I’ve never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day and not just because I couldn’t find anyone to share it with! I’ve always seen it as a fabricated ‘commercial’ celebration – more about making money than about lovers.
Living here in China, I should be able to escape such Western customs, right? Wrong! Valentine’s Day is big here in China, especially amongst the youngsters, who seem to soak up anything Western. Continue reading
Spring Festival, or Chunjie as it is called here, is a great time of year!
It starts with Chinese New Year’s Eve (actually it technically doesn’t start until New Year’s Day). Then over the following two weeks, people take extended holidays to celebrate. There are fireworks, firecrackers, reunion dinners, visits to family and friend, lucky money, the New Year’s Eve TV gala, etc.
Spring Festival ends with the Lantern Festival on January 15 (on the Chinese calendar)
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There have been lots of news stories about smoking in China lately. That’s not surprising because smoking plays a very large part in Chinese life. Continue reading
I recently read an amusing news article asking whether Beijing taxi drivers should stop eating garlic and onions during the Beijing Olympic Games. Continue reading
Welcome to JobsInChina.com. This blog has been a long time coming…
I first came to live in China in 2002 and was immediately struck by life here. Everything seemed fresh, new and … unusual. I took hundreds of photos and made notes of things I wanted to write about. I should have started a blog then, to capture those exciting new experiences. Alas, blogging was still relatively new and it was not to be. Continue reading