Chinese Dragon Boat Festival: Happy Duanwu Jie
Dragon Boat Festival? Tuen Ng Festival? Learn the history behind the 2009 celebrations, to be held May 28.
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China travel articles, stories, images, and photographs.
May Day in China, International Labor Day: Raucous celebrations
May 1st is International Labor Day in China, or May Day. I will spend May 1 taking part in another ancient ritual: Happy Hour.
What is the Qing Ming festival?
What is the Qing Ming festival ( or Qingming or Ching Ming)? Good question. Known in English as Tomb Sweeping Day, it’s a traditional Chinese holiday during which families visit the tombs (or graves) of their ancestors, to clean and paint the tombs and pray, and make offerings. Traditional foods, the burning of incence, spirit…
The cowherder and the weaver – the chinese valentines day story
Once upon a time, there was an orphaned cowherder. One day he spotted seven fairy sisters skinny-dipping in a lake…The story of Chinese Valentines Day.
Stevo and Asian models in Shanghai
The above photo was taken of a beautiful Asian model at the Interphoto Shanghai show. I’ll keep shooting or another 2.5 days.
Labour rooms, delivery rooms, and waiting rooms – Hello Baby Stevo
Delivering Babies in China – One man’s experience. As with most things in China – having a baby is not an easy task.
Giving birth in China: It’s all over but the crying
Mrs. Stevo and I will go to the hospital this morning – the goal being the birth of Baby Stevo. My lovely wife is not due until June 11 but during a recent hospital visit the doctor suggested Mrs. Stevo induce labour.
Moved and waiting for the stork
Mrs. Stevo is quite round and moving at a snails pace. We have finally moved into Chateau Stevo, freshly remodeled.
China Photo: Rain, rain, go away
The weather in Shenzhen, China – actually across the entire region – has been dark and dreadful as of late. It’s not winter anymore, but the March/April rainy blahs can get you down.
Life in China: Headaches on moving day
I have moved. Not into the freshly renovated Chateau Stevo – that’s not ready yet. Mrs. Stevo is living with a friend and I am couch surfing.