2010-02-05 22:31:17 +0800 #1
LiLei and Han MeiMei were the two main characters from a series of middle-school English textbooks used by Mainland Chinese students in the early 80s. I've unearthed a small wave of nostalgia about them online, including and .
Then converted retro nostalgia into modern art, kitsch and a roadshow:
Interestingly enough, they also gave named them 李磊 and 韩美美 as they described in one of their first blog posts:
"他们没有中文名，我就先这样叫他们。试试看反响如何？大家有新意见么？ (They don't have Chinese names, let's call them this for now and see what the reaction is? What do you think?)"
陈力英语教学博客 blog.sina.com.cn/chenlisd
Then converted retro nostalgia into modern art, kitsch and a roadshow:
Interestingly enough, they also gave named them 李磊 and 韩美美 as they described in one of their first blog posts:
"他们没有中文名，我就先这样叫他们。试试看反响如何？大家有新意见么？ (They don't have Chinese names, let's call them this for now and see what the reaction is? What do you think?)"
陈力英语教学博客 blog.sina.com.cn/chenlisd
