The Moral Dilemma of Rickshaws
I have never been comfortable with rickshaws. To me, they smack of imperialism and all I can think of is a wealthy British couple wheeling about 1800’s Hong Kong, in a rickshaw run by a chinaman wearing blue work clothes and a queue hairstyle. You know, from an old kung-fu
Cute Bunnies and Red Undies
Happy Chinese New Year Everyone! In case your lunar calendar isn’t properly set, this is the brand new year of 4708. (Makes 2011 seem so laughably young, doesn’t it?) In the Chinese zodiac, where every year is represented by an animal, it is also the year of the rabbit. Out
Wait a Minute, Chinese People Being Creative?!
It’s a stereotype, but also kind of true, that Chinese people excel in math and science, yet come up short in imagination and creativity. In fact, there have been a few polls in the news recently reporting just that. (And it’s a problem we come up against in the classroom
The Humble Administrators Garden is Anything But
With our winter vacation already begun, and three weeks till our trip back to the U.S. we decided to have a mini travel adventure. So we braved the Spring Festival crowds and headed to the ancient water town of Suzhou. Suzhou is close to Shanghai and is famous not only
Going to the Movies in China
Somehow I have managed to avoid seeing any movie in the theater since I’ve come to China. That all changed when I went to Harry Potter recently. To be honest, I’m not the biggest fan of the Harry Potter movies, but a friend from Chinese class asked me and I
Baked Green Pea Tea
This blog is called “Writer.Traveler. Tea Drinker” and I’ve talked a lot about writing (and our new book), traveling (and living in China) but I have been remiss lately in writing much about tea. Today, I want to change that. A student told us that her hometown had a special
Chinglish Time Again!
Here is some more excellent Chinglish I’ve found in our travels.
Dancing Santa
Merry Christmas Everyone! And what holiday could be complete without some Chinese Santa’s busting a move? (A really, really awkward move that is.) Enjoy and have a great Christmas! Thanks to Sinosplice for bringing this video to my attention.
Snow Day!!
We live in southern China which is about equal, weather-wise, to southern America. I would say we have a similar climate to North Carolina; insanely hot in the summer, and quite cold in the winter. But snow is unusual, especially as this winter temp’s have been in the upper 50’s,