What's in a name? Just about everything
2011-10-12 10:34:05
Business cards are almost as important as the names themselves in China.
When school means more homework for mothers
2011-09-28 11:51:22
I have been bombarded by criticism about my choice of a Chinese school for my English boy.
Gleaming venues, cheery volunteers, and pure spectacle
2011-09-27 11:47:58
Another sporting event completed, another exhaustive, dazzling display by Chinese hosts.
Being in Beidaihe eased all the stress of getting there
2011-09-22 13:50:36
The man swimming towards me had a jellyfish balanced on his left hand.
Helping foreign friends, or minding my own business?
2011-09-20 11:26:58
As I stood in Silk Market, I watched in amazement as the young vendor pulled out silk nightgown for the perusal of a foreigner.
Love it, or hate it, but you just can't escape it
2011-09-14 16:54:54
The Mid-Autumn Festival has come and gone but there is no escaping the mooncakes as yet.
Confessions and conversions of a bibliophile
2011-09-08 16:02:46
Sandra Lee shares her passion for reading and her new fondness for the e-book reader.
Mulling life's great questions on lonely nights
2011-09-07 09:28:58
I've been in Beijing for nine months now. In the same time, I could have had a baby. Except, I'm stuck in that place of wanting to be a mother, but knowing that I'm not going to be one anytime soon.
My early-years training not required for high-speed railway
2011-09-06 14:14:56
I couldn't wait to go onboard the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway despite its delays and glitches.
Trapped in the human hurricane that is Line 1 of Beijing metro
2011-09-01 11:15:53
Taking the subway in Beijing can be challenging, especially if you take the Line-1 at rush hour.
It pays to have a strategy when you shop at Silk Street
2011-08-31 10:32:11
Beijing is a colorful, multilingual city. I've heard Korean, Russian and Glaswegian. Likewise, everyone speaks the language of shopping.
Getting into the swim of things at Houhai
2011-08-30 15:08:46
It was a scorching Sunday in July. I was cycling, for the first time, a fixed wheel bicycle, which can't coast as the pedals are always in motion.