Archive of Author: china-admin
July 19, 2011
The Guqin is the oldest stringed instrument of the Ethnic Han Chinese. It is treasured all around China and has been featured in art and literature throughout history due to its rich and symbolic connotation. Recently, a tomb was unearthed in Hubei Province with artifacts some of around 2,400 years...
July 15, 2011
CPG will be posting a series as part of our Summer Internship program featuring the views and first impressions of China of our foreign interns. This first post is from Marco Rossini. In order to define a country I think one should take into account several features and aspects. These...
July 12, 2011
Alibaba and its Scandals One of the more recent high-profile cases to attract the scrutiny of Western investors, regulators and buyers is the news of Alibaba, the huge Chinese e-commerce and business-to-business platform, caught in a fraud scandal. Quick background: Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba, put together a great...
July 8, 2011
The photo shown is of a construction site of a state-of-the-art AAC (Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) plant in Tianjin Binhai New District. The plant was jointly sold by Transcontinental and Wehrhahn GmbH, the global market leader in AAC plants. When the plant begins operating in November of this year, it will...
July 5, 2011
To help celebrate The Fourth of July, we've prepared... another installment of "The Chinglish Column!" Anyone having "Aromatherapy Pig Knuckles" for their Independence Day barbecue?
July 1, 2011
In our efforts to constantly improve the experience of our users and clients, we have provided this Website Feedback Survey to get a better perspective of our website user experience. Please answer the following questions as honestly and completely as possible. Your opinion is important to us. For your background:...
June 28, 2011
June 20, 2011 - Mr. Michael and David De Clercq of CPG attended the Belgian Ambassador's Event along with an estimated 250 people making up about half of the Belgian community in Beijing. It was held at the Belgian Embassy in Beijing. The event brought together the Belgian community and...
June 20, 2011
Ever since coming to China in 2004, I was amazed at the rate of change throughout the country. Highways, railways, and building complexes appear as if by magic. This was especially apparent during the few years before the Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing, during which subway lines appeared as...