Archive for January, 2007
What is Ginseng
What is Ginseng? Ginseng root is native to eastern Asia and North America, and has been in use as a folk medicine and tonic amongst the peoples of China, Korea, Thailand, Viet Nam and Manchuria, as well as amongst Native Americans, for untold thousands of years. Frequently used as a potent preventative rather than a [...]
Jade Budda temple Shanghai
Jade Budda Temple Shanghai In the western part of Shanghai, a very modern and flourishing city, there is a venerable and famous Buddhist temple, Jade Buddha Temple (Yùfó Sì), covering an area of 8,000 square meters . In 1882, an old temple was built to keep two jade Buddha statues which had been brought from [...]
Bedroom Feng Shui
A Feng Shui Bedroom tip for the ages Finding a free Feng Shui tip is a wonderful experience. There are so many different aspects to Feng Shui that any and all tips that you can get will be of enormous use to you and your family. You can find a good Feng Shui tip for [...]
Shanghai Discovery Childrens Museum
Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Closed on Mondays Admissions: Child: rmb 20yuan Adult: rmb 20 yuan Group: rmb 16yuan (over 20 people, 2 weeks advance reservation required) Direction We are located at 61 Song Yuan Road (by Hong Qiao Road), inside the Shanghai Kid’s Museum. 路线指南 我们位于上海市长宁区宋园路61号，靠近虹桥路口，上海儿童博物馆内 正常开馆时间 周二至周日：上午8点半至下午5点，三点半以后停止入场。午间不休息 周一闭馆 [...]
Shanghai Cuisine
Shanghai Cuisine Shanghai does not have a definitive cuisine of its own, but refines those of the surrounding provinces (mostly from adjacent Jiangsuu and Zhejiangg coastal provinces). What can be called Shanghai cuisine is epitomized by the use of alcohol. Fish, eel, crab, and chicken are “drunken” with spirits and usually served raw. Salted meatss [...]
The 10 Most Famous Chinese teas
Chinese Tea Name Pronunciation Score out of 20 references Translated English Tea Name Place of Origin (Province of Origin) Xi Hu (Zhe Jiang) 西湖龍井 Long Jing 20/20 Dragon Well Tai Hu (Jiang Su) 洞庭碧螺春 Bi Luo Chun 20/20 Spring Snail An Xi (Fu Jian) 安溪鐵觀音 Tie Guan Yin 18/20 Iron Goddess Huang Shan (An Hui) [...]
How to make a good cup of Chinese tea
To Brew Tea Chinese-style After heating water to boiling, the teapot first is rinsed with hot water. Using chopsticks or a bamboo tea scoop, fill teapot approximately 1/3 full with tea leaves and then pour boiling water into the pot. Hold the teapot over a large bowl, letting the overflow run into the bowl. Give [...]
Chinese Tea Custom
The art of drinking and serving tea plays a major cultural role in China. It inspires poetry and songs. Mutual love of tea cements lifelong friendships. For centuries, the ritual of preparing and serving tea has held a special place in the hearts and minds of Chinese aristocracy, court officials, intellectuals and poets. The Chinese [...]
The Art Of Chinese Tea
Chinese Art of Tea (Cha in Chinese) Drinking Wherever Chinese go, the custom of drinking tea follows. The Chinese were the first to discover the tea leaf, and have drunk tea for uncounted ages. When you arrive in the beautiful China, you may see some elderly gentlemen seated in twos and threes, perhaps in a [...]
Feng Shui
FENG SHUI Feng Shui (also known as “geomancy”) is an ancient Chinese art used to promote such things as health, happiness and prosperity. The words literally mean ‘wind’ and ‘water’. Feng Shui, also called the Chinese Art of Placement, is a technique that is thousands of years old for bringing balance to one’s home, business [...]
