Citations, quotes and articles on Danwei,and its contributors
"Danwei gives a range of sources, news and opinions on China that no mainstream news organisation can match" — John Lanchester in The London Review of Books
"Try chinadigitaltimes.net and danwei.org as a first "open sesame"." — Timothy Garton Ash in The Guardian
"Jeremy Goldkorn, the South African emigre now cited as one of
China’s most prolific and powerful social media commentators." — David McNeill in Public Affairs magazine
Princess Der Ling: Two Years in the Forbidden City: Two years in the Forbidden City is largely a reminiscence of the minutiae of life for one of history's most powerful women, by one of her court attendants, a Manchu noble's daughter by the name of Der Ling.
Carl Crow's The Long Road Back to China: In 1939 Carl Crow - an American journalist, advertising executive and author who had lived in Shanghai for 25 years until forced out by the Japanese - travelled up the Burma Road from Rangoon to Chongqing on assignment for Liberty magazine － 'the most interesting assignment I have ever been given'.
+ The 'national' in National Day (2006.10): Xiao Feng writes about China's national flavor, national curse, national bird, national car, and so forth, Dongfang Yu writes on the true meaning of China's National Day in the age of angry youth.
+ Don't ask so laowai don't have to tell (2008.07): An essay was written by Geremie Barmé, scholar, filmmaker and author of the new book The Forbidden City.
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