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Latest tagged entries for 'CHINESE NEW YEAR'



Free Money

Thursday, 29 January 2009 3:32 P GMT+08
As you probably know, it is the custom in China to give Hong Bao, Red Envelopes as gifts at Chinese New Year, especially to children and the elderly.
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slow train comin'

Monday, 12 January 2009 3:40 P GMT+08
As a follow-up to my post yesterday, here is a picture from the local rag showing part of the line to buy tickets at Liuzhou railway station, yesterday.
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It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry

Sunday, 11 January 2009 9:35 A GMT+08
Normally this weekend would be considered to be the beginning of what has been described as the greatest mass movement of humanity in world history.

Bucket Kicking Obelisk

Saturday, 9 February 2008 1:33 P GMT+08
A few weeks ago, the locals erected this obelisk in the least visited part of Liuzhou's pedestrian street. It depicts various scenes from what is meant to be the city's history.
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Happy New Year!

Thursday, 7 February 2008 1:13 P GMT+08
Xin Nian Kuai Le!
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Good Luck Bras

Wednesday, 6 February 2008 4:29 P GMT+08
It's New Year's Eve. My neighbours are busy cleaning and preparing food. Or hanging up their red good luck door decorations. Either that or having showers. It is forbidden to wash tomorrow. You would be washing away your good luck.

Rat Banquet

Saturday, 2 February 2008 3:03 P GMT+08
Last night, Liuzhou government held a reception to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year - The Year of the Rat. I managed to infiltrate the proceedings.
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Travel Disaster

Monday, 28 January 2008 2:25 P GMT+08
I’m sorry to go on about this, but it is cold. I’m told that this is Guangxi’s coldest winter since 1951. I wasn’t around then. I didn’t exist. So I have to believe them.
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Winterlude

Saturday, 26 January 2008 9:50 P GMT+08
It could get quiet round this blog for the next week or three. There are various reasons for this.
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so far away from home

Thursday, 24 January 2008 11:51 A GMT+08
As ever at this time of year, China is on the move or about to be.

"It must be a holiday, there's nobody around"

Saturday, 10 November 2007 9:28 A GMT+08
"It must be a holiday, there's nobody around," sings Dylan in "Highlands". He clearly wasn't thinking about China. Here holidays mean everyone is around. The whole place is chaos. It is best to hide away at home. But it looks like we are having a
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