You too can do it in 3 easy steps! For any Canadians that come to China, one of the first things that Chinese people will mention is “Ah, Canada. Dashan is from Canada.” Dashan, otherwise known as Mark Rowswell, is indeed from Canada – and according to Wikipedia is probably the most famous Westerner in [...]
General Posts
The Hao Hao Report Upgrade
Alright, it’s done. The Hao Hao Report has received its first official upgrade. We’ve patched up the software and added a few features to make things run a little smoother. Anyone that’s used the system regularly over the last couple months may have noticed a few things that were a bit … hmm… what’s the [...]
Peopleless Panoramas Float My Boat
On my third, and most recent trip, to Shanghai I managed to stumble into a rather simplistic way to view the metropolis’ cityscape along the Huang Pu River without having to navigate the plethora of beggers, touts and tourists that clog up The Bund even in the off-season – never mind a Saturday during one [...]
Chinese Language Software
Well, anyone that’s traversed this site more than just visiting the Hao Hao Report or reading the (still somewhat limited) posts of this blog will know that LOTS still needs to be added. Unlike the authorship of this blog, the rest of the site is all just one guy plugging away at it, trying desperately [...]
National Day: From Mao ‘Til Now
The barrage of fireworks-caused explosions rattling my windows shook me from my DVD-induced daze and reminded me that today is Chinese National Day. 57 years ago today the Central People’s Government announced the official creation of the People’s Republic of China. China’s continually in the news regarding their “troubles” with environmental issues, social unrest, and [...]
7 Reasons Why You Should Eat at Dirty Little Chinese Restaurants
If I may say so, this post is far more valuable to the average Expat in China than the title indicates. Among other things, it’s very much about dealing with the fluctuations of your China-mood, and how to deal with the valleys, as opposed to the peaks. **Note: For the handful of you who may [...]
A Journey Of A Thousand Words…
If there could be a start, I guess this would be it. But in truth we, the authors of this blog, all have other blogs – and so this isn’t really a beginning for us pouring it out for the masses. It’s also likely not a beginning for you, as there are 10,000 other English-language, [...]







