On June 23th, 2012 is the annual Dragon Boat Festival. This is one of the most important on Chinese Lunar Calendar, which has more than 2,000 years of history. To celebrate this traditional festival and make more people know about the folk custom, many activities are hold during this 3-day holiday o[...]
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June 2nd, 2011 - 8:15 pm § in China travel blogs
Travel Tips Books about China(1)
These are great books of travel stories written by "Laowai" who had much experience with China and Chinese people.[...]
June 2nd, 2011 - 3:20 am § in China travel blogs
2011 Children’s Day in Beijing: Play with Chinese Folk Toys!
Children’s day is a chance for us adults to remain our childhood. In the past time, when there is no TVs, computers, or any video games, traditional toys, such as Chinese yo-yos, Iron Hoop Rolling and Jigsaw puzzle, were our best friends. With hundreds years of history, those traditional toys are [...]
May 25th, 2011 - 9:41 pm § in China travel blogs
China Celebrates Children’s Day on June 1
In China, children are celebrated yearly on June 1. The whole country celebrates with cards, presents, special foods, parades, and other activities. Although schools remain open, children do not attend class and are free of homework.[...]
May 25th, 2011 - 9:12 am § in China travel blogs
2011 Dragon Boat Festival: Are You Ready to Join in ?
Dragon boat festival, also known as Double Fifth Day, falls on the 5th day of the 5th month of Chinese lunar calendar. It is one of the traditional festivals in China, which has more than 2,000 years of history. Traditionally, it is in memory of a great patriot poet, Qu Yuan, of the State of [...][...]
May 19th, 2011 - 7:17 pm § in China travel blogs
China row over Forbidden City ‘club for the rich’
Chinese officials have denied the Beijing palace that was once home to China's emperors is being used as a club for the rich.[...]
May 19th, 2011 - 7:17 pm § in China travel blogs
China row over Forbidden City ‘club for the rich’
Chinese officials have denied the Beijing palace that was once home to China's emperors is being used as a club for the rich.[...]
May 17th, 2011 - 7:13 pm § in China travel blogs
Cultural relics discovered under sea
It was the first day of the fourth excavation of Nan'ao No 1, a sunken merchant vessel of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) that was found in 2007 in the South China Sea near Nan'ao Island, Guangdong province, after local fisherman netted porcelain ware.[...]
May 17th, 2011 - 3:59 am § in China travel blogs
Chinese Kung Fu is Coming Back!
The greatest Kung Fu panda is coming bakc on May 26th, 2011! Since five years ago, the overweight panda Po has won a great number of fans. Now, he is coming back to bring us a new enthusiasm of Chinese Kung Fu, as well as Chinese culture. Are you a kung fu fanatic like the panda Po? In [...][...]
May 13th, 2011 - 10:51 am § in China travel blogs
Top 5 places for flying a kite in Beijing
Did you see the spring is coming? There is an old saying in China that one can never know when spring is coming until seeing the kite in the sky. Kite flying is a traditional with nearly 3,000 years history and still plays an important role in Chinese culture today. Now, Chinese don’t [...]