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China Blog March Madness. Xinjiang, Blogs That Pop And The Old Guard.

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Some interesting/informative new China blog lists out this month.
The first, and most specialized, is that on Far West China. The post there is entitled, “A Survey of Xinjiang Websites on the Internet” and that is exactly what it is. Xinjiang gets little media coverage and not much blogging coverage either, so this list, though somewhat sparse, is quite helpful. Far West China suggests the following blogs, some of which are not terribly active:
The New Dominion
This is Xinjiang
Thoughts on the History of Xinjiang
The Opposite End of China (defunct)
Autonomous Region
Uyghur Blog
True Xinjiang (government approved)
Central Asia Traveler (static site)
Asia Healthcare has a post, entitled, “Top China Blogs. The Best China Reads, Generation 20.10,” setting out the top 10 up and coming blogs. China Healthcare describes this blogs as consistently churning out good material that makes you think and all with “innovative blog designs, or something that *pops.*” These blogs “represent the future of the China blogosphere in terms of design and content.” Here is the list, with my super-brief comment on each:
Aimee Barnes — Excellent blog.
10TonFunk — Hip. Artsy.
Hao Hao Report. I am going to add it to our blogroll.
Adam Daniel Mezei. The guy is AMAZING. I love this blog! Way more than just China.
Shanghai Street Stories. A feast for the eyes. Gorgeous photography.
Shanghaiist. Great site, Of course. But not an up and comer in that it arrived years ago.
My Health Beijing. New to me, but I like it. Beware, it is pretty health-focused.
Joop.in. Asia (China) for the young and hip.
Far West China. See above. Critical reading if you are interested in the Far West.
New Dynasty. Bills itself as a City Guide and Lifestyle Magazine and that is what it is.
I would be sure to add one more blog to the above list: Asia Healthcare Blog itself.
Lastly, Adam Daniel Mezei (see above) compiled a post setting out what he sees as China’s five “A-Team Blogs” (those he cannot live without), consisting of the following:
China Law Blog. What can I say besides “thanks” for putting us in such distinguished company?
Silicon Hutong. Truly a great blog.
ImageThief. Truly a great blog.
China/Divide. Brand new but with amazing pedigree.
Asia Healthcare Blog An excellent, wonky blog. See above.
I would add to the list the following:
Danwei
Peking Duck
EastSouthWestNorth
So what do you think? Who is missing? Who is undeserved?

  • http://www.aimeebarnes.com Aimee

    Hi Dan,
    Lots of new blogs to check out!
    As far as who is missing… you turned me on to an excellent blog several months ago- Tom Orlik’s China Translated. I do wish his content received more attention in the blogosphere; Orlik always provides sharp, relevant commentary. Ditto with Greg Anderson over at ChinaBizGov- another favorite.
    One for the ladies- Jocelyn over at Speaking of China- for an interesting take on East/West culture and romance.

  • http://shanghaistreetstories.wordpress.com/ Sue Anne

    Cheers for the mention, Dan! I’ve been reading your blog for eons and it has remained on my grad school and work to-reads since I can’t remember when. Appreciate the generous remarks on my site. Hope you stop by again! – SA

  • Vitaliy

    I really enjoyed your article. These are great lists and they have given me more china blogs for my reader.

  • Fredric Stone

    Very valuable to me. Thanks. So much good blogs on China.

  • http://www.joop.in Joop.in

    added a number of blogs to my RSS feed due to this list. Thanks! I like china law blog because it covers a world unknown to me, China law and pointed me to significant attentionpoints about life in china. Do you have recommendations for doing business in China, HR etc? Keep up the good work.

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  • http://www.incendiaryimage.com/projects/china/ David

    You are right that the blogging from Xinjiang is sparse, thanks for the list though it gave me a few new ones to read.
    Let me plug my own site. I spent 6 months in Xinjiang as a photojournalist right before the olympics. Here is my essay from that time:
    http://www.incendiaryimage.com/projects/china/

  • A. Salsa

    Great list. Always happy to see new China blogs. Gracias.

  • Eastwood

    Great list. That New Dynasty site looks damn pretty! nice articles and info. and pretty girls, check out their photos…hoooot! i luv haohaoreport too, great sites! thx for the links!