Regardless of the year you were born, there are certain customs and superstitions that many Chinese adhere to during the New Year. Shooting off firecrackers on Chinese New Year’s Eve is the Chinese way of sending out the old year and welcoming in the new. On the stroke of midnight, every door and window in [...]
It is especially important to the Chinese, particularly in centuries past, as they believed bad spirits were in the air all around, ready to pounce on the unprotected. Consequently everything used or worn was decorated with auspicious symbols designed to ward off these evil influences. Thus every item of clothing, every piece of furniture, every [...]
First you must understand that this is no ordinary tea! This is “Da Hoong Pau” tea, the most expensive tea in the world, and I was being taught by a self-proclaimed connoisseur of teas. Its leaves are harvested from one of four 300-year-old trees that grow on the side of the Wee Ee mountain in [...]
chinese spring festival-shopping
The spring festival is Chinese most traditional festival every 365 days. For all the Chinese people, the Spring Festival is the most important festival and is when all family members get family union, just like Christmas in the West. The people living away from home have to begin their crowded home-returning, therefore it [...]
In Chinese Feng Shui, a Pi Xiu is a mythical animal which is depicted with the head of a dragon and a dog or lion’s body often with hoofs, little wings and a tail. The Pi Xiu is a loyal guardian that is frequently seen guarding the tombs of emperors or on the roofs of [...]
