Asia Blog: China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam

Thanks to Danwei, I came across this map, titled “A dozen ways to die in Shanghai,” featuring the city’s most prominent suicide spots:

They provide the following english translation:

Huichunji pharmacy sells sleeping pills.
Suzhou rivier is uncovered.
The #57 bus goes directly to the zoo. You can jump into a tiger’s mouth and die.
The Kerry Center is 32 stories tall. Jumping off is 100% successful.
A manhole cover has been stolen - jump into the sewer and drown.
Cars under the Yan’an Road viaduct drive very fast. Accidents happen often.
Changshou Road subway station - lie on the tracks.
Fuxing Park - hanging yourself is simple among the tall, close trees.
Barber stand at 1324 alley - steal a razor and cut your throat.
High-voltage power lines - with 20,000 volts, electrocution is convenient.
Wang’s Tofu Stand - crush yourself with a piece of tofu.
Dafa Gardens construction site - there’s always something falling.
Filling station - death by self-immolation.
Free and Easy Sauna - death by suffocation.

Today, the Asia Blog goes live on the Elliott Back Network. There’s already some exciting content beginning to appear–with more to come, courtesy of Sunhye. Our first writer on the Asia Blog, Sunny is an undeclared Arts & Science major at Cornell University. She’s smart, quirky, and loves to practice Kung Fu on unsuspecting CS majors. As a Korean international student from Canada, expect to hear a unique voice–Sunny’s voice.