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Celebrating The Year of Snake in Chengdu – 大年三十盛宴迎蛇年

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Junying Kirk

Four days before the Year of Dragon bid its farewell, I flew in to Chengdu (成都), from the coastal city of Qingdao. I had been in China for two weeks, revisiting several cities before my final stop of my ‘homecoming’, … Continue reading →

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Dragon Boat Festival: Myths, Legends & Recipes for Rice Dumplings (端午節)

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Junying Kirk

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 →

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My ‘Dolls Festival’ with No Dolls

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Blogger

By Guest Blogger Chiaki Fujita We had some amount of snow here in Yokohama on the extra day of February. Snow melted away soon and now we welcome March, the month that tells us the arrival of Spring in Japan. … Continue reading →

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Fenghuang Ancient Town (凤凰古镇) – China Tours (1)

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Junying Kirk

  As promised, today I begin my travel log series with our trip to one of the most well-preserved ancient towns in Central China, Fenghuang, aka Phoenix, in Hunan Province, during one of our most memorable trips in May 2008. … Continue reading →

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