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This Chinese fruit may be the ugliest and sweetest thing you’ll ever taste

IF THERE WAS A list of "ugly speciality foods", China's frozen pears would probably be at the top of it. They have black peel, a hard texture, and freeze your hands. They look like small grenades. But wait till you taste them! Could you make them in your fridge? No. Domestic freezers don't get cold…

March 27, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

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Govt struggles to get the world’s biggest savers to start spending

PUTTING A PROPORTION of your earnings into savings is normally considered a good thing. But it's bad news when government economists need that cash in circulation to keep the economy moving. That's the challenge for Beijing. Chinese people put more of their money into savings than people anywhere else on the planet. Even though…

March 21, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Ancient exercise is cool in China again – with help of German blonde

REJUVENATION IS THE HOT health concept in China at the moment. In recent years, Chinese women's definition of beauty has been constantly changing. A few years ago, Chinese girls pursued fair skin and slim bodies. This forms an obvious contrast with the current "beauty without definition" idea which has become the core of Chinese girls'…

March 14, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

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How rock, paper, scissors started in ancient China

THE GAME OF rock, paper, scissors started in China, historians believe. The Ming Dynasty writer Xie Zhaozhe wrote in the 1600s that it date back to the Han Dynasty (206 BCE – 220 CE). But the three elements weren’t rock, paper and scissors. The game was called shoushiling (手勢令), or hand gesture command. The original elements…

March 4, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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In China, parents literally give blood for their children’s schooling

“Parents who deeply love their children are always visionary. ” (“父母之愛子，則為之計深遠。”) -quoted from a Chinese classic“Annals of the Warring States”（《戰國策》） THE HOUSEHOLD REGISTRATION SYSTEM, which has been in place in China for thousands of years, still has a profound impact on the lives of Chinese people, and to some extent determines their fate. Because…

February 29, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

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Ming Dynasty ‘influencer’ on show in Hong Kong

A ZEN “INFLUENCER” from 500 years ago is back in the spotlight with a display at the Hong Kong Palace Museum. In the recent exhibition“The Hong Kong Jockey Club Series: Stories Untold — Figure Paintings of the Ming Dynasty from the Palace Museum”in Gallery 4 of Hong Kong Palace Museum, a 60-centimeter long painting attracted…

February 19, 20240Comments ByEmily Zhou

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Ancient Chinese painter Tang Bohu’s masterpieces filled with literary flair

THE LATEST EXHIBITION in Hong Kong of historical paintings, most about 500 years old, takes visitors to look back at the legendary lives of famed Chinese painter, calligrapher and poet Tang Yin (唐寅) and other notable scholars in the Ming dynasty (1368 -1644). Image: H.C. Lu Tang’s famous painting Appreciating Plum Blossoms (觀梅圖), along with other…

February 19, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Historic Edinburgh shows signs of too much capitalism

Hong Konger Richard Cullen re-visits Edinburgh and sees proof of a fact that is now well known: capitalism, for all its benefits, brings significant problems too. We can't yet know whether America's or China's systems will solve them. Meanwhile, historic Edinburgh today has joyful tourist parties at its heart but poverty around the edges. …

January 29, 20240Comments ByRichard Cullen

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Trove of Renaissance masterpieces go on show in Hong Kong Palace Museum

WORKS BY THE legendary artist known as Raphael (拉斐爾) are on show in Hong Kong. The Italian, whose real name was Raffaello Santi, is one of the most celebrated and prodigious Renaissance painters. Santi (1483-1520), left the world with a staggering number of masterpieces, particularly those artworks highlighting sacred images. Western painting exhibition in Hong…

January 24, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

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‘2D sex isn’t 3D sex’ so doesn’t count as unfaithful

IT'S NOT CHEATING if you are using a screen, because "2D sex isn't 3D sex," a Hong Kong man told his partner. That's just one eyebrow-raising example of the new minefields of modern relationships. We'll get back to that guy. First, let's meet Spreadsheet Superwoman. A ruthless female Asian executive created a secret spreadsheet…

January 23, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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This Chinese fruit may be the ugliest and sweetest thing you’ll ever taste

Govt struggles to get the world’s biggest savers to start spending

Ancient exercise is cool in China again – with help of German blonde

How rock, paper, scissors started in ancient China

Ming Dynasty ‘influencer’ on show in Hong Kong

Ancient Chinese painter Tang Bohu’s masterpieces filled with literary flair

Historic Edinburgh shows signs of too much capitalism

Trove of Renaissance masterpieces go on show in Hong Kong Palace Museum

‘2D sex isn’t 3D sex’ so doesn’t count as unfaithful

Truth at last: Yes, Chinese Uyghurs ARE treated badly

Record-breaking number of deals clinched at China import expo

Mainland China, HK, now helping other nations make clean energy transition