Shanzhai Cell Phone: 2009 Spring Honeysuckle limited edition made of enamel...
From NetEast: This mobile phone is 2009 Spring Honeysuckle limited edition marked the price of RMB899, perhaps you can also negotiate the price. I should say, for equipping with such cool enamel body,...
View ArticleShanzhai Cell Phone: HiPhone Nano
From NetEast: Shanzhai Cell Phone: HiPhone Nano Currently this HiPhone Nano already appeared on the Chinese market. It is a knock off of iPhone Nano which has not been released to the market yet....
View ArticleHow to Identify Fake Chicken Eggs
Not long ago people discovered fake chicken eggs being produced and sold in China. So if you are in China be very careful buying eggs, don’t buy the fake ones! This post from 39Net teaches you how to...
View ArticleChinese Fake Universities
People say you can find just about anything made fake (Shanzhai) in China. How about universities? Guangdong province education department issued a solemn statement: recently 2 universities “Southern...
View ArticleFemale KFC Colonel not an Infringement of Copyright
[NetEase] KFC has been red hot every since it entered China in 1987. You can find numerous Shanzhai knockoff KFC stores all over China. Recently there is a female version of KFC Colonel. Oriental...
View ArticleCCTV Plagiarizes Japanese Cartoon
[Sina] Just when the Chinese original cartoon “Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf” being praised and awarded, CCTV children’s channel started showing another “original made” cartoon “Window of Sprits”...
View ArticlePeople’s Daily Building Design, Shanzhai Burj Al Arab?
[Netease] The new building design for People’s Daily (人民日报) has been confirmed, the selected winner was designed by Professor Zhou Qi (周琦) of Southeast University, School of Architecture. However,...
View ArticleGoojje.com, sister of Google?
A Shanzhai version of Google.com has just been created and launched in China, introducing www.goojje.com. It is not a joke, this website is to compete with the world’s number one search engine, it is...
View ArticleShanzhai Lamborghini by a post-80s Chinese
Lamborghini, how many men will kill for its high power output and sleek and exotic designs? However, it also carries a killing price tag. When most people day dreaming about riding one, some diehards...
View Article45 years old peasant invests 100,000 to realize the dream of flying his own...
Last August, Key reported about a home-made aircraft case where a Chinese photographer spent 100,000 yuan to turned his airplane drawing into real thing and made it to 400 meter high in the sky for 25...
View ArticleFake ATM in Beijing steals from bank customers
From Sina: Recently, a shanzhai (fake) ATM appeared on the street of Xuanwu district, Beijing. Customers who used this “ATM” soon found that all their money in the bank account disappeared without a...
View ArticleTurning iPod touch into iPhone, Chinese shanzhai technology at its best
(PConline) Apple not only stands out from the crowd in innovation but also is a trend setter, its products attracted many companies in the world to make accessories for them, and even the well-known...
View ArticleExposure of Imitation foreign brands scandals
From iFeng: "山寨Shanzhai’ (knockoff) was once a buzz word referring to imitation and pirated brands and goods in China. Shanzhai products always have the obvious "signature": its crappy-looking...
View ArticlePhoto hunt game of Chinese Shanzhai products
From Baidu: “山寨 Shanzhai”culture is still popular in China. "Shanzhai" literally means "mountain village" or “mountain stronghold” and implies lack of official control. Shanzhai culture began when...
View ArticleObama Fried Chicken opening in China
From Netease: Yesterday, a hot topic about OFC (Obama Fried Chicken) spread on the Chinese Weibo (micro-blog). This is the name of a restaurant which was not yet open for business. President Obama’s...
View ArticleHow to distinguish what kind of cell phone people are using on a high speed...
From Weibo: How to distinguish what kind of cell phone people are using on a high speed train? Every passenger on the train are all concentrating on their cell phones. A group of people put their cell...
View ArticleMan buys a fake IPhone, stabs seller’s associate to death in rage
From QQ: February 28, at noon, a murder happened near the 27 Plaza in Zhengzhou city. Two hours later, the police arrested the suspect Mr. Feng. Reporter learned from the police station, 29-year-old...
View ArticleShanzhai Lamborghini, 99% identical exterior, sells for 420k yuan
I believe, you only need to spend less than 300 yuan to own a smartphone that looks like an IPhone on the outside, but have you heard of spending 420,000 yuan for a “Lamborghini”? Recently, a report...
View ArticleiPhone 5 ice cream appears in China
From Sina: July 3, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, the most popular ice cream among students here is this one called “iPhone 5” ice-cream. The price of “iPhone 5” is 1 yuan. Although the ice cream sells...
View ArticleEgypt’s Olympians given fake Nike gear because real thing was too expensive
From Sina: Almost all teams participating in the 2012 London Olympics all received sponsorship of sporting goods, or signed a formal sponsorship agreement with the company. However the Egyptian team...
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