Blog Category - Chinese Culture

Discover Beijing's Culinary Firsts: From KFC to Daoxiangcun
Let's take a nostalgic detour, shining the spotlight on some of Beijing's firsts
First day of New Year: Get New Clothes, Eat Dumplings, Send Hongbaos
What are some of the traditions on 大年初一,the first day of lunar New Year?
A Quick Peek at This Year's Temple Fairs in Beijing
Temple Fairs are a place to explore traditional performances, eat local treats, and soak up the festivities of the holiday season.
Mandarin Monday: Mastering Your Chinese New Year Greetings and Well-Wishes
With CNY approaching, it's time to dust off polite phrases before you get knocked upside the head with baijiu and fireworks.
Mandarin Monday: 10 English Words Originally Borrowed from Chinese
English has long padded out its vocabulary by adopting so-called "loan words" from other languages.
Solar Terms 101: Squeeze Your Holiday Fat With These Unconventional Winter Sports
If the inventors of the 24 solar terms experienced our current winter, they probably would've thought twice before calling it Minor Cold.
Solar Terms 101: Winter Solstice Comes, Can Spring be Far Behind?
Take your time to eat, the night is still young
Sun Yat-sen in Beijing: Life, Death, and Legacy
He’s a revered figure in China. But what does Sun Yat-sen, born in Guangdong, raised in Hawaii, and buried in Nanjing have to do with Beijing? 
Mandarin Monday: Pick Up Your Devils' Tongue In Chinese
Have you picked your costume yet?
Capital Histories: How Beijing Came to Be China's Capital
The rise and fall of the city we call home. 8.5.0
Know Your Teas: A Full and Leafy Spectrum of Cuppas
No artificial colorings, guaranteed
Get Cultured With These Holiday Talks, Walks & Activities
A smattering of outings over the October break that can give you a better understanding of our fair city.
Residence of Sengge Rinchen
Before "Squid on a Stick," Nanluoguxiang was famous as the home of the dashing Mongolian Prince Sengge Rinchen (1811-1865)
Mandarin Monday: Power of Lǎoshī in Chinese Culture
Just yesterday (Sep 10), was Teachers' Day
Bells, Drums, Cannons & Clocks: A Brief History of Timekeeping in Beijing
There have been a myriad of ways to tell time in the capital since ancient times.