The Hot New Sacrifice for Tomb Sweeping Day: Paper iPhone
It’s almost April 4th, meaning that 清明节 (qīng míng jié), aka “Tomb Sweeping Day” is almost upon us. This is the holiday when Chinese people go back to their ancestors’ graves to pay their respects....
View ArticleGobble Up Fire Chicken & Potato Dirt: Top 8 Thanksgiving Phrases
Hungry for some fire chicken? Or, are you craving delicious potato dirt with gravy on the side? While teaching about Thanksgiving (感恩节) in Shenzhen, I had many students tell me turkey was “fire...
View ArticleNew Year’s Words
Bring out the party favors, noise makers and prepare for the countdown on New Year’s Eve. 2012 was quite a year and to celebrate the new one (since we all made it – take that Mayans!), I’ve put a list...
View ArticleTop 10 Chinese New Year’s Words
The year of the snake will be slithering our way as the year of the dragon comes to an end! There are all these customs: wearing red, eating dumplings and giving and receiving red envelopes. Why wear...
View Article6 Snake Phrases for the Year of the Snake
2013 is the year of the Snake (蛇 – shé)! Contrary to western belief, the snake in Chinese culture doesn’t represent trickery, deceit or evil. Instead, astrologically speaking, the snake is the yin to...
View ArticleThe 14 Chinese Heart Phrases With No Valentine’s Day Expiry Date
Have you realized how many phrases have “heart” in them? Know something by heart, wear you heart on your sleeve, get to the heart of the matter .. just to name a few. Though in these expressions...
View ArticleTop 8 Valentine’s Day Phrases List
Oh that time where no matter where you go, you see red hearts, chocolate and flowers! Well, whether it makes you smile and excited or ready to curl into bed with some ice cream, you can’t be caught...
View ArticleTop 8 Words for Qingming Festival, the Tomb Sweeping Holiday in China
This year’s Qingming Festival (清明节 － qīng míng jié) falls on April 4th, 2013. For those of you unfamiliar with the 2,500 plus years of tradition behind this holiday, it’s all about tomb sweeping,...
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The Dragon Boat Festival – All the History, Customs, Activities You Must Know
So The Dragon Boat Festival. It’s just a day where you have bunch of boats that look like dragons and you race them, right? Wrong! There’s actually so much more history and tradition behind this...
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An Introduction to Modern Chinese Wedding Customs
Do you hear that? The ringing of wedding bells in China. The sound of $80 billion being dropped on this booming industry. Cha-ching! So how much does the average Chinese wedding cost in China? What are...
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