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Superstition

Posted by: redlove on: August 13, 2008

I never believed in any superstition before. But now, I change my mind. It might sound ridiculous that a scholar chooses to believe in superstition. However, if a scientist like Einstein chose to change from an atheist to a theist, there must be something. Chinese people always have too many superstitious ideas, whose power becomes [...]

Obsession over gold metals and tall buildings

Posted by: redlove on: August 4, 2008

Before reading this blog post, you have to read this long article first. http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21715 As Xu Guoqi suggests in Olympic Dreams, “China,” he writes, “has been obsessed with winning gold metals in major international competitions to demonstrate China’s new status as an economic and political powerhouse…. Although China’s pursuit of Olympic gold medals clearly coincides with [...]


 

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