador to promote Chinese football to the global market. Chinese media have called the announcement a significant achievement in the league’s efforts to boost its international profile. However, Chinese fans address it is a tough task to rebuild CSL’s shattered image even for a world-class soccer player like David Beckham …

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Watch: Snow Falling from Rooftop Creates Spectacular Effect

Star Chang, Feb 21, 2013 4:26 PM, 477 views, Got something to say ?,

It’s unbelievable to see how a snow falling from a building rooftop can create such a cool ‘waterfall’ effect. The video was reportedly shot in Shenyang, China. The clip begins with a few slabs of snow starting to fall from the rooftop of a building onto the street and the parked cars. However, in a few seconds, all hell breaks loose and hundreds of chunks of snow and ice make their way down to the ground. This kind of snow falling turns out to be a spectacular fashion and unbelievable sight, it also remind us the difficult stages in Beatmania, the popular music games from Japan.