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Full moon fever on the Lantern Festival

Posted in China, China marketing, Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year Symbols, Consumer, Culture, Holidays, Winter on March 6th, 2007 No Comments »

The brightest moon of the new year welcomes a festival of light - the Lantern Festival, also the official end to Chinese New Year.
Thought the new year was over after Chinese New Year’s Eve? Think again. In China, celebrating the new year is not just a matter of swinging around a few firecrackers and enjoying [...]

Duilian…one of the most beloved Chinese New Year Symbols

Posted in China, China marketing, Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year Symbols, Culture, Holidays, Winter on February 4th, 2007 No Comments »

This image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons and user Chrislb, and falls under their GMU Free Documentation License.
Ever come across a door flanked by two vertical red strips with Chinese characters?
If so, you’ve seen duilian — one of the most important and revered Chinese New Year symbols and traditions.
Duilian are generally two long, vertical strips placed [...]

Yes, I’ll have some more walnuts and black sesame: the wintertime push for nutritional supplements in China

Posted in China, China marketing, Chinese traditional medicine, Consumer, Culture, Winter on January 26th, 2007 No Comments »

I’ll never forget the January scene I once witnessed at a foodstuffs store on Huaihai Road — Shanghai’s main shopping drag.
There they were, masses of people, lining up for this classic wonder supplement. No, it wasn’t Amway or Nuskin or even some hi-tech offering from a Chinese company. Just walnut and black sesame powder, [...]