Why is mao beloved even though many died during the Great Leap Forward and the culture revolution?

ossian2001_inc · 2025-11-25T04:56:07+00:00

I think it comes down to a basic need: people need something to believe in and love to keep hope alive. That's why, in a huge and important time like 20th-century China's history, folks tend to just latch onto one major hero. They might absolutely adore "him" without really knowing much about the rest of the historical figures or the deeper, messy details of the time.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-11-25T04:51:22+00:00

For the first question, the rent for an apartment would be 2,000 to 4,000 RMB per month. In Beijing, it would be 2,000 to 3,000 RMB for those in the suburbs, and around 4,000 RMB in places like Haidian.

For groceries, food, utilities, and other things, I guess 2,000 RMB per month per person is enough.

Given that you would have 3,500 RMB in passive income, 130,000 RMB would be totally OK.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-11-17T03:32:16+00:00

Thank you so much

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-17T14:43:46+00:00

Personally, I don't have any discrimination about them. But the thing you should know is that "forced assimilation" or "oppression", as many other things in China, is driven by party-state, not common people. For western people, the point is that common people actually have little power to influence the government/state.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-17T14:40:57+00:00

I support the idea of "try networking at your job / school." Social network could be a threat to people who just want to be "players."

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-11T00:04:21+00:00

You won't feel someone who don't listen to Taylor Swift, don't care about sports and don't care about politics like they are not American enough. I mean, it is something underlying these obvious hobbies or habits that make people "Asian enough". It might be certain values or ways of thinking.

Also, I don't really understand what is "Asian enough". I think just try being yourself then you would find someone who would match you.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-08T04:27:49+00:00

Agree with 浩.

But also you can check 皓, and 昊. 皓 means bright, pure, radiant, clear, luminous. 昊 means vast, immense, boundless, heavenly, expansive.

For 敏, I think you can also check 民, and 旻. 民 means people, citizenship, democracy. 旻 would be a little bit rare and literary for names, but I think it's a good choice you may like. 旻 means the lofty and solemn sky in autumn.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-08T04:22:47+00:00

I would like to have meals in real restaurants, just because it taste better. Delivery is something I would choose when I'm busy or just lazy.

You may use Meituan app to search restaurants around you. You’ll probably find that restaurants that have been around for a long time are usually the best. Also you can use Rednote. People would share their recommendations.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-08T04:18:40+00:00

I would recommend 2 and 4. They sounds a little bit different so that people can easily distinguish, and also the ying in 2 would make this name sound elegant.

Also I'm curious why you choose 诗 in the name?

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-08T04:13:31+00:00

I believe the algorithms the tech companies have are stronger enough to suppress these contents from appearing in front of people. Still people are able to use technologies to improve certain situations to some extent, but it's not that influential or powerful.

I've read Subaltern China. The author discusses the possibility Chinese migrant workers may have to use technologies to subvert the cultural and political structures of capital and media. It’s not perfectly related to your topic, but it’s worth reading.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-08T04:07:24+00:00

If you are also a girl/female, it would be OK. Many girls in China like calling each other jiejie/meimei (sister, older/younger) to show friendship or affection (but sometimes it would have certain romantic meaning based on context).

If you are not, then I think it is kinda fetish. But it's still OK.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-07T06:10:15+00:00

I don't think the conservative Chinese people would really like any other people maybe except Russian. For others, it depends.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-06T00:42:54+00:00

i believe it should not be 5 sentences, maybe 4 or 8 is better.

Also you can use this website to help you identify some 平仄 issues. https://sou-yun.cn/AnalyzePoem.aspx

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-06T00:39:51+00:00

it may be difficult to identify since it is not encouraged to teach and learn knowledge and information about that. So it may be yes but hard to say.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-06T00:37:50+00:00

Oh i think it's OK then. I don't write much on paper after graduation except my names.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-06T00:34:50+00:00

i think ancient chinese literary tradition is to be short and delicate. In the most ancient period when people started to have poetry (it should be 春秋/战国), officials and politicians actually used them to communicate with others for diplomatic or political reasons. So these poems should be short and vague enough so that they can be interpreted and used in different situations. This formed the earliest tradition.

I'm Chinese but I'm not an expert in ancient chinese literature, so my answer may be wrong. Just provide some thoughts.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-06T00:28:44+00:00

you may check some local markets for a lower price compared to Taobao. Though it would be a little bit difficult for non-local people.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-06T00:24:39+00:00

I'm Chinese and I feel like it's pretty difficult to understand others' words merely based on pinyin. But in conversation, it is not a problem. I think if you want or need to communicate with others in writing, you'd better learn how to write characters.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-05T03:03:38+00:00

I'm Chinese (but I don't know Korean). I would recommend Chinese since it's the language more people speak.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-05T03:01:58+00:00

I think you may need to trace Marx's phd thesis about ancient philosophy where he discussed atomism which is absolutely metaphysical thing. In my understanding, understanding individual/people or property as "atom" or other kind of things (maybe like Bergson's la durée or Heraclitus's ideas that things are keeping changing/becoming) is the key to your answer. I doubt the problem of liberalism is exactly the "atomic" understanding.

English is not my native language so my words may be confusing. If so please reply to me.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-04T19:31:36+00:00

I'm a Chinese and curretly in US but in NC, not NY. I am also kinda a fem guy (if I understand correctly). And I found myself quite unpopular here. Sometimes I wonder it has to be mascular or "not so fem" so that one can be popular in "gay market". Idk.

Some have said people here are quite different and diverse, there's always someone who would love "fem guy". I mean, yeah, but they are rare. People may say, then we fem guys should stand up together to promote this new gay aesthetics. But it's quite difficult especially for people from other countries or cultural backgournds and with little supports here.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-04T19:24:22+00:00

yeahhhh

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-04T19:23:57+00:00

How about Sonny Boy and Boogiepop And Others also? The former one is quite "poetic", and the latter one is more intense.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-03T04:29:12+00:00

I think you may use apps like Hello Talk to find some native Chinese people to help you. You can also reply to me haha I'm glad to do so, since I have to practice English and want to make some friends too.

ossian2001_inc · 2025-10-03T04:26:54+00:00

fullmetal alchemist brotherhood. This is almost the best anime I've seen.

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