by KW | Sep 20, 2016 | Holidays
Celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival? Make sure you try out some tasty treats! Moon cakes are specialty pastries that are filled with a diversity of unique fillings from fruits, nuts, to even dried egg yolks! Find them at your local Chinese grocery or make them yourself!...
by Chinese Network Team | Mar 30, 2016 | Holidays
“It’s often taboo to talk about death with a Chinese person. We usually will avoid the conversation.” shared Yiwei to her American friend. Yet, once each year in China there is a special day to remember, and even worship, the dead. The Qingming...
by Chinese Network Team | Mar 22, 2016 | Holidays
In Chinese the term Easter literally translates as “Risen Day” or “Resurrection Day”. Yet most students from China have never celebrated this religious holiday. Most don’t understand the significant meaning of Easter. Explaining Easter to...
by Chinese Network Team | Mar 17, 2016 | Holidays
“When I lived in China I never celebrated the Easter holiday. Like most Chinese students, I did not know the true meaning of Easter. I think it was just a Western festival,” shared Wang. Since there are signs and symbols of Easter in American culture, Chinese students...
by Phoenix Li | Feb 2, 2016 | Holidays
Chun Jie (春节), known as Spring Festival or Chinese New Year in other cultures, is the most important, as well as one of the oldest holidays in Chinese culture. It starts from the first day of the Chinese lunar calendar and lasts to the 15th day, with different...
Recent Comments