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Wendy Cheng has several blogs, including her untitled main blog (usually known as xiaxue.blogspot.com), and several private blogs. Although she writes in the English language, she selected her pseudonym Xiaxue (下雪, pronounced something like sh'ya-shweh), which means "snowing" in Mandarin Chinese, because it "had that tinge of mysterious, beautiful girl thing about it". [4]
As the Chinese New Year struck on Feb. 10, 2024, Zoe and Yifan stood under a Jewish chuppah of Chinese talismans and lanterns, wrapped in a Jewish prayer shawl (tallit), and were married. After ...
In April 2016, Cheng released a new song "Girl God", which is a song that encourages the public to accept her. The song was very well received when she first released. [5] She also directed her own music video for the first time, which won her competitors. People and many netizens supported it, and the music video reached 2.3 million hits on ...
Chinese New Year's Eve is the day before the Chinese New Year. Celebrating Chinese New Year's Eve has always been a family matter, it is the reunion day for every ethnic Chinese family. It has evolved over a long period of time. The origin of Chinese New Year's Eve can be traced back to 3500 years ago.
A traditional Chinese New Year dragon dance is performed in Liverpool’s Chinatown in January 2023. Credit - Getty Images. T he last time China’s birth rates peaked was in 2012: that year, for ...
Taiwanese New Year serves as both a time for family reunions and a reaffirmation of cultural heritage. It highlights Taiwan’s rich blend of Han Chinese customs, indigenous influences, and modern adaptations. [6] While sharing common roots with Chinese New Year, the festival in Taiwan reflects the island's distinct social and cultural ...
Before the new year, homes are traditionally swept clean using bamboo leaves, a ritual believed to chase evil spirits, along with any bad luck or energy from the previous year, out of homes. [11] It is customary not to clean by sweeping, mopping, scrubbing, or washing on the first day of Chinese New Year as it sweeps away good luck.
The New Year's Eve of Old Lee (Chinese: 过年好) is a 2016 Chinese comedy film directed and produced by Gao Qushu and starring Zhao Benshan, Yan Ni, Rayza, and Aaron Yan. [1] [2] It is based on the Taiwanese drama All Night on New Year's Eve (守岁) by Li Zongxi. The film picks up the story of a family of three generations has been reunited ...