I would say the idea of the bonus was a good one, and might well be practiced elsewhere, if it were not for the fact that it discriminates against the poor. But then almost everything everywhere discriminates against the poor.

you'll make a fortune cookie.

My students told me that the rice was thrown into the river to entice the fish away from eating Qu Yuan's body....

It seems most people dont know anything about single mothers in China.
Here are two good article that sum it up:
www.globaltimes.cn/content/790393.shtml
www.theguardian.com/[...]

On top, without marriage certificate technically you are not allowed to have children. They have to pay huge fines on an annual basis, the child doesnt get a hukou. It was even big on the news the other day. A mother in Hubei couldnt afford to pay the fines and the father was unwilling to marry her, so the 8 year old girl is still not able to go to school and so on.
Besides, the marriage law says:
"Article 6 No marriage may be contracted before the man has reached 22 years of age and the woman 20 years of age."
"Article 7 No marriage may be contracted under any of the following circumstances:
(2) if the man or the woman is suffering from any disease which is regarded by medical science as rending a person unfit for marriage."
Besides, the Chinese government offers a little financial bonus for every woman who gets sterilized after her 1st child.

Triangular? Try tetrahedron. Get with the 21st century already! We can print out fake zongzi now...wait that's brilliant I'll make a fortune.

Been told any races would of already finished? :(

They holding any type of dragon boat race on Dianchi lake today?
Just nice, near and convenient :)

Thanks for this. I always wondered what could possibly connect the ferocious paddling with triangular snacks. And was obviously too lazy to look it up for myself.

I'm with blobbles all the way, and now thumbs up on Liumingke1234. Chinese love to copy so much, that when they watch tv they begin living in a fantasy world. Ever heard of some Japanese anime being banned due to people recreating the fictional stories? I heard some people watched Deathnote, and actually began murdering their classmates in schools years ago. I'm sure the same follows for watching live action television shows.

Everyone remembers all the "gangnam style" parodies, but what I found absolutely ridiculous was people IN CHINA making an "aircraft carrier style" by mimicking the gestures of the ground crew signaling the pilot to take off after watching it on tv. There were entire university dorms doing it, businessmen, some policemen, etc. Something I would expect from a 5 yr old. After working in universities, I've come to realize University life in China is similar to middle or highschool. People do some things that leave you scratching your head, chuckling, and wondering if you're teaching mature students or a group of tall 5 yr olds?

A few weeks ago I did a bike ride which overlaps a lot with the hike Adam describes here. Not exactly, of course. Adam was on the old trails, and I was on the new road. Still, it was an amazing place for cycling. Read about it on my blog here: matthartzell.blogspot.com/[...]

These officers watch a lot of police shows on T.V. and I'm sure many want to be like the characters on TV. Many life in a fantasy world of what a cop should be.

But you feel safer right yuantongsi?

Having an armed gang of untrained idiots running around the streets vs the occasional threat of terrorist activity (which incidentally is likely to still happen, it might just not involve as many civilian deaths... or may involve more as a result).

One thing I do know - if you are around any criminal activity (i.e. you see someone doing something illegal, a car chase or the police trying to catch a pick pocket etc) don't hang around. Run like hell the other way or lay flat, I can just imagine some young police try-hard yanking out his pistol and spraying the suspect and anyone else around them with as many bullets as he can. Then boasting to his mates later in the station about the great work he is doing and not receiving any sort of punishment for killing/maiming civilians. The civilian deaths will be written off as "accidental discharge" no doubt.

news.sina.cn/?sa=t124d12197361v2357&vt=4&wm=9021_0006

Accidental discharge of police gun kills man in Qujing area. The police arrived after lunch without uniforms and in a unplated van....but the report confirms the shooter had not been drinking.

A week or two ago the Zhaotong police killed a truck driver who was protesting against a land compensation case. Over 100 eyewitnesses signed a protest report saying the police did not need to shoot.

So giving guns to Yunnan police has gotten some fast results. If you go by the rapidly decreasing level of compentence and education of officials from central, provincial to county levels then I can only guess that police at the lower levels of the administration arent given much training before they are let loose on the streets with guns.

society.yunnan.cn/html/2014-05/31/content_3230920.htm

Starting June 5, security checks will be added to the subways in Kunming.

You could catch the water in a bucket to use for a top-loader washing machine or to flush the toilet, while you're waiting for it to warm up.