Tea is a major part of Chinese culture. In order to fully grasp its importance I made my way down to Anhui’s Huangshan City. You might have heard of the famous Yellow Mountains in China, Huangshan 黄山. The main city …
Personally, I haven’t had many chances to travel through China. Today’s guest post will introduce some of the most amazing destinations in China which you simply have to visit. So far, I have been only been to two of the …
Social pressures in China can be difficult to cope with, no matter if you are a Chinese national or a Western spouse of such.
No matter where you live, every country promotes its own social standards: What you have to …
The Chinese martial arts, to be exact Shaolin Kung Fu, have been a part of my life as long as I can think back. Keeping this part out of a blog about my daily life and struggles seems wrong. This …
A few weeks ago I have already written about China’s drinking culture. After being out for dinner with a bunch of old Chinese men yesterday, it reminded me again how much I hate people around me smoking.
For every …
Two summers ago, I travelled to Hong Kong for three months for summer break. Three months was the most I could stay without a special visa, so I was able to go for June, July and August. I stayed in …
As a foreigner in China you always feel a bit like a celebrity or a pink unicorn. Constant stares, people pointing with the finger at you and screaming “foreigner” 老外. I have decided to counteract this phenomenon by putting me …
The question of which language to use in an intercultural relationship usually solves itself naturally. In our case we exclusively communicate in Mandarin Chinese.
When I met my husband a few years ago my Chinese was already fairly good, …
“Leyte Province in the Philippines. Her running steps echoed from the walls. Would he catch her? It meant white slavery if he did. Slamming open the kitchen door, she burst out of the hotel despite the typhoon ravaging the eastern …
For thousands of years wine has been used in rituals to worship gods and pay respects to ancestors in China. Today, this custom has weakened, but Chinese drinking culture is very much alive, being a sign of respect, fellowship and …
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