Reading Chinese: Reproductive Organs 生殖器

Reproductive Organs Simplified/Traditional: 生殖器 Pinyin: shēngzhíqì Brief: Sex education has recently become a trendy topic across China, and though school teachers and the education officials they answer to get an 'A' for effort, their application of the program seems to miss the mark. A photo essay in WantChinaTimes outlines the adventurous approach that has been …

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Reading Chinese: Army 军/軍

Army Simplified: 军 Traditional: 軍 Pinyin: jūn Brief: I, it must be said, am a sucker for propaganda. Especially the kind used today in China and Vietnam. There is just something about the uniformly stale, often poorly Photoshopped artwork that manages to make its message instantly nostalgic while remaining all together contemporary. A new and …

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