So it was a bit surprising to see [Jianshu](http://jianshu.io/) (literally translates to "simple book"), a minimalist writing and blogging environment reminiscent of [Medium](https://medium.com/) and [Svbtle](https://svbtle.com/), receive an RMB 5 million (US$806,000) seed investment, [according to 36kr](http://www.36kr.com/p/213520.html)
The site has a both Chinese and English versions, but skimming through the articles didn't reveal a single English-speaking author. Nonetheless, users can share articles both to Chinese and Western social networks, including those blocked in mainland China like Twitter and Facebook.
