Bike Sharing Platforms Thrive in Shenzhen
The Rise of Bike Sharing in Shenzhen Not long ago shiny unibody metallic bikes were aligned neatly at every corner and intersection in...
A Not So Chinese New Year
Making dumplings, passing out red packets, answering lantern riddles and setting off fireworks are probably some of the most common...
CNY or KNY?
When one thinks of an Asian New Year festival, common associations are fiery red ornaments, fireworks, dumplings, and boisterous...
Chinese New Year
”Why don't we just drive straight there? We‘ll be arriving around 3 am but at least there won't be any traffic," my dad suggested, as we...
Lo Hei!
The Prosperity Toss, otherwise known as Lo Hei (撈起), is the preparation of a salad-like dish, Yusheng (魚生), consisting of: a handful of...
On New Year's We Wear Red.
Come late January or early February each year, red paper lanterns illuminate the streets and auspicious couplets calligraphed on red...
Halloween: Evidence of a Traveling Culture
Ever since Shenzhen was given the title of a Special Economic Zone, it has flourished into a high-tech metropolis, housing the...
An Expat's Halloween
When leaving my house on October 30th, I found myself bid farewell by an animatronic skeleton telling me he would ‘take me to the...
