11/04/2015 admin 1. Never stab your chopsticks into your rice: To the Chinese, this is linked with death. The reason being that it resembles the incense that they place at altars in order to show respect for the dead. 2. Whenever someone is offering you a present or a compliment refuse a number of…
11/02/2015 Miracle Mandarin (MM) is a Chinese school located on the 21st floor of 319 Changde Road which is just a stone’s throw away from Jing’An Temple in the heart of Shanghai. You will find the school is…
10/30/2015 Halloween is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical…
10/29/2015 Chopsticks are shaped pairs of equal length sticks that have been used as the traditional ancient kitchen and eating utensils in virtually all of East Asia for over six thousand years. Chopsticks were first used by the…
10/28/2015 Nǐ yào zuò yígè nánguādēng ma? 你 要 做 一个 南瓜灯 吗？ Do you want to make a Jack-o-Lantern? Want to learn more? Come visit us! Address: 21st Floor,…
10/27/2015 Xiaolongbao is a type of steamed bun (baozi) from the Jiangnan region of China, especially associated with Shanghai and Wuxi. It is traditionally prepared in xiaolong, small bamboo steaming baskets, which give them their name. Xiaolongbao are…
10/26/2015 Shenzhen is a major city in Guangdong Province, China. Situated immediately north of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the area became China’s first and one of the most successful Special Economic Zones (SEZ). It currently also holds…
10/23/2015 Sanya is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the three prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province, in Southeast China.   According to the 2010 Census, the population of Sanya is of 685,408 inhabitants,…
10/22/2015 The Great Wall of China is a series of fortifications made of stone, brick, tamped earth, wood, and other materials, generally built along an east-to-west line across the historical northern borders of China to protect the Chinese…
10/21/2015 The Double Ninth Festival, observed on the ninth day of the ninth month in the Lunar calendar, is a traditional Chinese holiday, mentioned in writing since before the East Han period (before AD 25). The day is…