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In Perspective; Sifang Art Museum

My Nanjing bucket list is about as long as a Chinese birthday noodle and one of the dinosaurs that’s been lurking there since day one has always been Sifang Art Museum. So why did it take me almost 4...

Economic Stimulation; Golden Week vs. Long Weekends

It might be hard to believe, but the Golden Week of May has been away from the PRC calendar for over a decade. The term was originally coined in Japan upon combining three to four national holidays with well...

Pairing Wine with Chinese Food; Orient and Occident in Harmony

Once preposterous to some, it is now virtually general knowledge that good wine definitely does go well with Chinese food; the trick lies in choosing the right wine. Cracking open a bottle of your favourite dark red and sipping it...

Fungi Fever & the Shroom Boom

Health focused businesses that centre around prodigy foods christened “super” is most definitely in vogue. Recently, trendy trailblazers or “people brands” have magicked up fresh interest in the otherwise forgotten fungi; the Shroom Boom is putting mushrooms back on...

The Mystery of the Drunk-Driving Litchi

Internet rumours never cease to gain viral attention but none as strange as eating litchi leading to the risk of being misjudged as a drunk driver, which has attracted the dilligence of motorists as the revelation has spread quickly...

Sanya; Paradise without the Price Tag

Ordinarily, it’s no contest that I’d choose culture and cuisine over a nice beach and agreeable climate. Yet, with direct flights to Sanya from Lukou at around ¥500 each way promising pastures greener in just over 3 hours, it...

Good Coppers; Nanjing’s Best Bronzes

It’s easy to overlook the importance of material in an age defined by the virtual, yet the permanence of bronze outlives any historical boundaries. For a different perspective on art in Nanjing this month, herein three bronzes from radically...

Xigua; International Influence on Chinese Food

Food to the Chinese is everything. It is that for which life is worth living; no big decisions are made without first a feast, gatherings are not gatherings without food. Traditionally, being overweight in China was a sign of wealth,...

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