Beijing News Bits: The Nike "S.B.", Panjiayuan Flea Market, Crowded Subways and No More Wedding Pics

thebeijinger — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:00:00 +0800

laonei.com: Who You Callin' SB?

"Perhaps the most horribly-named shoe in history, the Nike SB Dunk Mid “Beijing” has recently been unveiled. Unfortunately, the designers at Triumvir and Nike SB apparently didn’t realize that in Chinese, and especially among Beijingers, SB is very common slang for “stupid c*nt” because it’s the first letters of these words in Chinese (sha bi) ..."

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thebeijinger — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:00:11 +0800

Echinacities: Zhongnanhai Bodyguards

Echinacities has a series of photos from the Chinese press showing the President and Premier’s various bodyguards, including this shot of one of Wen Jiabao’s female bodyguards, complete with concealed handgun, 007 style.

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Beijing News Bits: The Nike "S.B.", Panjiayuan Flea Market, Crowded Subways and No More Wedding Pics

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