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"What matters are the wishes you send, not the money you put in an envelope."
Wang Zuoyi, a folklore expert in Beijing, commenting on yasuiqian, cash sealed in a red envelope given to children during the Spring Festival
"Fireworks add to the festive spirit and entertain children in particular. The biggest occasion for Chinese people would be dull without them."
Shen Yongqiang, a 65-year-old villager in Jiangxi Province, speaking on February 18. In China, the Spring Festival is traditionally celebrated by fireworks, which is believed to ward off evil spirits, but some have complained that the tradition has come at the expense of air quality
"For young people who are smothered by their families, there must be a channel for them to voice their anxieties and troubles."
Zhang Qi, Deputy Director of the Psychological Counseling Center at East China Normal University, stressing the importance of providing psychological counseling to young people on February 18
"Nepotism and restrictions on hukou, or household registration, are obstacles deterring some overseas students from returning to China."
Wang Huiyao, Director General of the Center for China and Globalization based in Beijing, speaking to China Daily on February 19 | |
"What matters are the wishes you send, not the money you put in an envelope."
Wang Zuoyi, a folklore expert in Beijing, commenting on yasuiqian, cash sealed in a red envelope given to children during the Spring Festival
"Fireworks add to the festive spirit and entertain children in particular. The biggest occasion for Chinese people would be dull without them."
Shen Yongqiang, a 65-year-old villager in Jiangxi Province, speaking on February 18. In China, the Spring Festival is traditionally celebrated by fireworks, which is believed to ward off evil spirits, but some have complained that the tradition has come at the expense of air quality
"For young people who are smothered by their families, there must be a channel for them to voice their anxieties and troubles."
Zhang Qi, Deputy Director of the Psychological Counseling Center at East China Normal University, stressing the importance of providing psychological counseling to young people on February 18
"Nepotism and restrictions on hukou, or household registration, are obstacles deterring some overseas students from returning to China."
Wang Huiyao, Director General of the Center for China and Globalization based in Beijing, speaking to China Daily on February 19 | |
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Disappearing Local Flavor
Lifeweek
January 31
In China, traditional handmade food is gradually being replaced by streamline produced products.
For example, Nanjing salted duck, a famous local dish, used to sell out immediately after preparation. In the past, visitors to the city would often take some of the well-known duck home to share with their families. However, today, salted duck is vacuum packed and sold in almost every outlet in train stations and airports. It has lost its original flavor and tastes similar to packaged Dezhou braised chicken and Beijing roast duck.
Fatter Chinese
Oriental Outlook
February 7
Chinese people are becoming increasingly fat. In 1985, the average waistline of China's urban males was 63.5 cm, but now the figure has reached nearly 76.2 cm. In other words, waistlines have expanded more than 15 percent in the past 28 years.
The World Health Organization predicts that China's overweight rate will increase to between 50 and 57 percent in 2015. | |
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