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Celebrate Lunar New Year – Chinese Zodiacs Papercutting!

posted in All, Creative Projects, Culture Talks on 01/31/2019 by yingying 0 Comments

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 New Year of Rooster

posted in All, Culture Talks on 01/27/2017 by yingying 0 Comments

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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.

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Papercut Art – Chinese Style (Tutorial Inside!)

posted in All, Culture Talks on 01/21/2017 by yingying 2 Comments

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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.

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Duan Wu Festival

posted in All, Culture Talks on 06/09/2016 by yingying 0 Comments

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“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.

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Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses

posted in All, Culture Talks, Travel & Trails on 06/08/2016 by yingying 0 Comments

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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.

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Chinese Calligraphy

posted in All, Culture Talks on 06/07/2016 by yingying 0 Comments

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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.

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High Speed Train in China

posted in All, Culture Talks, Travel & Trails on 05/31/2016 by yingying 0 Comments

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I travel by train to different cities during my China trip this time.

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The Palace Museum (The Forbidden City)

posted in All, Culture Talks, Travel & Trails on 05/29/2016 by yingying 0 Comments

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We visited the Palace Museum, located in Beijing.

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Chopsticks

posted in All, Culture Talks, Life Thoughts on 05/13/2016 by yingying 0 Comments

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I think chopsticks are a great invention.

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Google and Me

posted in All, Creativity • Products • Designs, Life Thoughts on 04/29/2016 by yingying 0 Comments

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Google has become my go-to search engine a long time ago. One of the best qualities I admire Google is its openness.

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