shanzhai

Known here as "shanzhai ji" , or bandit phones, China's gray market handset industry was virtually non-existent just a few years ago.

Bin became an internet sensation and the face of the shanzhai zeitgeist when a video of him flying his autogyro went viral.

Ni Ping's proposal to block Shanzhai culture and phenomena seems to provide more official legitimacy for blocking the above initiatives.

Still, demand for shanzhai phones remains strong in rural areas and among migrant workers earning only a few hundred dollars a month.

We thought that was a bit off the wall, even for the knockoff world of shanzhai.

A second area where the Chinese excel is in "bandit" or "guerrilla" innovation, known as shanzhai.

Shi Mengqi, director and organizer of the shanzhai gala, said organizers were unable to find new video hosts.

Google says that the new service aims to help 'everyone can enjoy the benefit of shanzhai culture. '

This is one missed opportunity for closed-source global technology companies and a brilliant innovation by the shanzhai industry.

To the mainstream culture, the rise of "Shanzhai" culture is a challenge as well as a motivation, said Xie.

Many shanzhai companies have begun to move beyond mere copying and into the realm of creativity.

And with each shanzhai export to Africa, South America or elsewhere, the culture expands its influence.

The author attempts to analyze the metaphorical meanings of "shanzhai" and its translation from the perspectives of context.

The word "shanzhai" comes from the Chinese characters for "mountain fortress" or "mountain bandit" .

Shanzhai: Originally referred to the mountain strongholds of bandits.

Lax intellectual property enforcement has fueled China's scrappy shanzhai industry, especially for consumer electronics.

Either way, the shanzhai phenomenon has not gone unnoticed by legitimate handset manufacturers.

The shanzhai cops cheated at least five villagers out of 6, 000 yuan (about $880) each, according to the article.

You might expect shanzhai phones to be unreliable, as they're cheap.

The shanzhai gala people contacted us and wanted to keep the partnership, but we failed to reach an agreement.

this revival including the'Shanzhai'culture, reveals a boom of dialogue mode transcending the 'edge-center'mode from some level.

That is, shanzhai celebrities shanzhai versions of Brazilian football star Ronaldinho and a shanzhai Thousand Hand Buddha.

These shanzhai often take familiar products, concepts and marketing mimes and remake them with peculiar but innovative twists.

Rather than cheap knock-offs, shanzhai represents a radical new model of business innovation.

What's more is the Apple Peel also illustrates the evolution of China's massive "shanzhai" , or black market, phone industry.

Chinese teenagers fall asleep every night instant messaging friends via QQ on their shanzhai phones.

Now, shanzhai has become slang for anything modelled on a western product but tweaked for local consumption.

Some experts say they believe the shanzhai phenomena is about being creative, Chinese style.

Mobile phones in particular represent the far-reaching influence of shanzhai.

Some Shanzhai literatures or arts of performance and all Shanzhai building are infringements of copyright.

In the past, western technology giants would interact only with shanzhai companies through lawyers.

Another new type of show is the shanzhai (copycat) Spring Festival Gala Show.

Recently, the definition of shanzhai has expanded.

For some mainland commentators, shanzhai is a dirty word.

Some TV companies are already applying shanzhai principles to their work.

Shanzhai stars' advertisements are illegal because of infringement upon stars' right of publicity.

and the coming of the "Shanzhai Revenue Department " and other phenomenon also explain "Shanzhai" in market place to some extent.

Local media have taken to calling Wang's event the Shanzhai Barbie Banquet, using the Chinese slang termfor intentionally cheap knock-offs.

Many of the shanzhai developers have gone on to produce legitimate and innovative phones, both in China and abroad.

A senior Chinese government official recently defended the role of shanzhai in China's budding culture of innovation.

And recently, a shanzhai amusement park opened near Shanghai, based on the online game World of Warcraft.

The "Shanzhai" Culture not only includes the factor of mimicry and parody, but also consists of grass roots spirit and innovation spirit.

Nearly half of those went to shanzhai.

to reclaim the shanzhai Dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth that out of many, we are one;

The Rise of Shanzhai Culture