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Author: Jocelyn Eikenburg

Jocelyn is a writer, blogger and the creator of the blog Speaking of China. She has been featured on the BBC and CCTV. You can find her writing in The Wall Street Journal, The Huffington Post, the anthologies "How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit?" and "Unsavory Elements", and other publications.
February 8, 2022 Culture

Why ‘Auspicious Snow Heralds a Good Year’ in Chinese Culture

Yesterday, we awoke to a scene of white winter wonder: via GIPHY A heavy “goose feather” snowfall had dusted the

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January 11, 2022 Athletes

Chinese-American Freeskiing Star Eileen Gu Set to Shine in Olympics

With the Winter Olympics set to kick off in Beijing in less than a month, the Games have become a

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August 31, 2021 Life / Life in Asia

The Odd ‘Twilight Zone’ of Not Knowing When I’ll Visit the US Again

I have no idea when I’ll return to the US to visit my family. Writing these words out feels strange

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May 18, 2021 Life / Life in Asia

How I Got Vaccinated in Beijing, China

“Immunization series completed.” The words, in a pleasant shade of green, flashed in my health kit, a confirmation that I

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March 16, 2021 Life / Traveling

Why It’s Hard to Leave China to Visit Family Abroad Amid Pandemic

“When are you coming home?” Recently, my family asked if I might return to the US sometime later this year,

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February 4, 2021 Culture / Life in Asia / Traditions

Not Home for the Holidays: An Unusual Chinese New Year

The Chinese saying of “moneyed or not, return home for Chinese New Year” (有钱没钱回家过年, yǒuqián méi qián huíjiā guònián) endures

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January 7, 2021 Culture / Life / Life in Asia / Traditions

Nothing But Dragonwell Tea for Me, Please

Among the rituals I observe every morning when I arrive bleary-eyed to work, nothing perks up my senses more than

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January 5, 2021 Life

2021: Our Wishes and Dreams for New Year

We’ve just said farewell (or good riddance!) to 2020, a year marked by unprecedented and unusual challenges that have affected

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December 1, 2020 Life / Life in Asia

‘How’s COVID in China?’: Awkward Convos from Different Sides of Pandemic

How’s the COVID situation in China? I hesitated to type a response to my friend back in the US, as

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September 23, 2020 Life in Asia / Traveling

Post-COVID Air Travel in China: Easier Than I Imagined

It was less than 24 hours before my flight to Ningxia was scheduled to take off from Beijing Capital International

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