Blog Author - Huang Chenkuang

R1 Cabbage is So Last Winter. Hop Into Spring With These Five Seasonal Vegetables
Try these five spring vegetables for something fresh, tasty, and healthy.
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.
How to Pull Through The Dog Days of Summer
There is no magical cure to protect you from being a hot, sweaty mess, but there are a few pearls of TCM wisdom that can help.
Mandarin Monday: Learning Common Chinese Idioms
Whether killing two birds with one stone or trying the octopus, these idioms will help you up your Chinese.
Fall in Love With These Autumn Fruits Currently in Season
Fruit just tastes better (and is healthier for you) when consumed in the correct season.
Feast Your Eyes on Fall Foliage at These Beijing Mountain Parks
The period from mid-October to mid-November is widely acknowledged as the most pleasant season in Beijing.
Mandarin Monday: 20 Phrases Originated from Dialects
There are countless local dialects used in China, and they all influence one another.
你是谁? Navigating the Mental Minefield That is Chinese Kinship Terms
If meeting someone's family for the first time wasn't intimidating enough, there's then the memory minefield that is Chinese kinship terms.