Shenyang Lantern Festival

On the 1st of February, the International Cultural Lantern Exhibition was opened in Shenyang Expo Garden for those who are not easily threatened by cold 😉 This festival is sponsored by Shenyang Tourism Group with 15 million RMB ($2.35 million) and covers an area of 66.67 hectares. With the length of 5.5 km there are represented over …

Do you know where your frog has been?

If you are attached to the internet, then something must have come familiar to you these days — the Travelling Frog (originally called 旅かえる). It has sweep people off since the application got lunched in different online stores. And you can see people posting about their beloved frog in social media all the time. And …

Exotic Fruits in China – Lychee

Chinese culture is always connected to the food – this is the conclusion that we made while writing the numerous articles about Chinese culture. Just open the post about Mid-Autumn Festival with its moon cakes; or the posts about the days before and after Chinese Spring Festival, or Chinese New Year, when you have special …

Chinese Chopsticks: Facts, Traditions and Taboos

For those who have already been in China (or other Asian countries), it is not a secret that one of the biggest concerns here is food. And not only because the cuisine is very different from the one we are used to, but also because of the challenging way of having the meal - using …

Bookstores of Shenyang

All book lovers probably facing the same problem when packing for moving or going for a long period to a foreign country. It is always a dilemma: Which books to take? Will it be enough until I find a bookstore in the new place? Will that bookstore have foreign language books (especially in China)? And …