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They’re shocking and irritating: those static shocks that jolt our existence at this time of year. Just recently on a supermarket run, I had five non...
'Going Zero Waste', living a life without generating any trash at all sounds like an impossible concept. Yet hundreds and thousands of zero-wasters...
Chinese cuisine is famed for its many offerings – including both regional delicacies and seasonal dishes. Among the myriad options, eggs are a...
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Better known as Chinese steamed buns, mantou is a staple food in the Chinese diet. Originating from a folk tale over 2,000 years ago, mantou has...
The Forbidden City is perhaps Beijing’s most famous urban landmark. Each year, millions of tourists queue up for a chance to walk the corridors and...
If you've lived in Beijing long enough, you've probably heard all kinds of hackneyed food-related rumors. These old wives' tales span everything from...
Despite Beijing being a comparatively easy city to navigate thanks to its grid formation, for the directionally or Mandarin-challenged, answering the...
Stamppot (mash pot) is a traditional Dutch dish of potatoes and vegetables, mashed together as the name implies. The Dutch eat it with brown gravy,...
When my husband was 6-years-old, a tonsillectomy almost killed him.
It should have been routine, as it is for most kids. Don’t eat or drink in the 12...
This post comes courtesy of UnTour Food Tours, who have been taking guests off the beaten path to eat shoulder-to-shoulder with locals since 2010....
Beijing has plenty of quirky museums that are dedicated to oddly specific areas ranging from vintage cars to the notorious baijiu. Below is our list...
Another Mid-Autumn Festival, another mooncake on the menu. Whether made of red bean, egg, mixed nuts, or some zany fruit filling, the mooncake is...
According to China’s Health and Family Planning Statistical Yearbook, more than 9 million women had abortions in 2017, and compared to many Western...
I loved many aspects of living and working in China, however, being black in China was a complex experience. Each person you ask will have both...