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My Children’s Chinese Great Grandfather

My husband comes from a terraced mountain hamlet in Gansu province. He was brought up by his grandparents who still live

The Legend Behind Spring Festival Once every year, a hungry monster called Nian (年) would make its way from the

Celebrating Chinese New Year is a little like celebrating Christmas, if you swapped any religious connotations for a whole lot more family

Losar Zang! Losar is Tibetan New Year in Qinghai. It’s at the same time as Chinese New Year, and is

春晚 Chunwan – Spring Evening – are two words laden with cultural meaning in the Chinese language. Every year on

While 4 percent of the Earth’s population flocks to the countryside to celebrate Spring Festival (Chunjie, 春节), some cities in

As China in January turns into a festive wonderland of red and gold everywhere you look, some of us don’t

This fall, an hour after I landed in Hong Kong for a short visit, I found myself walking along the

Eating habits at home and whilst travelling can have a major impact on satisfaction levels in a cross-cultural relationship. My