chinaSMACK published a total of 380 individual posts in 2010. You can always see what were our most popular posts (most commented). However, what were our most notable posts?

Of course, a lot of notable things happened on the Chinese internet this past year and it is impossible for us to translate and report all of them. However, below are 35 notable Chinese internet news, events, and phenomena that we did cover last year (in approximate chronological order). Some are serious and some are silly fun, but all of them made headlines in China and captured the attention of Chinese netizens.

Do you remember all of them?

1. Akmal Shaikh Executed By China for Drug Smuggling

2. China Catches Avatar Fever

3. Google Leaves China

4. China’s Number 1 Car Model Shou Shou Has A Sex Tape Too

5. Brother Sharp: A Beggar Becomes A Fashion Trend

6. Zhang Ziyi’s Sichuan Charity Scrutinized

7. Yunnan Droughts Yield Impressive Photographs

8. Another Major Earthquake, In Yushu, In Qinghai

9. Schoolchildren Attacked, Multiple Times, Society Fears Trend

10. Ren Zhiqiang Gets Shoe Because Chinese Can’t Afford Homes

11. “If You Are The One” Contestant Yan Fengjiao Not So Innocent

12. Super Boy Singing Competition Produces Lots Of Strange “Boys”

13. Foxconn Employees Keep Jumping Off Buildings

14. South Korean Naval Ship Cheonan Sunk, Kim Jong Il Visits

15. 2010 World Cup, Made-In-China, Admiring North Koreans

16. Former Microsoft China President Tang Jun’s Has Fake Diploma

17. China Has An Oil Spill Too, Dalian Firefighter’s Last Moments

18. Old Red Army Orchestra Video Relentlessly Parodied

19. Chinese Tourists Die In The Philippines, Netizens In Uproar

20. Husband Kills Pig On National TV, Fulfills Wife’s Dream

21. Chinese Fishing Boat Captain Causes International Incident

22.Traffic Still A Problem In Beijing, Continues Being Problem

23. Sister Feng Continues Her Infamy Into 2010

24. Netizens Find Little Girl’s Innocence & Accent Adorable

25. Tianya’s “Xiao Yue Yue” Publicity Stunt Enormously Successful

26. Motorcyclist Becomes Impromptu Gymnast, Wins Gold Medal

27. 2010 Shanghai World Expo Breaks Records, Deemed Successful

28. Chinese Internet Titans Do Battle, Netizens Annoyed

29. “Old Boy” Short Film Is A Generation’s Nostalgia & Its Regrets

30. AIDS Orphan A-Long’s Lonely Life Becomes Not So Lonely

31. Sirens Echo Through A City All Day

32. Crush Fetish Enters Popular Consciousness

33. North Korea Attacks South Korea, World Holds Breath

34. Chinese People Have An Opinion About Wikileaks Too

35. Villager Ran Over, Society Remains Suspicious Of Authorities

Thank you for supporting chinaSMACK in 2010! Happy New Year! See you in 2011!

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