Chinese traditions

Authentic Hakka Kansui-Zong or Lye Dumplings With Orchard Ashes

Rice dumplings are a traditional food to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Apart from the common savory rice dumplings, there is a sweet version popular in southern China called kansui-zong or lye ...

July 7, 2023BY Fanyi Zeng and Summer Lawson
Healthy Preparations for the Chinese New Year of the Tiger

Let the celebrations begin! The Year of the Water Tiger roars in on February 1, 2022, based on ...

January 26, 2022BY Jennifer Dubowsky
Shape Up Your Posture the Chinese Way

“Stand like a pine, sit like a bell, walk like the wind, lie like a bow.”

August 24, 2015BY Leo Timm
Preserving Traditions Is Hard, Eating Mooncakes Is Easier

NEW YORK—The lesser known sister of Chinese Lunar New Year, the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival kicks off this week, ...

September 8, 2014BY Shannon Liao

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