Baidu's most popular search engine questions of 2006: Long March & Love Top the Lists
(I've been interested in how anonymous questions asked on the internet indicate the the joys, anxieties and hopes of a society. I think these questions represent a good insight into what middle-upper class Chinese people are thinking - or at least wondering: finances, love, weight, technology, family, government and more... - Tricia)
From Virtual China: Check out Baidu Zhidao/Baidu Knows 2006 top ten questions list. They've divided it into four different kinds of questions and provided access to the most commonly asked questions as well as their answers. . .
Top 10 "Why" 为什么 questions:
1. Why did they go on the Long March?
2. Why are we alive?
3. Why do we need to drink water?
4. Why can't I open this page/link?
5. Why does my hair fall out?
6. Why can't I get online?
7. Why do we love? (misleading: it's part of a song title, "Why can't lovers be together?")
8. Why study?
9. Why take part in exams?
10. Why get married?
Top Ten "How" 如何 questions:
1. How to lose weight?
2. How to reset a system?
3. How to make money?
4. How to get pregnant?
5. How to build a harmonious society?
6. How to innovate start a business 创业?
7. How to put on make-up?
8. How to kiss?
9. How to trade stocks?
10. How to get plastic surgery?
Top 10 "What Is" 什么是 Questions:
1. What is love?
2. What is the Long March spirit?
3. What is a blog?
4. What is dual-core?
5. What is 3G?
6. What is harmonious society?
7. What are futures? (stocks)
8. What is a trojan horse? (software)
9. What is happiness?
10. What is an ecosystem?
Top 10 "Should I" 要不要 Questions:
1. Should I read the classics?
2. Should I continue living? (title to a song)
3. Should a computer write? (?) Should people with computers keep writing characters by hand?
4. Should I take part in exams?
5. Should I join the Party?
6. Should I have a child?
7. Should we abolish the death penalty?
8. Should I see an Internet friend in person?
9. Should I get married?
10. Should I buy a house?