Archive for January, 2020
The Spring Festival Gala Posted by sasha on Jan 22, 2020
There are a few things that are synonymous with the Chinese Spring Festival (春节 – chūn jié) – red couplets hanging on doors, dumplings boiling in a pot, firecrackers going off night and day, and families plopping down in front of the TV for 4+ hours. Indeed, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is a huge…
Lao Xiang Ji: Number One Top Chinese Fast Food Brand Posted by Ayana on Jan 20, 2020
The Chinese catering industry (餐饮产业cān yǐn chǎn yè) has seen rapid growth over the past decade. In 2018, it exceeded 4 trillion RMB (more than 600 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue. A major part of it is the fast food industry (快餐产业kuài cān chǎn yè). 中国餐饮业实现销售额不断增长。 Zhōng guó cān yǐn yè shí xiàn xiāo shòu…
Where to Travel in China in 2020 Posted by sasha on Jan 15, 2020
新年快乐! I hope all of our readers are having an excellent start to the new decade so far. What are your New Year’s resolutions? (你新年的决心是什么? – nǐ xīn nián de jué xīn shì shén me). I hope one of them is “travel more!” (我希望一个是 “多旅行” – wǒ xī wàng yī gè shì “duō lǚ xíng”)…
4 Useful Verbs for Chinese New Year Posted by Ayana on Jan 6, 2020
Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival (春节 chūn jié), is celebrated this year on January 25th, 2020. Here are 4 useful verbs to use when talking about the festival customs. 办 bàn = to run, to handle Spring Festival is China’s most important festival. The week-long national holiday week received the name Chinese…