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How to Order a Beer in Chinese Posted by sasha on Apr 30, 2018
People have been drinking beer (啤酒 – pí jiǔ) for thousands of years in China. As a matter of fact, recent archaeological discoveries show that villagers in China were making a beer-like beverage as far back as 7,000 BC! Beer comes second only to tea in China when it comes to beverage consumption. China also surpassed…
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival in 60 Seconds Posted by sasha on Jan 10, 2018
When it comes to winter fun in China, you just can’t beat the Harbin Ice and Snow Festival (哈尔滨冰雪节 – hā’ěr bīn bīng xuě jié). It’s the biggest ice and snow festival in the world, and it attracts millions of visitors every year to China’s “Ice City” (冰城 – bīng chéng) to see the incredible sculptures. See…
2013 Harbin Ice and Snow Festival Posted by sasha on Apr 21, 2013
Temperatures in Harbin tend to stay well below freezing in the winter months, which makes it the perfect site for an international ice and snow festival. Explore the frigid Ice and Snow World, with its intricate ice sculptures, massive neon lit ice castles, and a whole lot of silliness one can only find in China…
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival Posted by sasha on Feb 17, 2013
In the nearly four years that I’ve been living in China, there’s only one place that I’ve visited on three separate occasions – Harbin (哈尔滨 – hā ěr bīn), the capital city of northeast China’s Heilongjiang province (黑龙江省 – hēi lóng jiāng shěng). Originally financed by the Russian Empire at the end of the 19th…