#AtoZChallenge in China: Bāxiān guòhǎi (八仙过海 Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea)
We start today’s #AtoZChallenge with a tale in Changdao County that has become a popular story in China.
#AtoZChallenge in China: Adventure on April Fools' Day
And now we’ve just begun! By the time of writing (7.30pm BJT) I’m at our tour group’s rendezvous somewhere in Beijing. We’re going to Long Island (长岛 Chángdǎo), a county in Yantai, Shandong Province (山东省烟台市), where we will spend a long weekend holiday. When I first saw the announcement by Foreigner China Network (FCN) about …
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A-Z Challenge: Theme Reveal
I’m so excited to join the Blogging from A to Z Blog Challenge! When I first read this last year, I thought it will be a great idea to push content in a blog. And since I started mine just recently, I think I need to put more content and make coolkidandy livelier than ever! It’s also …
The Many Faces of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is the biggest threat to women’s physical and mental health. But understanding its risks doesn’t mean it should stop women from living. It just means that if they have the chance to be careful, then they should.
Learning Mandarin: Everything Goes Well!
Kung hei fat choi isn’t the only greeting you can say this Chinese New Year! Learn some goodwill phrases – and other basic expressions with this guide.
Hongbao Madness: the Digital CNY Tradition
We had a session of WeChat Lucky Money exchange that became so crazy and funny we had to hold our mobile phones and wait for new digital red packets to be given by random colleagues.
Fortune Telling: Is this the “Year of Doing This and That?”
2017 is the Year of the (Fire) Rooster, and online soothsayers said those born under this animal year won’t be seeing the greenery pastures the Pantone Color Institute had declared in December.
Beijing Children: Less Active, More Competitive
Weekends are generally for fun and relaxation for kids and adults alike. But children in Beijing have a different kind of weekend that makes them the least active but more competitive among all their peers across China.
