Mid-Autumn Festival
It seems that all around the world, people feel the need to celebrate a successful harvest. Americans have their Thanksgiving, Germans have their Erntedankfest, the French have their jour d’action…
24 Chinese Solar terms – White Dew
Autumn has been sneaking up on us – unexpectedly as always – and even if your mind still refuses to admit that summer is coming to an end, the Chinese…
24 Chinese Solar terms – The End of Heat
The fourteenth of the 24 Solar Terms - 处暑, or chǔshǔin Pinyin is starting. In English, it can be translated as The End of Heat. The weather in this period is a…
24 Chinese Solar terms – The Beginning of Autumn
You will never believe it, but according to the Chinese lunar calendar, autumn begins already today, August 7th. The name in Chinese for this period is 立秋, or lì qīu in…
24 Chinese Solar terms – Greater Heat
The summer days seem to fly by much faster than the winter days and it is already time for the next Solar term - Da Shu (大暑, dàshǔ in pinyin).…
Beautiful Mountains in Liaoning Province – 1
Time goes fast, isn't it? Next Friday is already the International Workers' Day or May Day. Usually, this is the time of the first peak of tourism, but based on…
What’s in a Name? Shenyang Through the Ages
A recent article I did entitled Shenyang's Districts – Where Do Their Names Come From? seemed quite popular. A lot of people contacted me after I published it, asking whether…
