Today is the National Day of the People’s Republic of China ( 国庆节). So in honour of the Chinese members of the family (namely Feng and… half of Mark?), here are five things you probably didn’t know about Chinese culture!
It’s 9:20 p.m. and I’m sitting at Toronto’s Airport gate D22. We missed our connecting…
I couldn’t resist mixing my two favourite themes: street photography and language! So here are…
And we are back in Beijing, where it all started. We took the high-speed train…
Traveling implies a certain dose of discomfort. We aren’t roughing it—by Chinese standards, we have…
When we first took the subway in Shenyang, I noticed that my plastic card bore…
“You gotta be kidding me!” Feng shouted from the hallway as I stepped out of…
We took the bus to meet Feng’s family (yes, there were more members to meet!)…
“Oh, this looks good!” I sigh, drooling in front of the food pictures displayed on…
Despite what a few Chinese people may think, I am not from Xinjiang, one of…
On my short list of “Chinese things I won’t miss”, the Internet is at the…
Despite our Chinese life routine, we are still tourists. Well, at least I am. So…
Feng was born and raised in Shenyang, Liaoning, in Northeastern China. And this is where…
Chinese like to warn me, the stupid Westerner, about two things: how spicy the food…
I caught a cold in Changsha—well, we all did. It’s just a cold, but I…
On the east side of the Huangpu River lies a world of concrete and steel,…
Shanghai is most famous for its iconic waterfront and its futuristic landscape along the Huangpu…
Nanjing Lu (Nanjing Road) is Shanghai’s most famous street and its reputation extends well beyond…
We are rebels at heart: we managed to break free from “the family”, no small…
Chinese don’t sit, they squat. I guess there are more people than seats in China,…
We left Changsha and a few family members behind to take the train back to…
For the past 13 years, I have known Feng as an only child. Feng’s family…
Chinese people eat constantly. As soon as we are done with breakfast, my father-in-law’s family…
Google is blocked in China, but I guess the local automatic translation service is as…