My husband comes from a terraced mountain hamlet in Gansu province. He was brought up by his grandparents who still live
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How 6 Western Women Celebrate Spring Festival with Their Chinese Husbands
The Legend Behind Spring Festival Once every year, a hungry monster called Nian (年) would make its way from the
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Celebrating Chinese New Year in a Shanxi Mountain Village
Celebrating Chinese New Year is a little like celebrating Christmas, if you swapped any religious connotations for a whole lot more family
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Tibetan New Year Traditions
Losar Zang! Losar is Tibetan New Year in Qinghai. It’s at the same time as Chinese New Year, and is
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春晚 Chunwan – China’s Fabulously Crazy New Year’s Gala
春晚 Chunwan – Spring Evening – are two words laden with cultural meaning in the Chinese language. Every year on
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Celebrating Chinese New Year in the U.S. with your Chinese husband
While 4 percent of the Earth’s population flocks to the countryside to celebrate Spring Festival (Chunjie, 春节), some cities in
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How to Deal with 3 Major Chinese New Year Annoyances
As China in January turns into a festive wonderland of red and gold everywhere you look, some of us don’t
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After the Love is Gone: Reclaiming a Place Associated with Your WWAM Relationship
This fall, an hour after I landed in Hong Kong for a short visit, I found myself walking along the
Continue readingFour Ways Food Can Ruin or Enhance Your Cross-Cultural Relationship
Eating habits at home and whilst travelling can have a major impact on satisfaction levels in a cross-cultural relationship. My
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