Monthly Archives: November 2011

Dodgy Dealer caught on camera

It is really difficult to change money in China. Most banks insist on seeing a tax receipt to prove that you have earned the money legally. Some of us don’t have tax receipts so have to find the banks which do not ask for them. It is hard. And when you find a bank (eg… Read More »

Placentas for sale

Shocking story in the Shanghai Daily about the illegal trade in fresh placentas. The first sentence refers to placentas “selling like hot cakes”. The article then goes on to talk about how you can buy them on taobao (equiv to eBay) and how to make an animal placenta look like a human one by reshaping… Read More »