In the latest episode of "Dude, what?" there's a small village of about 800 people in Deqing County, just outside of Huzhou, that serves as a breeding area for three million snakes, including hundreds of thousands of venomous cobras and vipers. They're used as food (some commenters on the photos say they've tasted snake and describe it as wet and slimy) and their venom is collected and used as medicine. more ›

This weekend there is no lack of gigs worth checking out with some in familiar places and some in places that are new to the live music scene. Celebrating their 1st year anniversary, party promoters STD have pulled out all the stops, booking a massive space in the heart of Moganshan Road's art district. On Friday, Beijing heavy weights, New Pants, will be joined by Shanghai masters of chill, Cold Fairyland, and DJ R3. Saturday, in the same venue, post punkers Re-Tros, Banana Monkey and Mr. Tsang will help STD wrap up their 2-day birthday bash in style. more ›