Comments on: China Denies They Renamed Mountain after ‘Avatar’ http://thegoat.backcountry.com/2010/01/28/china-denies-they-renamed-mountain-after-%e2%80%98avatar%e2%80%99/ A Daily Bleatdown Wed, 23 May 2012 13:16:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Bjornar http://thegoat.backcountry.com/2010/01/28/china-denies-they-renamed-mountain-after-%e2%80%98avatar%e2%80%99/#comment-266731 Bjornar Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:02:34 +0000 http://thegoat.backcountry.com/?p=12499#comment-266731 Now they just have to cut off the bottom and use a huge Mag-Lev to get it into the air. Now they just have to cut off the bottom and use a huge Mag-Lev to get it into the air.

]]> By: Rocky Thompson http://thegoat.backcountry.com/2010/01/28/china-denies-they-renamed-mountain-after-%e2%80%98avatar%e2%80%99/#comment-266719 Rocky Thompson Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:49:51 +0000 http://thegoat.backcountry.com/?p=12499#comment-266719 what's interesting to me is that for all of China's hyperbolic controls on media, the reigning party would still give a small municipality enough control to embarrass themselves. i suppose there's something interesting in here about 24-hour news cycles, internet dissemination of quirky stories, and China looking like they need an iron hand PR agency. what’s interesting to me is that for all of China’s hyperbolic controls on media, the reigning party would still give a small municipality enough control to embarrass themselves. i suppose there’s something interesting in here about 24-hour news cycles, internet dissemination of quirky stories, and China looking like they need an iron hand PR agency.

]]> By: Chester http://thegoat.backcountry.com/2010/01/28/china-denies-they-renamed-mountain-after-%e2%80%98avatar%e2%80%99/#comment-266549 Chester Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:43:45 +0000 http://thegoat.backcountry.com/?p=12499#comment-266549 It's not "Chinese authorities" so much as it's "Zhangjiajie authorities"...as in the authorities from a particular municipality. It seems they decided to change the name to bring attention to their area and maybe attract more tourism and now everyday people around them are pissed because they think the name change is, essentially, selling out. Not sure I understand why this is "typically China." As far as I know, people all over the world are constantly contending with small-fry political officials doing dumb shit. It’s not “Chinese authorities” so much as it’s “Zhangjiajie authorities”…as in the authorities from a particular municipality. It seems they decided to change the name to bring attention to their area and maybe attract more tourism and now everyday people around them are pissed because they think the name change is, essentially, selling out.

Not sure I understand why this is “typically China.” As far as I know, people all over the world are constantly contending with small-fry political officials doing dumb shit.

]]> By: chip http://thegoat.backcountry.com/2010/01/28/china-denies-they-renamed-mountain-after-%e2%80%98avatar%e2%80%99/#comment-266541 chip Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:11:18 +0000 http://thegoat.backcountry.com/?p=12499#comment-266541 agreed agreed

]]> By: Scott http://thegoat.backcountry.com/2010/01/28/china-denies-they-renamed-mountain-after-%e2%80%98avatar%e2%80%99/#comment-266516 Scott Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:08:34 +0000 http://thegoat.backcountry.com/?p=12499#comment-266516 So, so typically China. I love those guys. So, so typically China. I love those guys.

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