Blog Tag - Chinese New Year
As expat parents living in China, we definitely want our kids to understand the local culture, at least a little. Chinese New Year is a great time...
With Chinese New Year right around the corner, it’s time to bring in some of that sweet sweet luck. While there are a great many ways to do this –...
Chinese New Year has arrived and that means it’s time to hand out 红包 hóngbāo! The little red packets can be seen next to check-out registers all over...
Ah, the Chinese New Year holiday… The week where business in China seems to come to a halt and the annual homeward bound migration takes place all...
We're rounding up Beijing's best and porkiest dishes. From bangers to ramen, this list has all your porcine cravings covered.
Jiro-Kei Ramen, Yume...
Perhaps it’s fitting that on Women’s Day, one national representative, a woman from Anhui Province, earned herself the national spotlight for...
Some readers may recall how excited I was for the announcement of the new Lego sets this year since China-specific sets helped prepare our children...
Now that the haze of gunpowder and fireworks have cleared from the sky, red packet scraps have been swept off the streets, and the warring states of...
Before fireworks were restricted to outside the Fifth Ring Road, an opaque haze falling on the capital over the Spring Festival holiday was an...
If you think the reason people in China wear red underwear is to find love like people in Mexico and other Latin American countries do, you are wrong...
It's no secret that many of Beijing's esteemed dining establishments are about to close for Spring Festival (check out our handy guide here), but...
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 12-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
You have probably heard plenty about Spring Festival traditions and customs, but what about the taboos? These are trickier as you don't usually know...
If you have ever been asked “What is your zodiac sign?” by a Chinese friend don’t think they are just making small talk. Not only will you...
To make sure you aren't left pouting in the cold in front of a closed door at your favorite bar or restaurant, below are details of opening and...
