If you ever get a chance to go to Beijing, be sure to check out Summer Palace, also known as Yihe Yuan among Chinese. Summer Palace was once served as a summer resort for Empress Dowager Cixi, ruling for 48 years from her husband’s death in 1861 to her own death in 1908. Two major landscapes...
Category Archives: Chinese
Miss Diana’s Chinese Class Episode 1
Hi everyone, I am very excited to announce that the first episode of the podcast that Chris and I produced is here. Check it out if you or your children are interested in learning Chinese. Please give us feedback as we continue to refine the materials in the future podcasts. Click the link Miss Diana’s...
Stewing pear with crystal sugar
I have been living in Michigan for almost eight years. The winter in Michigan is too cold and too long. Since I had my twins, the winter became my nightmare. Kids and I are easy to get sick and troubled by cough. My daughter and I have had a cold for a whole week. Cough...
běn mìng nián and Welcome Cáishén
过年好! guònián hǎo! Finally, it is the year of OX. I stopped blogging for a couple days because I was very tired after celebrating the New Year. This New Year is very important for me. First, it is the first time that Heather and Michael understand what the Chinese New Year is. Second, it is...
Happy Chinese New Year, Lion Dance and Kung-fu
Tonight is Chinese New Year Eve (here in America). We just finished New Year’s Eve dinner with family and friends at home. I started to prepare for the big dinner from last Thursday. I cooked a total of 15 dishes. Five spices roast beef (cold dish) Saucy duck (cold dish) Five spices eggs (cold dish)...