Bye bye, Sony. Ni hao Huawei! The Wellington Phoenix A-League Football Club welcome their big new Chinese sponsor with a cheesy YouTube video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wv1T8FBTgDM Though I’m a Welly gal through and through, I don’t really have much to do with the capital’s beloved Phoenix. I smile at stadium goers clad in black and yellow from theContinueContinue reading “Pinyin Problems with the Wellington Phoenix”
Author Archives: Kristen Ng
Unknown Mortal Orchestra set to play China and NZ in January
Tài hǎo le! [太好了! Awesome!] Split Works are bringing Unknown Mortal Orchestra to China next month as they kick off the Asian leg of their colossal ‘II’ tour. Seems like just yesterday they were playing at good ol’ Bodega, but January has long since past for this hardworking, hard touring three-piece psychedelic-pop powerhouse, who have played packed outContinueContinue reading “Unknown Mortal Orchestra set to play China and NZ in January”
New Love for Litang
An entry from a travel blog about a two-month long backpacking trip around Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan and Hainan during the Chinese summer. 8am: Feeling a little bit stuck in a rut, I know that once I leave this place the Tibetan vibe will gradually fall away as I move south, but it is imminent andContinueContinue reading “New Love for Litang”
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