Here's what's happening around Shanghai: Jade Buddha Temple gets a facelift, bridges stolen in the dead of night, and a new campaign promising to return child beggars to their families. more ›

Over the last few weeks, the plight of kidnapped children has been high on the consciousness of Chinese society as Professor Yu Jianrong continued his campaign of getting netizens to photograph or video child beggars. The campaign turned up a handful of success stories now, most notably the dramatic reunion of Peng Gaofeng and his son Wenle. more ›

The picture to the right shows a kidnapped young boy called Yang Weixin. He was taken from his home in Quanzhou, Fujian on July, 20, 2009. His parents have been earnestly searching for him for a heartbreaking past 2 years. Their search was nothing but a series of dead ends until one day his mother found a photo of him online begging. more ›

The Wending Lu Christmas Market, an "outdoor extravaganza" of Christmas joy that will feature shops, fake snow and an actual skating rink, starts today. It'll run to December 31st and is open 4 to 9pm on weekdays, 11am to 10pm on weekends. The address: Wending Living Style Plaza, 258 Wending Lu, near Kaixuan Lu. more ›

Who knew that there was enough good will on the Chinese internet to help a beggar afford an automobile? Meet Wang Hao (王昊). By day, he's a mild-mannered, Shanghainese office worker, but upon logging onto the web by night, he becomes Gloomy Hao (郁闷昊), the world's most powerful online beggar. more ›

What was meant to be a friendly game of basketball in Hunan Province has burst into a furious debate on the internet, after an American player tossed money out to a crowd of students... and some students actually scrambled to pick it up. more ›

Hundreds of parents set to the streets on April 15th in a peaceful march, begging for help in finding their missing children. Originally reported by the New Express (translated by Danwei), the parents claim that about 1,000 children have gone missing from the Dongguan area since 2007. At their wits end, they've set out to draw more attention to the apparent, widespread abduction problem. more ›

Picture of art by handicapped Guiyang beggar from ChinaSmack more ›

Giving money to the poor in Shanghai is not as straightforward as you'd think. more ›