The Japanese Rush Hour Train Experience

May 9th, 2008

In Japan, millions of people rely on the subway to get to work since the trains always run on time.

The number of people that ride them during rush hour is incredible, and the crowd is heaviest in the mornings.

To make things work, riders waste no time getting aboard, they fill the cars to capacity and even a little bit more. It’s the “little bit more” that could cause problems. If the doors can’t close, the train can’t leave on time.

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World’s Largest Mosaic Sets Record

May 8th, 2008

Shanghai recently set a new Guinness World Record for the Largest Mosaic.

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5 Principles for Guarding Maiden Chastity

May 7th, 2008

Chinese people, in general, put a lot of faith into catchy, bold, and sometimes prudently whimsical motto’s, proverbs, and slogans. Basically if Confucius has said it, they have memorized it to heart.

Women in particular, have for centuries been subjected to detailed regulation on their moral values, from how they dress, eat, walk, talk to acting emotions according to different occasions.

Chinese authorities however, with the growth of new social norms, realized in order for women to speak and act properly in this new generation, they must come up with new slogans to sustain their tradition of proper manner and behavior.
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