The time around July 01 is the start of the booming season for lotus flowers in Beijing. Local people, flower enthusiasts and amateur photographers in particular would flock to the parks with ponds rife with lotus flowers. If you happen to visit Beijing in the lotus flower blooming season, you may come to one of…
Next time you play scrabble with your friends, try this word: daihuo, the Chinese term for a new model of e-commerce. It is quickly finding its way into modern-day English dictionaries as China is re-defining global internet influencer economy by live-streaming sales. On various social media platforms, movie stars, cultural icons, opinion leaders and ordinary…
During the pandemic of covid-19, a lot of indoor swimming pools in the city are shut down. But for real swim lovers, rivers are a lot better. Many people decide to go to swim in the rivers to enjoy a cool summer. Most of them doing this activity are retired people living near the river….
Today, April 4 is Qingming Festival, a traditional Chinese festival that is an opportunity for people to remember those who passed away ( relatives, friends, important personages…). On this special day, I’d like to dedicate my today’s humble blog post to John Paton Davies, Jr (6 Apr. 1908 – 23 Dec. 1999). Why John Paton…
Plan your Pingyao tour from Beijing? With the completion of Taiyuan Xian High Speed Railway ( Part of Datong Xian High Speed Railway ) you are able to get to Pingyao Ancient City by high speed train directly from Beijing! Now if you are going to visit Pingyao from Beijing by trains, basically you have…
As I recall that a few years ago CNN listed the sunset in Hangzhou West Lake as one of the 12 great sunset sceneries in the world. There are several places to watch the sunset of West Lake in Hangzhou, including Lakeside Park, Changqiao ( Long Bridge) Park, etc. This afternoon I walk along the…
In Changqiao Park, a tourist threw a piece of plastic food wrapping paper on the lawn on the side of the road. It appeared that there was still some food left on or around the food wrapping paper. Several magpies flew down from the trees to eat food. A moment later, a black cat came…
Smell the fragrance of West Lake Spring despite face masks. With Covid-19 virus under control, people in the city of Hangzhou are coming out for the fresh spring. It was a fine day in Hangzhou yesterday. Hangzhou is my home town, about 3 hours’ drive south of Shanghai. The West Lake is crowded with tourists,…