Today is the first day of the New Year in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar. According to the Chinese zodiac, this is the Year of the Monkey. If I were still in my Beijing apartment, this is what I would be seeing outside my living room window. (If you are reading this by email, please…
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July 4 Fireworks — Made in China
A question for my American readers — did you enjoy your local fireworks display last night? They were most likely made by hand in a small factory somewhere in China. The Asia Society blog recently posted a series of photos from a fireworks factory in China. Here is some of the accompanying text: Fireworks and the…
If I were in Beijing This Weekend
I’m not in Beijing to experience the Chinese New Year celebrations, but if I were, this is what I would be seeing outside my living room window: That clip was filmed on New Year’s Eve, 2010 — from my living room window! Part of me is glad to be missing that and part if me…