One Western woman with a Chinese husband writes about love, family and relationships in China 洋媳妇看中国
Posted in China articles on Oct 4th, 2010
When love bubbled over with my first Chinese boyfriend in his favorite Taiwanese teahouse, I tried to hold on to that sweetness of what we had through this place he left behind.
Posted in China articles on Aug 16th, 2010
Before I went to China, I never believed in wearing cute pastels. But after living in the Middle Kingdom, adorable outfits slowly creeped into my wardrobe, and changed forever just how I saw clothing.
Posted in China articles on Aug 2nd, 2010
I used to fear China’s foreign scissors, before I discovered the bliss of a haircut in China. And now, even in the US, I pine for those great hairstylists in the Middle Kingdom.
Posted in Travel China with the Yangxifu on Jul 14th, 2010
Just East of Xi’an, four hours up the railway line to Beijing, is another grand cache of art that stands in the Terracotta Warriors’ shadows, but delivers almost as many “wow” moments. I’m talking Luoyang’s Longmen Grottoes — a string of over 100,000 Buddhist images and statues carved into a hillside during China’s Wei and Tang Dynasties.
Posted in Travel China with the Yangxifu on Jun 9th, 2010
It’s one thing to see China’s history in a museum, and another to walk on it. Zhengzhou, China offers such an experience at the Shang Dynasty Wall Ruins.
Posted in Travel China with the Yangxifu on Apr 14th, 2010
Po Pagoda, a stumpy gray Northern Song-era pagoda in Kaifeng, China covered in tiles featuring Buddhist images, is unusual for its design, size and even shape.
Posted in Travel China with the Yangxifu on Feb 10th, 2010
Travel China with the Yangxifu takes you to the Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, a museum with artifacts that explain Chinese origins, highlight ingenuity, tell stories, and amaze your eyes.
Posted in Travel China with the Yangxifu on Jan 13th, 2010
Travel China with the Yangxifu takes you to the Kaifeng Night Market — a reminder of the forte volume and flavorful delicacies of night markets that once blanketed China.
Posted in China articles on Dec 6th, 2009
I never really saw renovation, in all of its glory, mystery and (in some cases) malevolence, until I came to China.
Posted in China articles, Ten Years in China - 2009 on Nov 1st, 2009
This post is a remembrance of my experiences with religion during my first year in China — 1999 — when I taught English in Zhengzhou. —— It was an early week in September, just as China’s Autumn Tiger — the fierce summer heat that claws its way into September — was in full force when [...]
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