Today’s guest post is from Lauren Johnson who is a creative writer by passion and marketing professional by profession – a tech-savvy who is currently associated with Giftblooms, an Online Gift Store. For over 10 years she’s been working …
Giving gifts can be a great way to show your appreciation. However, in some culture one gift might be considered as a lucky symbol while in other countries this gift might be seen as offensive. China takes a special place …
Today’s guest post introduces great ways to learn Chinese while travelling! Learning a language is difficult as it is, but if you can do it while you have fun, it will feel easier.
Travelling can be a great way …
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 …
“Cross-stitch is a popular form of counted-thread embroidery in which X-shaped stitches in a tiled, raster-like pattern are used to form a picture. Cross-stitch is often executed on easily countable evenweave fabric called aida cloth. (Wikipedia.com)”
Cross stitch is one …
In modern times many superstitious believes and traditions have been discarded. Most of China’s modern urban population and the younger generation have stopped believing and following the old ways. However, most rural areas in China and the older generations still …
There are a lot of different embroidery arts in China; silk embroidery, embroidery on clothes, handkerchiefs, and all kinds of different styles. There are ethnic minorities like the Dong, Miao and Qiang who have their own style. No matter what …
Whether you are a regular traveller to the country or a first-timer visiting China, almost for sure you will at some point experience culture shock. No matter which part of China you are visiting, maybe Harbin or Sichuan, or cities …
You might have heard people saying things like “Chinese parents don’t know how to show affection towards their children” and some people even conclude because of this they simply don’t love their children enough.
Yes, parenting in China is very …
After several hard and exhausting weeks, classes are finally over. It is time to get back to writing.
Last Saturday the 22nd of March, I took part at the “Chinese Bridge” competition.
The Chinese Bridge Proficiency Competition is an …
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