A young Japanese globetrotter attempting to cycle around the world recently became famous online, after he had his bike stolen in the Hubei capital of Wuhan. After making an appeal on Sina Weibo, Keiichiro's bike was returned to him Monday night, after a man surnamed Wang bought the bike for over 1000 RMB from a black market reseller, and recognized it as belonging to the bicycling traveler. more ›

Pete Mignin, a roommate's sister's boyfriend's friend from LA who kept us waiting in a lobby while one anxious evening out several weeks ago (the free-flow beer hour was beginning, and the man was keeping us waiting), is the gifted photographer who created this lovely clip of images from his first ever trip to China. more ›

Starting today, a ticket for the new high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Nanjing will cost you 146 yuan (233RMB for first class), making the trip both intriguing and steeply uninviting. The new bullet train, starting operations on July 1 and traveling at a speed of 350 km per hour, will cut travel time between the two cities from two hours to 73 minutes, which, we assume, is meant to make up for the 56% increase in fare prices. Although, the new train system is supposed to mimic city buses, with five minute intervals between trains during peak hours, which could effectively turn Nanjing into a suburb of Shanghai. Officials have also said that prices could lower depending on market reactions. Commuters, we're crossing our fingers. more ›

We were alerted to this neat little site when it was still just a photo blog, with beautiful pictures of random 老百姓 (laobaixing - local civilians) around the Xinjiang area. Now its creators, Andy and Evan, are setting off for a year-plus tour of China by bicycle... today! more ›

So while some of us are struggling with our visas, fearful that the 60th anniversary might screw up our chances of staying in this country somehow, a newspaper has informed us that maybe there was a way for us to enter Shanghai without that coveted, gov't-stamped document. more ›