According to the old Chinese tradition, We enjoy chrysanthemum and Carb at Mid-Autumn festival. Last year, I introduce Yangcheng Lake Mitten Crab to you. (It’s Season Of Yangcheng Lake Mitten Crab), This time let’s try some blue crab!

I knew Guilinggao(龟苓膏) when I was in Guangzhou. Now it’s one of my favorite desserts. But it’s hard to find some good Guilinggao at Beijing, So I have to DIY it!

Yesterday was Duanwu Festival Day(端午节). I got special gifts from thousands miles away! Beautiful paper rose made by my dear friend Vicky！

April 5 is Qingming Festival. It’s a very important day as Chinese tradition. It is a day to remember and honor one’s ancestors, National heroes, And people who died undeserved.
I made a video for Qingming Festival, But I can’t visit Youtube still now, And I couldn’t visit my blog for some days. I must say sorry to all my friends for the delay reply. And thanks so much for your support.

When iWalk was enjoying the warm sunshine of YunNan, BeiJing finally met it’s first snow this winter. It was the result of rainmaking.
It came after Lichun(立春)  according to the traditional Chinese calendars, But late was better than never, As you know, It’s so drouthy in North China.

Hot pot (火锅) was not invented by Chinese people, But it’s very popular in China, specially in SiChuan. You can find many big hot pot reastaurants in Chengdu, which offer hundends people enjoy red hot pot together, That’s really HOT scene.
But my favorite is a kind of mini hot pot, offered by some small and quiet restaurants. Or you can make it at home.

Chinese Lantern Festival is coming on 9 Feb,2009. It’s the first full moon day of the Chinese lunar year. It’s also considered as the end of the Chinese New year. According to Chinese traditon, We will eat Tangyuan (汤圆 in Chinese, Also called Yuanxiao in English) together with family members on Lantern Festival and Winter Solstice Festival.
Do you love Tangyuan too? And Do you know how to make them?

It’s still cold, But According to Chinese traditional calendar, spring is coming.
My father took these photos in some parks of Chengdu. Yeah, They do not belong to this cold season, But they come ahead of schedule to inform us a colorful spring is coming after a happy New Spring Festival.

According to Chinese Tradition, All parents will prepare new clothes for their children before the Chinese New Year’s Eve. So I prepared a typical Chinese style new colthes for my doggie Leo, and took these photos before I left home.
Yeah, Leo loves New Spring Festival, He can have new clothes and new toys. So he hope you have a happy happy new year too!

Chinese tradition is somewhat complex. Several food exhibitions will open to celebrate the new spring Festival in Chengdu. Yeah, People here love tea and noshs more than flowers.
ChengDu is a city very different from GuangZhou. I love Chengdu, But I miss Guangzhou’s Spring Festival Flower Market too! There are some pictures I took last year, You can see how people enjoy flower market at GuangZhou.

Today, Chinese traditional things are so popular that many cities have old-style streets. You can find some traditional Chinese gadgets and traditional food there. Jinli is one of old-style streets in Chengdu, SiChuan.
But I always think all these old-style streets are too similar, They should have more local color to attract the tourists.

New Year Painting is one of the most important Chinese traditions. It’s a kind of Wood Block Painting which past on walls and doors during New Spring Festival.
Mianzhu new year painting is one of the main four new year paintings of China. I love Mianzhu New Year Painting very much. And hope it can recover quickly from the damage of WenChuan Earthquake.