Chinese Culture Notes

Make a living in China

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 li...

The Beautiful Duanwu Festival is Celebrated with Splendor

Since 2008, the Dragon Boat Festival has been recognized as an official holiday inChina. People participate in Dragon Boat racing and many other activ...

Beijing Courtyard Museum, or Beijing Siheyuan Museum, the name card of Cultural Beijing

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 skyscr...

Beijing 7 Star Hotel - the first 7 Star Hotel in China

Yesterday I learned a piece of stunning news over China International Radio to the effect that the most underdeveloped district in Beijing - Mentougou...

Chinese New Year VS Western Christmas

Roundest Moon on the day after Moon Day

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 brigh...

Moon Festival, Moon Day 2010

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...

Duanwu Festival, June 16, 2010

Beijing Commuters' Breakfast

Beijing dwellers have the longest average commutation time from work to home, 52 minutes commute on average. In other words, Beijing has a largest num...