While packing for my first trip to Malaysia, I was pondering what kind of clothes I should take with me. I had been warned to wear trousers to the Malaysia Embassy in Beijing to apply for a visa, as one member from our group was turned away from the embassy for wearing a mid-length skirt that was slightly above the knee.
Sichuan is one of the cradles of the Chinese silk industry as the history of Chinese sericulture is traced back to Sichuan more than 4,000 years ago.
Shen Xinpei might have been a writer or an official by now if he had submitted to his parents' wishes and finished school. But Shen chose to follow in the footsteps of his family of sword makers. "I can sense the liquid iron for sword molding flowing in my blood," says the 59-year-old master of the reputed Longquan Sword craft.
CHENGDU: Chinese newlyweds once received a very special gift on their wedding night. Friends and family presented the couple with a brocade silk bedcover featuring a dragon (symbol of the male) and phoenix (female). But like many Chinese traditions, younger people are turning to modern styles. Duvets are more appealing to young couples.
Choreographer Tim Rushton and his dancers from the Danish Dance Theater will show Beijing audiences their unique understanding of modern dance at the PLA Theater this weekend.
There's no place like home - or at least that's what many expats in China believe. But upon returning to their native soil, repatriates often find home just isn't the same place they left, and they're not the same people who once lived there. "Reverse culture shock", or "re-entry transition stress", is often more severe and emotionally intense than culture shock, explains Dr Christopher Deal, president of Los Angeles, California-based consulting firm Deal Intercultural.
If Zhongguo translates as country in the middle, then Thomas Willie (pictured right) could well mean, man in the center. The multilingual Indonesian-born nightclub sales manager is fluent in Chinese, English and Bahasa and often holds court among a coterie of international friends.
Dr Nan Sussman, president of international HR and cultural-training company Global Strategies, offers five tips on successful repatriation.
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