It is snowing today, a boy in China Beijing made 1314 Snow Men for his girl friend to propose and received great thanks as well as refusal. What a day for him.
China Highlights’ Unofficial Staff Blog
Friday, December 14, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Don't go to the Great Wall of China during the Chinese National Holidays
Don't go to the Great Wall of China during the Chinese National Holidays such as Oct 1 to 7, May 1 to 5, and the The Chinese New Year which is in Jan or Feb depending the lunar calendar.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Tips for traveling by Train in China
If you are traveling by train you can only book three days ahead. You need to buy a Soft Sleeper ticket. You can do this in most big hotels. Be prepared to be asked to pay cash, and for BIG crowds at the train stations. When a train comes in in China EVERYBODY will surge forward to try and get on board, even if they have a reserved seat or bed.
When traveling by train you would be advised to buy at least some food in advance, a couple of pots of instant noodles is my usual load, there will be hot water for the noodle and for tea on the train in big metal tanks at the ends of carriages. It is free for passengers. you may also want to take something for breakfast as well, fruit is usually good.
This is because train food isn't always good. Some trains will serve boxed meal from a trolley but they aren't very nice most of the time, others will have a dining car, but it will only be Chinese food and 90% of the time there are no English language menus.
Watch out for the toilets. Asian squat toilets on a train get poopy quickly and they may run out of water for flushing, especially if the train is delayed. Some trains have both Asian and western toilets, though you may need to walk the length of the train to find one. Take some flip flops for the train. Soft sleepers come with some a lot of the time, but they may be used and you may not like them.
ALWAYS year footwear in the toilets. Be prepared for some shocks, too. I've flown domestically loads of times and have never had any trouble. Thing might seem a little rougher than in the US, but they are still safe. You may wish to watch out for spitting. Spitting is a national pastime in much of China. And don't drink that water. Other than that, enjoy. China is a very cool place.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Why Chinese burn paper and play firworks on Mid July Lunar month?
The Chinese will burn paper money, incents, play fireworks, let go of lanterns and more on the 14th day of the 7th lunar month. Why? because it is a day for them to "feed ghosts" with food and drinks. Does the Chinese really believe this, we don't know, most people do it only because everyone else are doing it.
More about the "Gohst Day":
It is also called Zhōngyuán Jié (TC: 中元节, SC: 中元节)
Observed by Buddhists, Taoists, Chinese folk religion believers
Type Asian festival
Significance The opening of the gates of Hell, permitting all ghosts to receive food and drink
In the Chinese tradition, the seventh month in the Chinese calendar is called the Ghost Month (鬼月), in which ghosts and spirits come out from the lower world to visit earth. The Ghost Festival is the climax of a series of the Ghost Month celebrations. Activities at the festival include preparing ritualistic offering food, and burning hell money to please the visiting ghosts and spirits, as well as deities and ancestors. Other activities include, burying and releasing miniature paper boats and lanterns on water, which signifies "giving directions to the lost ghosts." A very solemn festival, the festival nevertheless represents a connection between the living and the dead, earth and heaven, as well as body and soul.
The Ghost Festival shares some similarities with the predominantly Mexican observance of El Día de los Muertos.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
The difference between Chinese and westeners in the eye of a German
Tell me whether it is right or not?
Blue stands for Westerners, Red stands for Chinese
1. When communicating
2. Life Style
3. Timing
4. Social relationships
5. Way to show anger
6 Waiting in line
7 Image about me
8 Sunday Street scene
9 Gethering
10 When in restaurant
11 Drinks when having stomachaches 
12 While travelling
13 Esthetic sentiment
14 Problem Solving 
15 Meals
16 Means of transport (up: 1970, down, 2006)
17 Late Years
18 Shower
19 Whether and Mood
20 Leadership
21、时尚
22 Kids in family
23 When something new
24 What do they should be like (left: Westerners' imagination about Chinese, right: Chinese imagination about Westerners)
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Amazed how a bike can do
Alain Delorme took some great shots in China, we did not realize how a bike can do until we see these pictures. We are amazed by our bikes.
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