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On Winter Dress Strategy in North China Vs. South China

November 28, 2017November 27, 2017 Jocelyn Eikenburg 4 Comments Beijing, Hangzhou, North China, South China

Clearly, I had forgotten about the indoor heating in Beijing, and how it might mean rethinking how I dress for the winter.

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Guest Post: Food Preferences and Dining Etiquette in a Southern Chinese Home

October 14, 2016October 12, 2016 Jocelyn Eikenburg 8 Comments AMWF, Canada, Cantonese, Cantonese food, Chinese food, Guangdong, South China

Maria shares how she has embraces many of the food and dining preferences of her husband’s family, from soup and fish eyes to toothpicks and white rice.

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Surviving Winter in a South China Family Used to Living Without Heating

January 4, 2016January 4, 2016 Jocelyn Eikenburg 21 Comments China, Chinese family, Hangzhou, South China, winter

Leave it to me — a cold-averse American woman — to marry into a family in Southern China, where people are used to winters without heating in their homes.

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