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Seven Reasons Not to Date a Foreigner in China

So you’re a Chinese man in China and you’ve seen a foreign lady around who’s caught your eye? Or you’ve

Kristel Ouwehand will always have a special place in my heart, since hers is the first piece of real, grown-up

Having lived hundreds or thousands of miles from family members for most of my adult life, friends have become my chosen family,

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