Palm-reading in Chinese Schools Becoming All the Rage

Several kindergartens in China are charging parents 1,200 RMB, or US$190, to read their kids' palms in an effort to determine their intelligence level and potential for success. The company pe…

Chinese Shipping Magnate Drops $328,000 for Racing Pigeon

I don't know what's worse, paying thousands of dollars for a virtual weapon in an unreleased video game or $328,000 for a freakin' pigeon. If you ask the Chinese magnate that bought the pigeon…

Panda Poo: World’s Most Expensive Tea

The mountains of Sichuan Province in southwestern China will soon yield a new and different product: namely, the world’s most expensive tea. This new tea has no secrets. Its main ingredient, pand…

New Dinosaur Species Discovered in China

Every day, the world gets smaller and smaller as both little and big discoveries tell the story of this dynamic world, one species at a time. Originally discovered 13 years ago during the construct…

Chinese Red Pad: For the Rich and Official Only

Everyone knows that money opens doors, but sometimes even if you have the necessary funds, things may still be out of reach. This is the case with the new Chinese computer tablet called the Red Pad…

Weird Gadgets at the Consumer Electronics Show

Innovation and creativity are two forces that have reigned supreme for more than four decades at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show. Consumer electronics is a global industry, and t…

China’s Weird Girls Project

The freedom to express oneself artistically might not be mentioned specifically in the Declaration of Independence, but it’s right up there with the pursuit of happiness and the need to be oneself a…

Panda Love in Paris (Infographic)

Paris is the international city of love... and yes that applies to Pandas as well. On Jan 15, 2012, two pandas made a trip from China to a new habitat at the ZooParc de Beauval, Paris. So how do…

Chinese Man Spends $16,000 on Virtual Sword for Unreleased Game

Spending money to buy virtual items is without a doubt one of the most ridiculous things you can do, but that didn't stop one Chinese man from spending $16,000 on a virtual sword in a game that has ye…

China’s City on Ice

The 28th annual Snow and Ice Festival is a winter wonderland utilizing more than 600,000 cubic meters of snow and more than 6.3 million cubic feet of ice. Here in this temporal cosmos, attentio…

Monkey Rides Goat, Steals Chinese Farmer’s Crops

A monkey riding a goat and stealing vegetables from a farmer in China is the funniest story you’ll hear all day. Shu Ye, a farmer who resides in Donguan, Guangdong Province, said that the mo…

The Harbin International Ice Festival: A Splendor to Behold

On January 5, a most spectacular month-long event began in Harbin, which is located in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province. Although this happening features skiing, winter swimming, a re…

Chinese Mechanic Constructs Giant Bike for Son

Labors of love come in all shapes and sizes. For mechanic Yali Zhang, his “love mission” for the last three months has been the creation of a larger-than-life bicycle for his son, who is an animat…

China’s Latest Knockoffs: Fake Designer Shopping Bags

Fake designer shopping bags are the latest craze in the phenomenon known as “knockoff designer goods” that is so rampant throughout China. The only thing genuine about the paper totes embla…