Chinese New Year is accompanied by many customs and traditions. Giving away red packets is one of them.
A red packet or envelope, also known as Ang Pow, Lai Shi or Hóng Bāo, usually contains money …

You now have the chance to travel back 1400 years and see some of the most beautiful sculptures from the peak time of Chinese Buddhist art.

The sculptures were discovered in 1996, when construction …

Chinese New Year is one of the most important national holidays in China / for Chinese people. It is also known as Spring Festival and it’s date is determined by the lunar calendar. For the …

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Geseënde Kersfees en ‘n voorspoedige Nuwe Jaar
اجمل التهاني بمناسبة الميلاد و حلول السنة الجديدة
З Новым годам i Калядамi
Shèngdàn Kuàilè Xīnnián Kuàilè
Schöni Wienachte und e …

A night market somewhere hidden in Malaysia is thriving. There are over 100 stalls, 10,000 visitors each Sunday and the market is known to sell the cheapest food – even compared to other local markets.
It …

“Fortune-telling is the practice of predicting the future, usually of an individual, through mystical or supernatural means and often for commercial gain.”
That is the straight-forward, uncompromising description that wikipedia offers anyone interested in this activity. …

Imagine that you live in one of the wealthiest countries of the planet. Your salary is way above average, your national economy is booming, you have a luxurious apartment in the hippest place in town.
Now …

If you are learning a new language, proverbs are one of those things that are very hard to grasp. This is not because you’re not proficient yet, but because they are more than just language. …

Do you know your share of Chinese proverbs? They are often not the easiest to translate or – even after translation – to understand. Let’s test your wits with a short quiz…

Proverb One: 滴(dī)水(shǔi)之(zhī)恩(ēn)当(dāng)以(yǐ)涌(yǒng)泉(quán)相(xiāng)报(bào)
Literally: A …

I have to admit that the topic I am about to discuss is one that I do not have an in-depth knowledge about. I do not know everything about the Indian Caste system or how …

Domino game made from whale bone
Hunting for whales reportedly dates back to prehistoric times. Whales were hunted for their oil, their meat, their fat and even the bones were put to use, like in this …

This post is a summary of 6 previous posts about Chinese women -
Myth #1 – The West and ‘dating services’ stereotype Chinese women as being the following:
simply affectionate, easy-going, and faithful, decent and sincere. Women …