chinese discussion forums/bbs(es?)

[hunxueer]

i was wondering if any of you read/post to any chinese discussion forums, particularly those based on the mainland.

i'm on www.tianya.cn right now, which is supposed to be extremely popular, and from the looks of the numbers of posts, it seems quite active, but i can't really make heads or tails of it. the section heads aren't what i'm familiar with on english-language boards (some on tianya are culture, food, travel, etc.), and the thread topics seem really random, from what i can understand. like people just describing their outings at bars or things like that.

anyway, i figured it'd be an interesting way to practice reading/writing, and it wouldn't hurt to use them to find people with similar interests in my city, but i can't even figure out where to start.

[gato]

The forum sections are listed on the left of the screen. Just go down the list and give each a try. There are ones about the stock market, cell phones, IT, etc.

http://cache.tianya.cn/index.shtml

[roddy]

I often recommend the forums / groups on Web 2.0 chinese sites like douban - much less confusing. Generally less active, but at least the first 10 posts aren't "沙发！"

[gato]

Try this forum. It's got some interesting discussions. It's also been forced to go offline a few times in the past.

http://www.laosafu.com/bbs/forumdisplay.php?fid=321&pageD2

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