24 Chinese Solar terms – Beginning of Winter
The solar term starting on November 7th (or November 8th in some years) is called 立冬or “beginning of winter” in English and is a traditional Chinese festival. It marks the day…
24 Chinese Solar terms – Frost’s descent
Today, we are welcoming the 18th out of the 24 Chinese solar terms. Frost’s Descent is the English equivalent of 霜降 or Shuāngjiàng in pinyin. According to the Chinese agricultural calendar, it…
Double Ninth Festival
Double Ninth Festival (also called Chongyang Festival) is held on the 9th day of the 9th month in the lunar calendar. In 2021, that day falls on October 14th. Its…
24 Chinese Solar terms – Cold Dew
Big celebrations happened in China recently – National Day and Golden Week and Mid-Autumn Festival. But not only National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival happened, a new solar term has arrived as well. This…
24 Chinese Solar terms – Autumn Equinox
The Autumnal Equinox (Qiu Fen, 秋分), the sixteenth solar term falls in the middle of Autumn and divides this season into two equal parts. This year, Qiu Fen begins on September…
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…
Muslim Street and Beyond – Halal Food in Shenyang
My friend Kenny always says: ”In China, they just call it food.” Sorry, Kenny, but there is no such thing as JUST when it comes to Chinese food. On top…
Discovering Xita – Shenyang’s “Koreatown“ – PART 2
Did you try last week’s restaurant crawl, then? Or at least one or two of the places I recommended in part I of our exploration of Koreatown in Shenyang? I…
Discovering Xita – Shenyang’s “Koreatown“ – PART I
Shenyang has one of the biggest Korean settlements outside of Korea. This is due both to the fact that ethnic Koreans (朝鲜族 in Chinese, cháoxiǎnzú in pinyin) are one of…
