Local Lingo
In China, the saying goes: 胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú “To acheive bamboo, the bamboo…
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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…
A Season of Giving
Beijing Charities That Need You It’s that time of the year again, when families who…
Cure-all Herb
Asian red ginseng, regarded locally as the “miracle plant,” is said to have the ability…