If I'd seen this photo on its own, never in a million years would I have guessed it'd been in the basement of the Hong Kong Peninsula.When I took family and other out-of-towners to the Pen for tea, I certainly didn't see groovy kids dancing to Jimi Hendrix like they're doing … [Read more...]
Made in China
I found this ad in a tourist book from 1972, one of the years my grandparents traveled to Hong Kong.The ad wasn't on a two-page spread. This was it....from China!In 1972 travelers couldn't enter China easily. For some, it was closed off. For others, the country was so … [Read more...]
Book of the week–Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
I've enjoyed Grace Lin's colorful picture books for quite a few years.Dim Sum for Everyone is one of my favorites--and my kids love it, too. My oldest son has enjoyed Lin's middle grades books (Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat). For Hannukah last year, I gave him her … [Read more...]
Book of the week–The Concubine’s Daughter
I'm always on the lookout for new voices in Chinese literature. So when I came across The Concubine's Daughter by Pai Kit Fai (St. Martin's Griffin, 2009), I was game. And that's what I read this week.The story follows the daughter of a concubine in early 20th century China … [Read more...]
Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
Happy Dragon Boat Festival! Oh, what I wouldn't do for zongzi, delicious bundles of sticky rice stuffed with red bean paste (photo, left).Called Duanwu Jie in Mandarin, the festival is celebrated in China, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and Chinatowns around the world. … [Read more...]
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