PandaPassport.com – China Blog

This is the Ningbo China section of my Everything you ever wanted to know about series, intended to provide all the info you’ll need to research cities in China before you visit them.

If you have any resources to add, please stick ‘em in the comments.

Introduction Video:


(or check the view from a city bus)

Ningbo Wikipedia Entry

Ningbo Websites
Ningbo Guide
Ningbo Life
Hello Ningbo
Ningbo Sites
COIC – Chamber of International Commerce in Ningbo (Thanks to COIC for suggesting this in the comments)

Meet People in Ningbo on Facebook:
Ningbo
Ningbo Guide
Ningbo by Night

See Ningbo Photos on Flickr
Ningbo tag

See Ningbo Videos on Youtube
Here’s a good one. Here are other
videos tagged with Ningbo.

Ningbo Map:

This is the Qingdao China section of my Everything you ever wanted to know about series, intended to provide all the info you’ll need to research cities in China before you visit them.

If you have any resources to add, please stick ‘em in the comments.

Introduction Video:

Qingdao Wikipedia Entry

Qingdao Websites
My Red Star
Qingdao China Guide
Qingdao Expat

Meet People in Qingdao on Facebook:
Qingdao ????
I Love Qingdao
Foreigners Qingdao
Qingdao Laowai Network
Association of International Schools in Qingdao

See Qingdao Photos on Flickr
Qingdao tag

See Qingdao Videos on Youtube
Here’s a good one. Here are other
videos tagged with Qingdao

Qingdao Map:

This is the Dalian China section of my Everything you ever wanted to know about series, intended to provide all the info you’ll need to research cities in China before you visit them.

If you have any resources to add, please stick ‘em in the comments.

Introduction Video:

Dalian Wikipedia Entry

Dalian Websites

DalianDalian.com** (disclaimer, I’m a co-founder, along with Alex and Chris)
International Club of Dalian
DalianXpat.com

**Having worked on DalianDalian.com, I have to say I’m partial to that one. We got an interactive map, a searchable listings page, a forum, a Dalian events calendar, and way more besides.

Now that I think about it, I suppose I didn’t really need to mention any of the other resources on this page, did I?

Meet People in Dalian on Facebook:
Dalian Expat
DALIAN ??
Beautiful Garden City – Dalian China
Dalian-ner ???

See Dalian Photos on Flickr
Dalian tag, DalianDalian tag (tied to DalianDalian.com)

See Dalian Videos on Youtube
Here’s a good one. Here are other
videos tagged with Dalian

Dalian Map:

You see all kinds of stuff on the streets of China.

It’s downright wacky sometimes, as you can see from the following video.

Remember folks, you seen it here first!

Here’s a crazy little video that I came across of the Chinese Army doing their thing, set to some pretty funky tunes.

I think there’s some footage of the DPRK Army in there as well. Whatever the case, it’s a very neato, fun propaganda mashup.

Way scary, yes…

But also way fun.

So Steven Spielberg has quit his role as “artistic advisor” to the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Here’s the response from organizing officials:

We have taken note of media reports. Mr. Spielberg expressed his wish to make a contribution to the Beijing Olympic Games, and was given a certificate of appointment as one of the cultural and artistic consultants to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. We express our regret over his recent personal statement.

Preparations for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games are moving along smoothly and we believe excellent ceremonies will be presented to the world.

The Chinese government has made unremitting efforts to resolve the Darfur issue, an obvious fact to the international community which holds unprejudiced opinions on this issue.

The Olympic Games is a sports event that belongs to the people of the world and the successful hosting of these Games is the common aspiration of citizens from every corner of the world.

Linking the Darfur issue to the Olympic Games will not help to resolve this issue and is not in line with the Olympic Spirit that separates sports from politics. Source

And what do regular Chinese people think about Spielberg dropping out? Well, I can’t say for sure. I have yet to hear this come up in water-cooler conversation. Everybody’s mostly talking about Edison Chen.

But if the movie page on youku.com tongiht is any indication, Chinese people are certainly not boycotting Spielberg in return. Indiana Jones movies are all the rage right now.

Here’s the trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull:

And for anyone wondering how to say Indiana Jones in Chinese, here ya are:
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Lets hope we can watch it in China. NCAA basketball is way awesome.

If this ends up giving me a “not available in your country,” I’m so gonna spaz.

The NCAA Division I Mens Basketball Championship (a.k.a. March Madness) will be streamed live on the Internet for free.

March Madness on Demand will allow fans to watch their favorite teams play in all their games without being impeded by local blackouts. The games will be streamed in a 630 x 340 viewer with live scoreboards and a handy “boss button.” Source