Showcase of Chinese Web Design (smashingmagazine.com)

Interesting piece on Chinese web design market and how many of western assumptions are challenged or not applicable.

'Chinese is rooted in hieroglyphic characters. Typing in Chinese on an alphabet-based keyboard can be slow, especially for middle-aged and older users. So, you will see that some website user interfaces are extremely busy: text and image links everywhere—”the more, the merrier,” as Rex Song points out. These websites are designed for clicking, as opposed to searching...'