Buffalo Body-Painting at Unique Traditional Festival
What started as a means to ward off intruders, is now a full-blown festival. The people of Jiangcheng County, China’s Yunnan Province, have their bulls painted and decorated by artists for a major event every year. The bulls are displayed in a riot of colors, painted with a variety of themes. Traditionally, the bulls were painted […]
Tickets for Noah’s Ark 2012 Are Holiday Bestsellers on Chinese Shopping Site
It’s been long said that the year 2012 will see the end of the world. The movie 2012 even makes an attempt to show us the catastrophic events leading up t0 the worldwide disaster, and a modern version of Noah’s Ark, a ship in Tibet where people will be safe. While tickets for the movie […]
Chinese “Wolf Dad” Reveals Brutal Parenting Techniques
This isn’t the first time the Chinese have been in the news for their strict parenting techniques. When Chinese-American Amy Chua came out with her book, “The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”, it was met with a lot of criticism. Now it’s Xiao Baiyou’s turn. Also Chinese, the 47-year-old businessman recently published a book called […]
Bride Kidnapping – A Controversial Tradition in Kyrgyzstan
Many women dream of being carried away on a white horse, by their knight-in-shining-armor. But what if the so-called knight turned out to be an abductor, forcing a woman to elope with him? That is exactly the case with bride kidnappings that take place in Kyrgzstan, Central Asia. Parodied in the 2006 film Borat: Cultural […]
Lensless Glasses – Asia’s Crazy Fashion Trend
The grass is always greener on the other side, to quote the cliche. Those who have glasses don’t want them, and those who don’t, will wear them with no lenses! This is the latest fad in Hong Kong and several other Asian countries. It’s common to find people sporting empty plastic frames, in a variety […]
Taichung’s Rainbow Village – The Hand-Painted Wonder of Taiwan
It’s hard to believe that one man can change the fate of an entire village. Huang Yung-fu, an 86-year-old war veteran has done just this. Huang lives in a village in a corner of the Taiwanese city of Taichung, a community that was created for Nationalist soldiers in the 1940s and 50s. Over the years, […]
Japanese Company Offers Single-Person Karaoke Rooms
We now have one more reason to visit Japan – private Karaoke rooms. Do you find yourself wishing that you could have had a little more practice before getting up to karaoke before all your friends? Or are you just a bathroom singer who prefers to sing alone, along with just music and lyrics? Either […]
Chinese Chef Builds His Own Jeep with Just $600
Qu Zhibo, a chef from Zigong City, China’s Sichuan Province, spent three years and just 4,000 yuan ($628) building his own knockoff Jeep. His efforts have made him somewhat of an Internet celebrity, in China. I was convinced Chinese car enthusiasts can be very resourceful when it comes to building their own dream cars after seeing […]
Students Claim Haunted Toilet is Causing Them to Faint and Scream
Kids love exchanging horror stories at school, even if it means weeks of sleepless nights. But what if a real ghost decides to make a guest appearance? It could cause kids to lose not just sleep but even their sanity. In Vietnam, it’s causing them to faint on a regular basis. The students of Son […]
In Thailand, a “Like” on Facebook Can Get You 15 Years in Jail
In older times, it was “off with your head” if you spoke ill of the King. Now, you go to jail for posting your feelings on Facebook about the Thai monarchy, which many of the Thai folk actively do. In fact, over 10,000 pages of material was found on the social networking, containing images or […]
China’s Richest Village Is a Tribute to Knockoffs
China is the most populated country in the world, probably the most hard working country in the world and well on its way toward becoming the richest one as well. Considering how they’ve managed to achieve such a feat is considerably less fun than making snide remarks at their legendary knockoff business. Millions of brands […]
School Tests Held Outside to Prevent Cheating
Cheating had become a real issue at a middle school in Whuhan, China’s Hubei Province, so the teachers came up with th idea of having kids take tests outdoors, on the school playground. In most Western countries, children and their parents would have surely shouted “violation of human rights” if forced to attend classes outside, […]
7-Year-Old Girl Forced Dance in Inappropriate Attire to Support Her Family
During the day, Huang Doudou looks like a normal 7-year-old girl, but seeing her perform at her night job, wearing excessive makeup and dressed inappropriately, you’d think she was twice her age. Huang Doudou, a primary school student from Urumqi, China, has recently caused controversy in Chinese media, after her shocking story became viral. The […]
Japan’s Ear-Cleaning Parlors Bring Back Childhood Memories
Japanese associate ear-cleaning with their childhood and many of them are willing to pay to return to those carefree days if only for just a few minutes. That’s what makes ear-cleaning salons one of the most popular businesses in Japan, right now. Ever since Japan authorities decided to deregulate ear-cleaning as a medical profession, making […]
Japan’s Anti-Groping Women-Only Train Cars
Groping on public transportation is an international problem, but Japanese railway companies have found an effective way to stop it by introducing women-only train and subway cars. It’s a known fact that Tokyo is overcrowded and that is most obvious during rush hour, when professional pushers shove people into train cars so the doors can close […]