COVER STORY: PAVILION OF WOMEN Hollywood superstar Willem Dafoe stars in an all-Chinese production of the Pearl Buck-penned classic

Zhao Le : September 3 - 9, 1999
BEIJING'S BEST DAILY EVENTS GUIDE!
Highlights include hula dancers at the newly renovated Den,
Dou Wei playing two nights at the Cd Cafe. Don't miss
the sequined tabla drummer.

The Picks , Art Scene, Cinema Scene, Exhibition Scene,
Stage Scene, Kids Scene, Sports Scene

Scene Classifieds: Jobs, jobs, jobs...
Seeking online bookstore manager, students for part-time work,
art gallery staff, marketing staff
Housing Available... Courtyard house, apartments Items
Wanted/For Sale... Cheap second hand mobile phones
Services... Swimming lessons, piano lessons, Chinese cooking classes

Employment Offered, Employment Sought, For Sale/Wanted,
Housing Available/Sought, Services, Personals, Announcements

Comrade Language: Chinese Zodiac Part II
The Comrade elucidates the ins and outs of Chinese astrology

Ask Ayi: Mama Africa
Hey Ayi, I am from Ethiopia and I want to give my Chinese friends some books about Africa so they stop asking me dumb questions about it. Why can't I find a single book about Africa in Beijing bookstores? If you can't recommend a book, please tell me a little about Sino-African relations so I can enlighten my friends. Sign me, Yafeila

CD Scene:
Peking Punks Emerge From Underground, Way Hua Takes the Acid Test, and A-Mei Holds Her Own

Best Bite: Timbuktu Restaurant and Bar
The Chinese word 'suibian' accurately describes the mood of Timbuktu and its owners: do as you please, help yourself, chill out and be casual. In other words, everything Beijing is not

In Short: Translations from the Chinese press
Seduction, Puppy Love, Having My Baby, Turtle Soup, It's Magic, Highest Bidder

FYI: A Cuppa Joe and Survey To Go

Yanghunzi vs. Shudaizi
STREET PUNK VS. BOOKWORM The cartoon saga continues