Forbidden City 5/5 Leisure in the Palace 宫廷娱乐
So what does an Emperor do for leisure? In Imperial China, the emperor is a God-like figure that the commonerContinue Reading
Month: September 2020
Forbidden City 4/5 The Empress Dowager 慈禧太后
There were two empress dowagers that were instrumental to the success and the failure of the Qing dynasty – EmpressContinue Reading
Forbidden City 3/5 On the trail of Yanxi 延禧攻略
There was a really popular TV series about Empress Ling, the third empress during the reign of Emperor Qianlong ofContinue Reading
Forbidden City 2/5 The Inner Court 内廷
Commonly called the “Back Palace” 后宫, this is a cluster of palaces that was out of bounds to all menContinue Reading
Forbidden City 1/5 Royal Architecture 皇家建筑
The Forbidden City covers an area of about 72 hectares (180 acres) with a total floor space of approximately 150,000Continue Reading
Kim Choo Kueh Chang @ Joo Chiat
I wrote about the tale of two “Kim Choo” and how the other Kim Choo came about. Here’s the realContinue Reading
Steaming hot at home
I missed the steamed seafood dinners I had in Shenzhen and wanted to try doing it at home. This is theContinue Reading
Crisostomo @ Manila
My Filipino friends were disappointed that I did not feature much of their cuisine. That’s because I didn’t have muchContinue Reading
Poulet @ Great World City
As I reblogged all “the lost files”, I realised the main reason of my weight problem – too much goodContinue Reading
Donnini’s @ Melbourne
During my honeymoon in Italy, we met this Australian mother and daughter travelling in Italy for the first time, seekingContinue Reading