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Letters and Blogs

Updated: 2007-08-28 07:15

Qixi festival

Comment on "Elderly couples hold group wedding ceremony" (China Daily,
August 22)

The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the "Qixi", according to
Chinese tradition. This festival is not well known among foreigners, and
not even very popular among the Chinese people.

Three or four years ago, the Chinese media started to publicise the Qixi
by calling it "Chinese Valentine's Day". This is a big mistake in my
eyes. Instead of promoting Chinese culture, the "Chinese Lovers' Day"
becomes a mere copy of one more Western festival.

Let's call a cat a cat!

Lisa Carducci, Beijing

Via e-mail

Safety for miners

Comment on "Hope fades for trapped miners in Xintai" (China Daily, August
22)

As an old coal-mining employee, I have been absolutely shocked by this
disaster! It is impossible to anticipate acts of nature (flooding,
earthquakes, etc), but when safety warnings are issued and ignored, that
is gross incompetence. My heartfelt sympathy is extended to all the
people affected by this needless waste!

Kenneth Clarke

Via e-mail

Umbrella manners

Comment on Li Xing's "Umbrella test no pointer to thoughtfulness" (China
Daily, August 23)

The writer made some good points. I had a few more observations about the
umbrella business. I find that girls are especially bad with umbrellas.
Many times they use the umbrella to hide their faces and just look down
at the ground while walking. Then they have the nerve to get upset when
someone runs into them!

Also, I have noticed people in cities don't consider other people's
personal space. People will just toss and fling their umbrellas around in
the air or over their shoulders without looking. It's a wonder more
people haven't lost an eye because of this.

I also noticed that people will get on the bus or subway and shake the
water off their umbrellas or lay them on the seat next to them so the
next person can't sit down.

This excuse about "China's too big, too busy, too many people, can't do
anything about it" is simply ridiculous. It is apparently the reason for
everything so it's become okay just to let things go.

Manners start at home and home only has anywhere from four to eight
people, not 1.3 billion, as I remember. I guess it's true what they say -
China has the hardware, but not the software.

Jon Fields

Via e-mail

Climate agenda

Comment on "Merkel has climate change on agenda" (China Daily, August 27)

Global warming is not only caused by the amount of carbon dioxide in the
air. It is also caused by the earth's magnetic poles becoming weaker. As
they become weaker, more of the sun's radiation is let in. Once they
switch, another ice age will start because the earth's magnetic poles
will become strong. That is, if the magnetic records found in clay and
lava rocks is correct.

So once the magnetic fields finish switching, we will all freeze to
death. So let the cycles happen, even though they are irregular, unlike
the sun's magnetic switches, which happen every 14 years.

Lloyd

On China Daily website

Aid to Darfur

Comment on "China continues humanitarian aid to Darfur" (China Daily
website, August 24)

China has been an advocate of the principles of humanitarianism, and at
the same time she has done what she said she would do. No country stands
on earth alone. It is hard to avoid difficulty: To offer a helping hand
when another country is in trouble is a just action.

Cindy

On China Daily website

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(China Daily 08/28/2007 page11)

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