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Word of the Week: Snake/Serpent– 蛇 shé
The sixth of the Chinese zodiac is 蛇–...
Longevity noodles
The Chinese expression《相书》xiangshu, literally...
Chinese Gift giving Culture-Taboos (3)
Florals have played a role throughout human...
Word of the Week: flood – 淼miǎo.
Three 木(mù, tree) is 森(sēn, forest); three...
Chinese Gift giving Culture-Taboos(2)
In the previous article, we learned that the...
Word of the Week: Chicken – 鸡 jī
The ninth of the Chinese zodiac is 鸡– ‘chicken’....
The taboos of chopsticks culture(2)
Chopsticks can be made of bamboo, metal, plastic...
Word of the Week: Speak,Talk;To persuade; – 说shuō or shuì
The mouth is for speaking just as much as...
The taboos of chopsticks culture(1)
Chinese people have been using chopsticks as...
Word of the Week: Listening; hearing – 听
The five senses are what bring color to life. So...
Peking duck
Peking duck, a famous Chinese dish, is an...
Word of the Week: Forest – 森 sēn
There are different ways of structuring Chinese...