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1. clap for XJP https://t.co/CGcaqipCn0
2. mind-breakingly large, high-quality image of Shanghai you can zoom into for days https://t.co/rMYPt09bbr
3. why China sucks at soccer – (basically being good at soccer requires a combination of things – infrastructure, culture, clubs, leagues, etc) https://t.co/jqPKlQXA7S
4. Chinese girls don't wear qipaos to prom https://t.co/2Gp09H4SVY
5. Chop Suey fonts, which would never have originated in China – ie it's an exoticized caricature that has come to *mean* Chinese to everybody except Chinese people https://t.co/pKIq3ctwAu
does anybody know the origin story behind the "kung fu" font? who was the first person who came up with it? this one is called "Ginko", then there are all these "Asian style fonts", "Chinese style fonts"... what's the story here? "Wonton fonts"... https://t.co/WYWfEAFqhs
6. the Chinese influencer industry, which is highly 'productized' (top fashion blogger grew from 250k to 4M followers in 18 months, making $46m in 2016 via her Taobao store, which her management handles) https://t.co/fNNtbqaJdc
7. D&G apologizing https://t.co/R4mfySt4sm
8. Chinese nicknames for NBA players – what's fascinating is realizing how differently people see the world, and experience different realities as a consequence https://t.co/ivCWnIK4Df
9. Defining “mixed economy” https://t.co/Dto16CIMMo
10. Punny Chinese nicknames https://t.co/NNa8elmEMX
11. boom https://t.co/LyRW0xtLrY
12. seemingly in the middle of nowhere https://t.co/MtfqfpXE6w
13. moloch's bike rental https://t.co/ZtL70LTuG5
14. the tallest outdoor elevator in the world (1070 feet / 326m) in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park https://t.co/bMaorUKQfP
15. non-human English news anchor https://t.co/WTfDZJ0oec
16. Happy CNY from Arsenal https://t.co/ht3g9oiE9H
17. breakdancing https://t.co/r6YRk0FYmW
18. Shenzhen time lapse videos https://t.co/tY0mzLVmWA
19. COSCO https://t.co/oJLJbvPk67
20. High-speed rails https://t.co/xsJz3CItdF
21. Roads in Guizhou https://t.co/vc0vk5JJSK
22. Face recognition at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport https://t.co/rmrx9wS1Fi
23. sex https://t.co/5zCPk10g5F
24. Chinese tattoos https://t.co/g8Vo7e8T5x
25. The SW-3701 Trolley Type Sperm Collector, produced by Sanwe Medical Science And Technology Co., Ltd https://t.co/P1PtuuVmAf
26. Chongqing, along the Yangtze river https://t.co/gJLvAKztCL
27. Comprehensive Quora answer about food production in China. Staggering in scope and ambition. Sprawling seafood farms and greenhouses https://t.co/VRbKDKIoUk
28. QR codes for charity https://t.co/gUc8kST3cO
29. 999 Cold Remedy is getting into fashion and I’m really enjoying the aesthetic (via @verohecko) https://t.co/Brv0PUoCU8
30. Taxis in Beijing https://t.co/LRbIqszjVx
31. Furong, Hunan – this town was literally renamed after a popular 1986 movie that was filmed in it (Hibiscus Town) https://t.co/UiwK36wOhm
32. The Last Emperor https://t.co/6wDpKN4h3C
33. "Gansu is poor for a reason. On one side, you have the massive freezing Tibetan Plateau. On the other side, you have the deadly Gobi Desert. God doesn’t want you to live here. But you insisted." Fascinating, detailed post: https://t.co/Cmy3FPLzpR
34. facial recognition in schools https://t.co/HLb9SJ7ajF
35. pork supply https://t.co/1Hy0mXwUDc
36. loora8888 https://t.co/E06LFW7Lq1
37. ecommerce https://t.co/ADaqmcrjTP
38. solar panel pandas https://t.co/WIzbQvH6zi
40. high rise firefighting https://t.co/evYoo0rG6e
41. blood collection robot https://t.co/CHzgnewavZ
42. Guiyang balconies https://t.co/GN8p4Ro2gn
43. gucci gang https://t.co/l8ayMTN5pZ
44. covid in shanghai https://t.co/Rkr2crK7Il
45. technical terminology https://t.co/q8pWnQYgWb
a statue of Yang Guifei (719-756), one of the Four Great Beauties of ancient China, said to have "a face that put all flowers to shame". She was put to death at 37 by the emperor who loved her, when his guards blamed her family for the An Lushan rebellion https://t.co/iITuuBeZ2W https://t.co/EVyS3W9sWZ
49. dragonboat festival at longhua park https://t.co/UAGdTEMWcU