Category Archives: Sinophobia

Irrational fear of China and/or the Chinese.

How now, gao kao

Posted on June 11, 2006 by dubyruby

So this past week nearly 9 million Chinese teenagers participated in the closest thing to a national rite of passage that China has these days: the gao kao. That’s the nation-wide standardized college entrance exam, a grueling two-day exercise that … Continue reading →

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Hapless rooster newlyweds

Posted on January 20, 2006 by dubyruby

Oh no! It turns out we were married in an unlucky year: the Chinese are apparently calling 2005, the Year of the Rooster, the “widow year” because the last month of the lunar year had only 29 days, instead of … Continue reading →

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