China Travel 2.0

Did you notice that Beijing has changed a lot during the past week? There are more neon lights on the street and more fireworks shops! Yes! Febrary 2nd is the Spring Festival or the Chinese New Year Eve. It is one of the most significent days of a year. But in china, it actually refers [...]

Actually, not all the Chinese people eat the dumplings at the Chinese New Year’s eve. At least there is no dumplings at all in the family banquetl. But in north of china, making and eating the dumplings is a must for the new year. The year of rabbit is coming, with the fireworks loud and no stopping explosion outside, [...]

This Saturday night around 11:45pm, it’ll sound like the sky is falling in china. Firecrackers and bottle rockets will light the night sky and create a deafening noise into the wee hours. No one will be able to sleep for the noise, so we’ll head outside and join in the fun, being careful to stay [...]

Highlight Sanya is located on the southernmost tip of Hainan Island, Sanya is the island’s most famous tropical resort, wonderful in the baking summer months and also a popular spot in winter too. Once home to china’s most reviled exiles. Sanya has been transformed from a spot that no one wanted to visit at the ‘end [...]

Chunjie，aka 春节 Spring Festival. The Chinese New Year is on February 14, 2010 (Chinese Lunar New Year). It is the most important festival in china and within the Chinese heart. Lyndsey Biddle would like to share her feelings about it. It is the right time to prepare for it if you plan for a special [...]

Chinese New year(Spring festival aka Chunjie 春节) is not the same holiday as the new year or Christmas or any other western holiday. It IS a huge long term holiday for Chinese. and there is always a different kind of food suit for the different date of Chunjie. You never believe the Chunijie begins from [...]

Especially in the CN new year. The oranges become one of the best-seeling products in Guangdong Province. Of course it tastes good, but,the Cantonese like it more than its sweet taste. Obviously, the orange tree in front of a shop is not for eat.  “Orange” in Cantonese sounds like “propitious”(“桔”在广东话里谐音为“吉”), so, everyone decorates their homes [...]