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The Digital Story of The Nativity

I’d like to share this creative, funny and cute story of the Nativity to say Merry Christmas-圣诞快乐！ How social media, web and mobile tell the story of the Nativity. Christmas story told through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google, Wikipedia, Google Maps, GMail, Foursquare, Amazon… Times change, the feeling remains the same If unfortunately you are in [...]

Tomb Sweeping Day – 清明节 (Qīng Míng Jiē)

Tomb Sweeping Day’s Chinese name, 清明节 (Qīng Míng Jiē), literally means “clear bright festival”. Clear and bright refer to the arrival of spring. However, Tomb Sweeping Day is also known as Cold Food Day 寒食节 (hán shí jiē). Why? Read on to find out. 清明节 (Qīng Míng Jiē) is celebrated on April 5th, 2010 . [...]

Translate English movie titles into Chinese

The Chinese translation of the title of the movie Top Gun: 好大一把枪 (hǎo dàyī bǎ qiāng) “what a big gun!” There are just some things that a dictionary isn’t suited for. Ever try to talk to your Chinese friends about some English movie, but get blank looks? Movie titles are hard to translate, and when [...]

Traditional Chinese New Year Foods

Traditional Chinese New Year Foods Besides a time for vacation, sales, and a much less populated/much more comfortable Beijing, Chinese New Year 春节 is also a time for FOOD! If you have (good) local friends, look forward to feasts with their families that may include Chicken, duck, fish – traditionally eaten at celebrations because in [...]

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