Tianjin Museum – Tianjin in the Past Hundred Years 中华百年看天津
This exhibition covers the history of Tianjin in modern history. The exhibition covers the period from the First Opium WarContinue Reading
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Original Flavours 原製原味 @ Zhoushan
Putuoshan 普陀山 is a misnomer – it is not a mountain but an island. Its claim to fame is thatContinue Reading
Xiashi Casserole 夏氏砂锅 @ Wuhan
Second night in Wuhan, and we were treated to a great meal in a very local restaurant by our friendsContinue Reading
National Museum of China 中国国家博物馆
If you only have time for one museum in Beijing, make it the National Museum of China. Located right on the east side of Tiananmen Square, it’s one of the largest and most comprehensive museums in the world. Walking through its halls feels like traversing 5,000 years of Chinese civilization.
Tomb Raider – Tomb of Li Jingxun 李静训墓
Her brief life was spent at the intersection of the Dugu, Yuwen, Yang, and Li clans—the four families that effectively steered the course of Chinese history toward the Tang dynasty (618-907).
Bridges, Canals, Families 小桥流水人家
Jiangnan, or “South of the Yangtze River”, has long been a prosperous region when the North was engaged in numerousContinue Reading
Nanjing Impressions 南京大牌档 @ Nanjing
When our Didi driver (Chinese equivalent of Uber) recommended us to go to Nanjing Impressions, we were skeptical. We didn’tContinue Reading
Tianjin Museum – Selected Rare Relics 耀世奇珍
If you have only one hour to spare, do not miss this permanent exhibition in the Tianjin Museum. The itemsContinue Reading
The Teochew Story – Night out in Chaozhou Town 潮州府韻
Since I was little, I always heard my dad said that we were from Chaozhou Fucheng. Finally a visit in 2019 made me understand what he was referring to.
The Teochew Story – Green Dragon Temple 青龍古廟
For my Dad, his Singapore journey started at this temple. From a wharf next to the temple, he came with nothing on his back in 1935.