So you know all those ching chong wing wong jokes we make in America, and also all the “Long Duk Dong” style jokes? (If you don’t know who he is then you are clearly not a child of the 80’s) Well, since moving to China I kinda wondered where they
A Few Thoughts on Hong Kong
Before I went to Hong Kong, I heard a lot of mixed reviews. Some people said they loved it, others said there was nothing to do but shop. I spent about 2 weeks in Hong Kong, so here are my impressions of the city. It’s a schizophrenic place Hong Kong
Celebrating Chinese New Year in Hong Kong
Here is a confession: I hate Chinese New Year. Back in America I always thought Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival as it is more appropriately called, was pretty cool. A lion dance, some banging gongs and a coupla fireworks. But now I’ve been in China for 3 spring festival
I'm back!
I’m back! I had a great time traveling around southern China for the past month. The weather was warm (though not as warm as I was hoping to be honest) and the scenery was great. I ended up going to 3 more UNESCO World Heritage sites (in my vain attempt
My Week in the Countryside
I just spent a week with at my friends Color’s house. I got to meet his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. I also got a taste of the life of a typical family in China. It was an amazing, totally unique experience I won’t forget anytime soon. I’m all for
The New Face of Communism
A common image, when you think of Chinese communism, is those 60’s retro posters with men and women looking strong under different Communist slogans. You know, things like “Study Mao everyday,” or “Build a harmonious society.” Often they would depict women wearing the same clothes as men, their hair tied back and
A Peek into Christmas in China
I’m not a scrooge or anything, but in many ways I enjoy missing out on the pressure of the holiday season back in America. But that doesn’t mean I miss out on Christmas. In fact, if anything, Christmas seems to be getting bigger and bigger around here. This holiday season
Hitting up the Food Festival
Every year the “International Food Festival” hits up our campus. You know the type, food stalls filled with fatty, grilled and sweet food, a few games and some terrible rock music blaring non-stop. Every year we go, buy some overpriced crappy food and swear we’ll never go again. Until
Great Wall of Links
There have been some interesting articles about China lately. Here is a round up of a few of my favorites. Awesome Commercial – We’ll start off with this hilarious Chinese commercial for 7up. It was brought to my attention by Brandon over at studymorechinese.com. Don’t worry it has english and
Humans can Never do Anything Simply
On a recent day trip to Wuzhen we went to the Yida Silk Workshop, a famous old-timey brand of silk that has been making silk tapestries, scarves and other things for over 100 years. In the back of the store they have a wooden warehouse where you can see the