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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Scotland – Land of Amazing Grace: Bagpipes, Castles, Lochs, Highland Cattle & Reindeers
If you have read my book The Same Moon, or if you are my friends on Facebook or Twitter, you’ll know how dearly I love a country called Scotland. In today’s picture video blog, I’ll show you some of the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel Logs, True Life Story, UK, USA & Europe
Tagged Amazing Grace, Bagpipes, Burns Night, Castle, Ceilidh dance, Glasgow, Haggis, Highland Cattle, Highlands, idyllic villages, Loch Ness Monster, nature beauty, Plockton, Reindeer, Scotland, Skye, Tongue
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Dragon Boat Festival: Myths, Legends & Recipes for Rice Dumplings (端午節)
This blog post is resulted from a very interesting exchange with friends on Facebook yesterday, after I shared pictures of Zongzi (Sticky Rice Dumplings). As you know, many Chinese traditional festivals are associated with food one way or another, and … Continue reading
Posted in China & East Asia, Food & Cuisine, Politics & History
Tagged Chinese Culture, Chinese history, customs, Dragon Boat Festival, Duanwu Festival, fish, Legends, Myths, Poet, Qu Yuan, recipes, Rice dumplings, Zongzi
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My Travels in Europe: Express to Prague
(In the summer of 1991, while studying at the University of Glasgow, I set off to ‘discover’ Continental Europe on my own, inter-railing through one country after another, following my successful solo adventure in Germany two year before.) In my … Continue reading
Music Monday – “Language of Pipa” for “Land of Hope” 琵琶語
Following last week’s launch of Music Monday on my site, I have a special treat for music lovers today. I first heard “Language of Pipa” a few years ago, which was the theme tune of a TV drama series I … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Culture, China & East Asia, Entertainment, Music & Poetry
Tagged Chinese Instrument, Eve Zhao, Land of Hope, Language of Pipa, Lin Hai, Music, Pipa, Yangqin, 古筝, 扬琴, 琵琶
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Rose’s Will, a Stunning Debut, Wonderfully Crafted and Fabulous Fiction
My Rating: “AFTER FORTY-EIGHT YEARS of being my mother’s daughter, I could count on two things: She was always right, and she was never wrong. I, on the other hand, was wrong from the moment of conception.” Does this sound … Continue reading
