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  Beijing Scene

Beijing Scene, Volume 7, Issue 5, February 18 - 24

FEATURE STORY: Between Gods, Humanity and Nature
Beijing filmmaker Zhang Xu, honorary daughter and advocate of southwest China's Naxi shamans, is racing against time to protect a threatened culture.

ZHAO LE: February 18 - 24, 2000
BEIJING'S BEST DAILY EVENTS GUIDE!

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

ZHAO LE: IN CHINESE!
http://www.beijingscene .com/cn/zhaole/zhaole.html

SCENE CLASSIFIEDS: Jobs, jobs, jobs...
Employment Offered, Employment Sought, For Sale/Wanted,
Housing Available/Sought, Services, Personals, Announcements

COMRADE LANGUAGE: Labelling Laowai
If foreign girls are loose and Chinese girls are conservative, then why does china have 1.3 billion people?

ASK AYI: Snake Eyes Ayi
Though not for the faint of heart, snake is considered a terrific aphrodisiac, more potent than two doses of Viagra and a bowl of raw oysters.

CULTURE SCENE: To Get Reality, Forget Reality
China's Bad-Boy Filmmaker Zhang Yuan Comes Home.

BEST BITES: Savory Silk Road
At Donya Restaurant, where Xinjiang and Middle Eastern dishes and music abound, taking a trip down the Silk Road has never been easier.

IN SHORT ... Translations From the Chinese Press
Gotcha!, Right Wing Hackers, Information Colonialism, State Sponsored Websites

FYI: Springtime is high time to get out of town

TRAVEL SCENE: In Search of Moose Nose in Harbin
Harbin is best known for its spectacular Ice Lantern Festival, but have you ever heard of its lesser-known delicacies?