Blog Author - Wendy Xu
Don't let mozzies ruin your summer fun.
![Think Twice Before Saying "Happy Dragon Boat Festival" In Chinese](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/385889/samuel-wong-1cb_z0nexoe-unsplash.png "Think Twice Before Saying "Happy Dragon Boat Festival" In Chinese")
As it's a day of remembrance, some consider the festival to not be so happy.
Along with pine and bamboo, plum blossom, also known as Chinese plum is considered one of “the three friends of winter."
Nothing says "welcome home" like a bowl of deliciously bouncy tangyuan.
![Why Lantern Festival is the "True" Chinese Valentine’s Day](https://www.thebeijinger.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_list_image/public/thebeijinger/blog-images/313215/princess.jpg "Why Lantern Festival is the "True" Chinese Valentine’s Day")
This Friday, get ready for the real romance.
If you think the reason people in China wear red underwear is to find love like other countries do, you are wrong.
Navigate a Chinese menu with these useful words and phrases.
Take a bike, a stroll, or a good old meander along the Tongzhou portion of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
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