My Life in Beijing: Wo lu ma and the Ancient Art of Chinese Hairdressing
In my previous blog I mentioned that I would perform practical yet humiliating tasks…
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Have Sex, Save Money
A recent survey conducted by charity organization YouGov found sex to be Britons’ most popular free…
Local Lingo
Monkeys Fishing for the Moon 猴子捞月 hóu zǐ lāo yuè Meaning: In pursuit of…
Pandamonium – Is It The Year Of The Panda?
2008 may be the Year of the Rat, but so far it’s seems more like…
Local Lingo
In China, the saying goes: 乐不思蜀 (lè bù sī Shǔ) “Too joyful to think of…
Local Lingo
In China, the saying goes: 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú “To acheive bamboo, the bamboo…
The Mighty Brush
The writing of Chinese characters dates back almost 4,000 years and around 40,000 characters exist.…
Year of the Rat
鼠年 shǔ nián Year of the Rat The twelve years of the Chinese horoscope begin…
Swept Away
Brooms are forbidden on lunar New Year’s Day in China: No one must sweep or…