You gonna see a series of posts in “red” cos Chinese New Year is coming soon and red is liberally used in all decorations! This year, the first day of of the first lunar month falls on 26 Jan. Chinese homes are often decorated with paper cutouts (剪纸) of Chinese auspicious phrases and New Year’s…
Lanterns
Mid-Autumn Festival (Part 2/2)
Read Mid-Autumn Festival (Part 1/2) You have seen Chinatown in the day. Mid-Autumn Festival Part 2/2 is about S.E.X in The City… Nah… It’s Mid-Autumn Festival story telling time!
Mid-Autumn Festival (Part 1/2)
Tonight, the moon is at its fullest and brightest for 2008. It’s Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋节), a day that falls on the 15th of the 8th Chinese lunar month for celebration of togetherness and abundance. The festival is also known as Lantern or Mooncake festival as you will see beautifully lit lanterns everywhere, and Chinese families…
Hungry Ghost Festival is over!
I wanted to blog about Hungry Ghost Festival (中元节), but have been sitting on it for one whole month! Finally, on the last day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, we managed to take some interesting photos. Gee, feel kinda funny to write something related to ghosts and spirits in the silence of the night. For…