Civil wedding ceremonies go on everyday in Beijing. Spring and summer are the most popular time of year for weddings. Today at the invitation of one of my former university classmates – Mr. Jiang, I take part in his son’s marriage ceremony held in the Golden Hall at the Building C of Beijing Hotel. Most…
For many ordinary Chinese, to make a living is still not easy, based on several factors such as tough job markets, large population, rising cost of living, changing life style, the internet, influx of migrant workers and the list goes on… If you make a China tour, you will discern plentiful outdated modes of earning a living in China, and the toil…
Since 2008, the Dragon Boat Festival has been recognized as an official holiday inChina. People participate in Dragon Boat racing and many other activities and this is one of the oldest festivals celebrated inChina. It is so old that today no one is absolutely sure about the origins of this festival. There are many…
For those oversea travelers who are going to visit Beijing, what they are expecting on their trip to Beijing, I think, is not mainly to see the skyscrapers, and fancy buildings here in Beijing. What intrigues them is to touch a cultural and traditional Beijing. Old Courtyards (siheyuan) and Beijing Hutong are the living history and folklore…
Yesterday I learned a piece of stunning news over China International Radio to the effect that the most underdeveloped district in Beijing – Mentougou District (the west suburbs of Beijing) would build a seven-star hotel similar to the design of the Burj Kahlifa in Dubai. It is said that the 7 star hotel in Beijing will cost…
Every country and every nation has its own traditional festivals. The Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) is the biggst red-letter holiday in China while Christmas is the most important holiday day in the western world. Those festivals offer people an opportunity to be torn away from their routine work and daily worries to unwind themselves and to foster kinship and friendship. The Spring Festival (Chinese new…
Today is September 23, one day after Mid-Autumn Festival ( or Moon Day ). There is a Chinese saying goes that the 16th day’s moon is rounder and brighter than the 15th’s of the eighth month according to Chinese lunar year. It is said that this phenomenon is scientifically reaffirmed. As uaual, I walked home after day’s office work….
What a happy day today! Azure sky, comfy weather, and sweet mooncakes, all just on a single day – Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival September 22, 2010. The name of Mid-Autumn Festival is a little bit too official, I’d like call it moon festival or mooncake day. It is the second most important festival in China,…