Blog Category - Chinese Culture

Experience a Different Kind of Lit at These Lantern Festival Events
Check out these festive illuminations throughout February and into March.
Fancy Yourself a Concubine or Wizard? Beijing Snows Bring Scenery to Suit Any Taste
Beijing with snow is a totally different city
Try Something Different this Lantern Festival with this Peanut Butter Tangyuan Recipe
Add in a sweet and spicy ginger brown sugar soup and you're in for some very special tangyuan.
Mandarin Monday: How to Order a Jiānbing in Mandarin
Ubiquitous. Delicious. Not entirely nutritious.
Last Day of CNY: Get Out, Eat Doughs
Time flies! We've already arrived at the last day of Chinese New Year holiday.
CNY, Day Fiver: Invite the God Of Money, Eat Niangaos
It is the fifth day of New Year! What are some of the traditions you need to know on this day?
Fourth Day of New Year: Thank the kitchen god, sweep your floor
It is the fourth day of Chinese New Year! What are some of the traditions you need to know on this day?
Second day of New Year, worship the god, eat wontons
It's the second day of Lunar New Year! Here are some of the fun things you should know about this day.
Photo Essay: Beijing, A City of Doors
See the city of doors through these photographs.
Join the Stone Lion Scavenger Hunt and Win a Private Tour with Bespoke Travel
Here's a way to entertain your family over the holiday that's cool, fun, and low-effort.
Third Day of New Year: Go to bed early, Eat Chive Boxes
Here's what folks get up to on the third day of Chinese New Year.
Mirror Mirror on the Wall: What's new at Chaoyangmen?
Imagine walking along and stumbling on this gallery of slang-covered funhouse mirrors.
Celebrate Lunar New Year With These Events
Still haven’t made any plans for Chinese New Year?
Prepping for Preliminary New Year, a Brief Primer on Xiaonian
Think of it as the Little New Year before the Lunar New Year.
Monkey, Rat, Tiger... What's Your (Chinese Zodiac) Sign?
When someone asks for your star sign, why not throw them a loop and tell them your Chinese zodiac sign?