Gaudy and Gorgeous: Yuexiu Lanterns

My phone screen lit up, a message from my Chinese friend briefly lighting up the screen ‘元宵节快乐！Happy Yuan Xiao Festival.' A cute picture of a dog dancing with a lantern hanging off its paw accompanied her holiday greetings on the last day of the Chinese New Year holiday. Yuan Xiao is a 2,000-year-old holiday in... Continue Reading →

March 7, 2018 0

It’s beginning to look a lot like… Chinese New Year

Guangzhou is abuzz with anticipation for Chinese New Year. Personally, it reminds me of the feeling the week before Christmas when looking forward to the day is almost better than the day itself. People are out washing the streets, the windows, the storefronts; planting new trees, flowers, and installations celebrating the year of the dog; selling... Continue Reading →

February 13, 2018 0

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Gaudy and Gorgeous: Yuexiu Lanterns

It’s beginning to look a lot like… Chinese New Year

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