Had a blast exploring the local traditional market today!

Had a blast exploring the local traditional market today! From "dueling" with ginger roots to wearing starfruit as earrings, to carrying huge bowls of oranges—we had way too much fun! The fresh

Chinese New Year Flower Buns: More Than Just Food

At the China National Arts and Crafts Museum · National Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, I discovered a “mountain of flower buns” at the Spring Festival themed exhibition Celebrating the Chinese

A full day of lion dance cultural immersion!

A full day of lion dance cultural immersion! From 3D-printed lion heads in the studio, to ancient ancestral halls, to trendy creative streets—we "checked in" to this traditional art in every possible

Happy Chinese New Year!

The Year of the Horse is here! I’m Shanny, wishing you a joyful Chinese New Year. May success, happiness, and fortune follow you like a galloping horse!

Visited an amazing lion dance head exhibition!

Visited an amazing lion dance head exhibition! An entire wall covered with lion heads in every color and style imaginable—each one intricately crafted and so lifelike. Couldn't resist interacting

Had an amazing time learning traditional Chinese lion dance today!

Had an amazing time learning traditional Chinese lion dance today! Practiced basic moves with the master—holding the lion head while squatting is way harder than it looks! This traditional art truly

Santa Claus from Rovaniemi, Finland, visits China!

Santa Claus from Rovaniemi, Finland, visits China! We had a chat with him at the Embassy of Finland in China, and he even wished everyone a Merry Christmas — in Chinese!

Altay’s must-try breakfast: nomadic flavors of the Kazakh ethnic group in China!