Culture/Observations

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Pretty much anything i find unique or interesting in modern chinese culture. Most observations will be accompanied with pictures.

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Photos

Susan
Pretty much every meal we've eaten has been eaten at a lazy susan and we just rotate the food around.

Smog
China has a lot of pollution. I think that coal power plants has a lot to do with it.

Koi
There are more Koi than chinese people.

Blumby
This little blue guy is the new face of china (on left). The engineers have given him the appellation "Blumby" on account of his blueness and similarity to Gumby.

Evil Spirits
Many Chinese people believe in evil spirits. They also believe these spirits can only walk in a straight line. This is called the "Nine-zigzag bridge" and it was made to help thwart any evil spirits following you.

Ground picture
This one wasn't really very interesting, but there were two pictures on the ground similar to this one but they were coins. The Chinese believe that stepping on them produce good fortune.

Giant Blumby
China is the first step in taking over the world.

Male Statues
These statues are male because they have.. well.. balls.

Female Statues
These statues are considered female because they have babies.

Noise Cancellation
Every Chinese highway has these things to prevent noise from reaching the lower town area.

Evil Spirit Obstacle
Many sacred places have these obstacles to prevent evil spirits from walking in.

Nutrition Facts
Energy required to digest a food is shown in kJ, kilojoules, instead of calories. I freaked out when i saw oreos had 2000, but then realized that i should divide it by 4.18 to get the equivalent amount of calories.

Bottled Water
Tap water is unhealthy for the most part in China, and so the bottled water industry is huge. One can buy about 7 bottles of water for 1 dollar.

Stop Lights
Many stop lights have a timer instead of a yellow light. Timers work when going from both red to green and green to red. Unfortunately, they don't really help because every intersection is so chaotic.