Taste Testing Starbucks’ Chinese New Year Cakes!

To celebrate Chinese New Year (aka Spring Festival), Starbucks released two new cakes inspired by traditional Spring Festival foods. We love seeing modern interpretations of traditional customs, so on a recent visit to Tianjin, we (AJ and Nic) decided to try them both.

Read on to find out what we  thought and to see the video! (And no, this post wasn’t sponsored by Starbucks!)

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Looking for a special home for a special pup!

The CK Culture Centre has a guest staying with us at the moment – adorable pup Teddy! Are you, or do you know, a very special person who could devote time and energy to this gorgeous little guy?

Teddy can’t stay with us here much longer and we urgently need to find him a new home, and fundraise for his care in the meantime. Read on to find out more about Teddy and how you can help!

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Explore the best of Beijing’s traditional culture with this new route!

‘Great Wall Hero’ is the Beijing Municipal Culture and Tourism Bureau’s annual global marketing campaign. This year, the theme was Beijing by Night, and five different routes were chosen to showcase the city in the late afternoon and evening. Cultural Keys helped design the ‘Beijing Through Culture’ route, which takes in some of the city’s cultural highlights. 

Read on to find out more about the route!

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