Category Archives: The Chinese New Year

我和母亲祝愿我的中国学生和朋友们：虎年快乐！My mom and I wish my Chinese Students: “Happy Year of the Tiger!”

Posted on February 1, 2022 by connieinchina

My mom sighed. “I suppose you’ll want to do a video,” she intoned while watching me haul out my camera tripod from the closet. I nodded absently, engrossed in the task at hand as I bustled about our very small … Continue reading →

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Updates on China’s Coronavirus

Posted on January 31, 2020 by connieinchina

Greetings again, folks! Here are a few updates from those on-the-ground (my students, friends and teachers) in China who are experiencing lock-down measures. Masks are in very short supply.  All cities are now asking residents (some requiring it) to wear … Continue reading →

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The Candy Queen’s New Year’s Give-away: Part 2

Posted on March 24, 2014 by connieinchina

For me, my Year of the Horse gift-giving began at 6:30 a.m. for my morning swim at the pool.  After grabbing the first big bag of candy, I hustled out the door to hail a taxi across town to the … Continue reading →

Posted in A Chengdu Chinese Spring Festival, A Grand Chinese New Year Vacation, Chengdu Daily Life, Tales of China, The Chinese New Year, Travel | Leave a comment

The Candy Queen Gallops into the Year of the Horse: Part 1

Posted on March 23, 2014 by connieinchina

This was written awhile back but I was unable to post it.  Seemed such a waste not to so here it is now. After a week of crowded bus and train stations, traffic jams on the main city roads, mobs … Continue reading →

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Chinese New Year: Embrace the “Fu” (Happiness); Beware the “Weixian” (Danger)

Posted on February 10, 2013 by connieinchina

          China being 13 hours ahead of us here in Illinois, it’s an early Saturday night in Asia with families beginning celebrations for Spring Festival Eve festivities.  Houses have been cleaned all day to welcome in the new year … Continue reading →

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Capturing the Chinese New Year

Posted on January 31, 2009 by connieinchina

         When I was teaching in Taiwan, our neighborhood had a very special Chinese New Year tradition.  I share it here with you for the newly-arrived Year of the Ox. Chinese New Year is a slippery holiday. I discovered this … Continue reading →

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