This past Wednesday, June 16 was Dragonboat Festival Day (端午节 “duānwǔjié”). Yes, this is an actual holiday. According to tradition, you watch dragonboat (端午 “duānwǔ”) races and eat zòngzi (粽子—sweet rice dumplings). Without going into too much history, the festival basically celebrates Qu Yuan, a famous scholar and poet who drowned himself in a river. [...]
Question: Do people in China know about Christmas? Short Answer: Yes. Long Answer: Yes, but China has a funny way of dealing with the holiday season …
1. Order a pre-made turkey from Sam’s Club
2. Make a bunch of food on a hot plate
3. Celebrate!
Pronounced: gǎnēnjié kuài lè! Translation: Happy Thanksgiving! Today I am thankful for international phone calls from my all my relatives currently in Chicago.
Today, the People’s Republic of China celebrates its 60th year as a nation. Naturally, the government is freaking out over holiday preparations. (China – Chairman Mao, originally uploaded by Heaven`s Gate (John).)
Bridget O'Donnell, 22, is a designer for the China Daily in Beijing. She graduated from the University of Michigan in 2009 and lived in Shenzhen for eight months before moving to Beijing. More »
