The dragon boat festival (端午节 duān wǔ jié) is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month in the Chinese lunar calendar (June 7th in 2019).
What is the Dragon Boat Festival?
Buddha’s Birthday
On the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar (May 12th in 2019), Buddhists in China celebrate Buddha’s birthday, Fódàn (佛誕). It is a public holiday in Hong Kong and Macau. The festival is celebrated across the Buddhist world on different days.
Visit Songzhuang Art District : Part 2 – Art Factory Road
In our previous article (‘Visit Xiaopu Art Village’; linked below) we looked at one part of the Songzhuang Art District – an area so large that it has to be divided up into sections if we’re to cover it properly! In this article we focus on one road with lots of interesting businesses in particular.
Updated December 31st 2022 – Please note many of these locations are now closed. Always confirm ahead of your trip to make sure the place you want to visit is still open.
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Feng Shui – Simple tips for a better life!
Have you ever been in an environment – an office, someone’s home – where you instantly felt uncomfortable? Perhaps the Feng Shui could have been better!
Feng Shui (‘Wind and Water’) is about living in harmony with nature and your surroundings. It is practiced everywhere, in every culture, in different ways, even if you don’t realise it. But what exactly is it?
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The Dai Water Splashing Festival
Everyone has heard of the common Chinese festivals; Chinese New Year (Spring Festival), Tomb Sweeping Day, Dragon Boat Festival. But how about lesser-known festivals in China?
Today, we look at the Water Splashing Festival! 泼水节 | Songkran