This is the third year in a row that I hosted a craft event in my company, in celebration of the Lunar New Year. We had such a fun time!
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Chinese + Western Style: A Great Friend’s Wedding
We had a fun combination of Chinese style pre-wedding events and western style wedding at the chapel.
Chinese New Year of Rooster
In China’s time, people are stepping into the first day in the New Year of Rooster. This is a time that everyone sends wishes to others.
Papercut Art – Chinese Style (Tutorial Inside!)
Chinese New ear of Rooster is around the corner. Here are some samples I put together. I’ll also teach you how to cut the 囍 character.
Do You Bike with A Raincoat?
I rode my bicycle to school when I grew up. Whenever it rained, I put on my raincoat — not exactly a coat, more like a big tarp with a hole where my head can get out — and still biked to school. Many people wore this kind, too. It protected me very well under “tarp”, I never really got wet wearing it.
Duan Wu Festival
“Duan Wu Festival” (or the Dragon Boat Festival), the fifth day of the May in the Lunar calendar, is a important Chinese holiday. It is for remembering a politician and great poet Qu Yuan, who lived in Chu Guo Country, more than 2000 years ago.
Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses
Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses is a very famous tourism spot in Xi’an, China. They are real-life-size clay figures buried with Qin Emperor, the first empire of the ancient China. It’s a masterpiece from more than 2000 years ago and one of the Eight Wonders of the World.
Chinese Calligraphy
As my parents get close to retirement, they’re looking for things that they can do in their spare time. One of the things they’ve found is Chinese Calligraphy.
High Speed Train in China
I travel by train to different cities during my China trip this time.
The Palace Museum (The Forbidden City)
We visited the Palace Museum, located in Beijing.