Today is the 15th day of the eight month in the Chinese lunar calendar, which makes today – officially – the Mid-Autumn Festival (???). I know it is hard to keep track when the day is actually celebrated, given how early mooncakes of many different varieties are sold as early as July each year. Ironically, this festival…
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A Page from My Shanghai Diary: The Wandernut Trails
It’s about time I complete my series on Shanghai. And there is no more appropriate day to do this then on the final #TravelTuesday of 2010. My trip to the Paris of the Orient wouldn’t have been so enjoyable if it wasn’t for a friend of mine. Actually, she’s a friend of a friend and…
A Page from My Shanghai Diary: An Unexpected Breakfast Loaf and Fuxing Park
Shanghai, Day 08 It’s 7am, Sunday the 20th of June. I’ve just started my day by walking out onto Zhujiabang Lu – one of the major roads here in the Magnolia city. Given if this was any ordinary weekend at home, I wouldn’t even have been out of bed until mid-day. Today, is my final…
