Writers who really know China
Posted in Chinese education, Culture, Environmental, Green China, New Year's Day on Dec 31st, 2008
Instead of looking back on 2008, or making predictions for 2009, I thought — why not share a list of my hopes and wishes for China in the next year…and beyond? So…here’s a short list of what I’d like to see in the Middle Kingdom in 2009, and after. It is NOT a prediction; I [...]
Posted in China marketing, Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year Symbols, Culture, Holidays, New Year's Day, Strategy on Feb 11th, 2007
Is Chinese New Year in need of a revival? The experts seem to think so. Here’s the reason, taken from a Xinhua News article titled “Protect Chinese New Year” becomes a common idea in Chinese society: This suggested idea of “Protect Chinese New Year” came about because these years Gao Youpeng [a professor at Henan [...]
Posted in China, China marketing, Chinese New Year, Culture, Holidays, New Year's Day on Jan 11th, 2007
The Chinese government may be treading on some thin ice with their recent announcement about the Chinese New Year. The problem? They’ve announced that the official holiday falls on February 18 to 24 — conveniently forgetting about February 17, Chinese New Year’s Eve. Here’s a rough translation of a portion of this article in BBC [...]
Posted in China, China marketing, Consumer, Culture, Holidays, New Year's Day on Dec 31st, 2006
What do you think of when January 1 approaches? An evening of wild bacchanalia? The apple drop in Times Square? Resolutions? How about adding “weddings” to that? Because, if you’re Chinese, a wedding might just be the first thing on your new year to-do list. Why is January 1 such a hot time for weddings? [...]
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