“Winter is the season for hibernation… It’s time to keep warm, to store and conserve energy. Avoid indulgence or strenuous exercise.Go to bed early, when the sun sets, and wake up late, only when the daylight peeks out over the horizon. If your mind and heart are troubled, hold the situation close, and keep from […]
Confucius is finally hitting the big screen.?Even though the revered philosopher has taken a couple of millennia to make it into theaters, they’re really doing it in style, casting Chow Yun-Fat, moon-faced star of bloody action fuelled epics like “The Killer,” “God of Gamblers,” and “Hard Boiled,” as the thoughtful thinker. Think he’ll be dressed […]
Of course you know Valentine’s Day is coming up. And, be warned, it’s huge in China. You’ll be forced to take part.?Funnily, American cynics have, for years, disparaged the day of the heart. “It’s become just a Hallmark holiday,” they decry. Well, in China, that’s the way it started! V-Day didn’t hit the Chinese mainland […]
“I used to warm my firecrackers up on a kang, a traditional heated bed, so they would crackle louder. Sometimes, they got too hot, and exploded on the bed!” Talking about his New Year experiences when he was young, Hong Yu, a serious36-year-old tiger, burst into laughter. Firecrackers were invented, it’s said, to frighten away […]
The corner shop will be shuttered, because Mr. and Mrs. Wang have headed back to their family’s village for the Chinese New Year, so buy your beer and toilet paper early. All the restaurants will be sealed tight, so your regular rations of gongbao jiding and pai huanggua will be off limits for the week. […]
