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春节 Happy Chinese New Year!
Chinese New Year is a momentous two week celebration in China and many other Asian countries. Imagine the Christmas –er, I am being very politically incorrect. Let’s try again. Imagine the “Holiday”...
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Chinese New Year Day 4: Back to Reality…Well, for some.
Day four of Chinese New Year is somewhat uneventful compared to the last few days. The fires have dwindled, the firecrackers are fewer and further between (but make no mistake they are still going...
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Birth Tourism: Passing Out Passports Like Candy
There exists a new wave of tourism popular amongst the Chinese and Taiwanese: Birth Tourism. This booming industry, with more than a hundred “Maternity Hotels”, is spreading like wild fire in the...
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Taiwan: More Progressive Than You Think
Yes, yes, we get it. Everything is made in Taiwan; Toyotas, Canons, Snuggies, most likely any crappy plastic toy lying about. Hell-even my Lululemon yoga pants are made here. It’s no surprise Taiwan...
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Ghost Month
Ladies and Gentlemen, watch your back, because it is Ghost Month in Taiwan. According to Chinese Tradition, the seventh month of the lunar calendar is Ghost Month, in which ghosts and spirits come out...
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