You might believe in it or you might not but Chinese Feng Shui is real…

This year we’re going to experience four unusual dates.

1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11 and that’s not all…

Take the last two digits of the year in which you were born – now add
the age you will be this year,

The results will be 111 for everyone in whole world. This is the year of
the Money!!!

The proverb goes that if you send this to eight good friends money will
appear in next four days as it is explained in Chinese FENG SHUI.

Those who don’t continue the chain won’t receive…….

It’s a mystery, but it’s worth a try. Good luck.

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You see them everywhere and every time you go into a shop, bar or restaurant.  But do you make a fool of yourself pulling instead of pushing?  No more, thanks to this simple Chinese lesson!

Door Signs: 入口 rùkǒu = Entrance, 出口 chūkǒu = Exit, 拉 lā = Pull, 推 tuī = Push

Among Chinese characters there are two characters which have only one stroke, they are “一”(one ) and “乙”(the second of the ten Celestial Stems)，the most complicated simplified character has 36 strokes, it is “齉”nàng (snuffling).
Majority of Chinese characters consist of 9-strokes, it is about 11,1%, (more…)

Companies spend thousands, sometimes millions on the design of a brand, logo and name and it can pay off. Others simply don’t. Those who do research their chosen name for strange, rude or abusive translations in foreign languages. (more…)

见到 你 很 高兴 jiàndào nǐ hěn gāoxìng = Very pleased to meet you.  This is always a very useful phrase to have under your belt.

Still looking for those elusive Salt & Vinegar crisps in China? Look no further than April Gourmet, a shop in the Sanlitun district of Beijing.

Yes, I have finally found a place where I can buy my most craved-for food. Of course, they don’t come cheap! There is only one size of packet available, 184.2g and it costs 26.9元.
That price, by the way, is slightly more than the cheapest train ticket from my place in Qinhuangdao to Beijing in order to buy them.
Worth every ‘fen’.

好久不见 hǎo jiǔ bu jiàn is a commonly used expression meaning Long time no see.

Each year, great scholars assign a single Chinese character (hanzi) to the year which best sums up what kind of year is was. 2008 is 乱 meaning ‘Disorder’.

Counting from one to 10 using a single-handed system was devised by Chinese merchants. They would ‘shake hands’ under the cover of their broad, long sleeves and silently negotiate a price.