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Cold freezes sea-farmers’ income “Fan Xinyuan, a resident of Jinzhou district, north of Dalian, Liaoning province, who raised 66.7 hectares of sea cucumber, told China Daily that if the temperature didn’t rise and ice continues to block the sea, there will be no sea cucumbers left.”

Dalian to hold 126 high standard trade meetings_DalianNews I’m not sure how they define ‘high standard’, but regardless – this is good to see.

dalianopolis.com : The Dalian Metropolis Another Dalian website has sprung up. Looks to be a branch of DiscoverDalian. Someone please tell them that flash is so ten-years-ago.

Daily Dalian-Hefei-Guangzhou Flights Launched-Events on eChinacities – eChinacities.com Good for Dalian residents to have another option for migrating South.

Dalian, China cuts emissions by treating sludge english.cctv.com Dalian is still dirtier than any city in Canada.

Dalian Stadium on Youtube An interesting little animated piece showing Dalian’s planned new stadium. Looks a little ‘Bird-Nesty’,,,,

Tucson orchestra flies to China for series of concerts | www.azstarnet.com I don’t think I’ve ever seen a concert in Dalian. Good to see more musical acts going there. Even if they are boring orchestras.

Dalian abolishes controversial temporary residence permits targeting migrants “The northeastern city of Dalian issued residential cards to 200 migrant workers on Friday, as the city officially abolished the controversial temporary residence permits.”

Baba Wang’s family Interesting piece from China Daily. I didn’t know this NGO existed in Dalian.

 My friend Justin told me about this one. But to be honest, I have never heard of Lang Lang before. It just goes to show that even the biggest Chinese pianist is not really that big at all.  囧

Here are the details, courtesy of echinacities: Read more »

And no, I don't mean that silly thing out in Kaifaqu. Here's a video showing what looks to be a UFO. The person who posted it on youtube writes:

The rather remarkable video below was reportedly taken from the witnesss living room window last month and shows a classically shaped flying saucer zooming across the sky during the daytime. The witness insists this footage is genuine.

 

Here's the youku link for anyone inside of China. The youtube video is below:

UPDATE: It looks as though some spam somehow got into my RSS feed when this post first went out. Apologies to anyone who had to put up with that. I believe the problem has been solved.

I saw Micah Sittig post about this today, and I'm sure that there will be some out there interesting to know this little tidbit.

It looks as if hockey sticks are available on Taobao.com (China's answer to ebay). Considering how hard hockey sticks are to find, this is certainly information worth sharing. I know Harbin sells hockey sticks. And there very well might be some corner of Dalian selling them too, but I haven't found it yet.

Anyway, a few hundred RMB and you might even be able to arrange a decent game now. Whip up a net with some PVC pipe and you're all set. See auction here.

I wrote about this once over on Lost Laowai, but I think it's worth an update. There seems to be a lot of interest in watching NHL hockey online, and now it seems that you can on Hulu.com. The only catch is you need a US IP address. Now if you install HotspotShield.com's vpn, you'll be in the clear, and the site will stream hockey games easy as pie. There aren't a ton of games on there, but it's something at least. And I'm sure someone out there will find it useful. You can also browse this page to see the latest games that hulu has online: http://www.netvibes.com/chinatv

I'll start. (add as many or as few as you want)

100. Always ask for "the book" when shopping at electronic city (it's a staff price list). 99. Never trust the green man when crossing the road. Keep your eyes peeled always, because traffic signals are merely suggestions. 98. Korean and Japanese restaurants and imported goods can be just as comforting as Western food. 97. Metro is a great place to shop, but you'll always spend about 3 times more than you planned. 96. I55 Coffee and Riviera Restaurant are both very overpriced.