Generations of Little Emperors and Empresses
现代的小皇帝，小皇后

As some of you might have heard of or witnessed a trend in China since the enactment of the One Child Policy, that a new generation of Little Emperors and Empresses are emerging. I have also encountered a few of these living phenomenons during my travels within China. I can't help but wonder what the future of China might look like when these little Emperors and Empresses grow up and inherit their society. I have spoken to some mainland China residents on their thoughts regarding this issue and most of them wonder just like me, what will come of the future? Will any new trends emerge? What sort of impact, if any, will it have on this society?
自从中国进行了计划生育之后，开始出现了小皇帝与小皇后的现象。我在中国行走的这段时间也见到了一些。我每次见到都会心想这些小孩将来长大成为什么样的人。当他们的父母将来把社会寄托给他们，会成为什么样的社会？我也跟一些本地中国人谈论过这种现象，但是他们也跟我一样纳闷。将来的社会会有变化吗？这些小皇帝，小皇后对将来会有什么样的影响？

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The sun has departed letting the chill set in once again. At Tsinghua's Zijing dormitories the central heating has been shut off and we are left to our own defense against the early April cold. I sit huddled under the blankets for warmth surfing the net and trying to do work.

During this idleness I have discovered something much worth sharing with everyone who has an interest in ancient Chinese culture.

It is a piece written by Confucious on the 11 virtues of Jade, which probably contributes to why the Chinese love Jade so much...

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This weekend I went with a friend of mine to his tailor shop (SEN LI & Mae) to check out the quality of their handiwork, fabrics and more. I was pleasantly surprised. I already had my own tailor and have some stuff made there, as well as other stuff on order. But I think I would be interested in trying out this tailor as well. I wrote a little review on my first impression at this shop.

Here is the review and the directory entry for SEN LI & Mae Custom Tailoring.  

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Pardon my interruption of the main Ripple that hopefully describes more useful information, to indulge in a bit of self-satisfaction, which is to simply sit down and write a bit about my feelings and thoughts at the moment.
清原谅这个小插曲。微波的正常节目是描写比较有用的经验，但是今晚我想写一下自己的思想和感受。

 I have been in Beijing now since September, now it is January. It has been nearly five months since I've left my homeland. This is also the longest I've ever been away from my homeland on my own accord. RipplePath had always been in my plans, but I was not able to finally get it off the ground since just recently. Having a project such as RipplePath helps give a bit more excitement to my everyday life here. I constantly think about where I would like to go, what photos I would like to take, and what information would be most helpful to those out there that might one day contemplate a path in their life not so different from mine.
我九月份到了北京，现在已近是一月份了。我离开自己的家将近快五个月了。 这是我第一次自愿离开家这么久。微波一直在我的计划里，但是最近才开始设计。有了微波，我的日子多了一些目标。我常常会思考到底要写什么文章，要照哪些相片，还有什么信息会对大家有帮助。如将来也有人跟我走相同的路，可能这些能帮助他。

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