So, modern Chinese sites are like western sites in the 90's? Speaking of which who designed LLC? Was it you Crystal or Fili?

WA, the reason Chinese sites are so slow is  a) their servers are on the opposite side of the globe. b) all connections have to pass through the censorship firewall

Can you link me to your Chinese blog?

I never been to a chinese blog or forum… 
for me it s like the other western forum :)  

I am familiar with those Chinese sites and Crystal I might stop visiting if you site became like them.  I hate Chinese websites but I realise we might have to create one like that for my business

KaiWen said:

I thought asians were supposed to be smart with computers

Ahah

That's the greatest mystery of China. When you see them using Photoshop at 300 APM (Actions Per Seconds) like if they were playing Starcraft (and yes even high heeled gorgeous women), you feel like -beep-. And when you look closer, they use Photoshop 7 on Windows XP. Yes, nowadays.

Economical reasons or limited geekness ?

WanderingAmerican said:

KaiWen said:

WA, the reason Chinese sites are so slow is  a) their servers are on the opposite side of the globe. b) all connections have to pass through the censorship firewall

Can you link me to your Chinese blog?

 

But it was even slow when I was in China. Why is that? Figured it was because of the gov but how about because hundreds of millions of people are on it? Read about that somewhere before. Whatever. Anyway, I sent you a link to my weibo page on your facebook. That's right fellas. Me and KaiWen are cool like that.

Yeah, it's because the Chinese network is subject to severe bottlenecks, especially in times of high activity (mid-afternoon to late evening). This is true even when you're accessing Chinese sites. The problem is exaggerated if you're trying to access something outside of China from within, or something within China from outside, because the routes into and out of the country are not wide and numerous enough and are especially subject to being overloaded.

I find there are many similarities between the Chinese web sites and their scenic areas… is there ANYWHERE in china where one stone bigger than a house brick has not been carved, named, labelled with some gaudy paint, or where every tree is festooned with lanterns, ribbons, flags, and every natural bit of ex wilderness is jam packed with noodle shops and souveneir sellers?

Ok I exaggerate here a bit, but I do find I got to trek many Km to actually escape the ubiquitous noise, litter, decorations that so often detract (in my mind) from what nature has given.

Ok, Chinese want their web sites like this? fine, they are their sites, but they will not market well to westerners, because to navigate and extract information it is an incomprehensible nightmare. I never go to a Chinese style website unless I absolutely have to.

^ There are some examples in the OP. I don't really frequent Chinese sites because I find the text intimidating and then go into sensory shock.

I also hate that sites like baidu and tudou open new tabs when I click on links. I like to choose which links to open up in a new tab tyvm.

I had to force the Chinese company who designed my company's website to debug for Chrome (my browser) and Firefox. And there are still bugs. -_-

Crystal said:

So, does LoveLoveChina look like Western or like Chinese site? 

Well, to me it's a lot busier than western sites, but nothing like the blinding cacophony of a Chinese site such as

http://www.155.com or

http://www.taobao.com

I suppose we could call LLC, "western with Chinese characteristics" (in the same way that the CCCP practises 'communism with Chinese characteristics'.

(Hate the geekiness of Firefox, designed for website thieves, and Chrome is complete pants and I won't have it on my computer.  Opera is fairly good; Safari has a long way to go.  IE8 or 9 for me).  (35 years computer consultant.)