Chinese New Year Festival Traditions
When the Chinese New Year is around the corner, everywhere you go in China, you should be able to find hoards of decorations, including Spring couplets, images of the Chinese character "Fu" for luck and happiness, paper cuts, Chinese tassels and red lanterns. Moreover, these sights will dazzle your eyes in whatever direction you may ……

Wuqiao International Acrobatic Festival
Initiated in 1987, China Wuqiao International Acrobatic Festival is named after Wuqiao, a world-known hometown of acrobatics which is located in Hebei Province.

The Festival is held only in odd years once every two years, generally in the last week of October or the fir……

Tipping is no longer illegal in China since 1980s, now it is enormously appreciated. For a person who earns US$ 100 per month, a US$ 10 tip is about 3 days' wages. Up-market hotels and some restaurants may slap a 5% service charge on top of the government's 10% value-added tax (VAT). This service charge might be considered a mandatory tip, though it's doubtful that much of it reaches the employ……

The Manchu ethnic minority
Like the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China, over 70 per cent of the Manchus are engaged in agriculture-related jobs. Their main crops include soybean, sorghum, corn, millet, tobacco and apple. They also raise tussah silkworms. For Manchus living in remote mountainous areas, gathering ginseng, mushroom and edible fungus makes an importa……