By Carrie on January 3, 2012
A celebration filled with color, energy, food, and history, Chinese New Year in Beijing hosts a number of fascinating local events to make your journey truly unique and unforgettable. MSW offers you an essential travel guide to some of the best attractions, activities and restaurants in Beijing during Chinese New Year.
Posted in China, Culture, Features, How To | Tagged Beijing, Beijing temple fairs, China, Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year fireworks, Din Tai Fung, fireworks, holidays in China, Peking Duck, travel China, where to eat in Beijing |
By Carrie on August 21, 2008
One of the things I like about living in Asia are the little perks we get from time to time. Some really entertaining work can come your way if you’re interested and you make yourself available. For example, in addition to being a full-time singer in China before moving to Taiwan, I’ve also done radio [...]
Posted in Blog | Tagged Asia, Beijing, Rant, Taiwan, Teaching |
By Carrie on November 23, 2007
A series of cultural icons from Yang Liu. These icons were designed to reflect the differences throughout Western and Eastern cultures. Yang Liu was born in Beijing, China and later moved to Germany to further her education. Her work was recently showcased at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Posted in Culture | Tagged Asia, Beijing, China, Cultural Observations, Culture, People, Reflections, Travel |
By Carrie on November 6, 2007
A series of cultural icons from Yang Liu. These icons were designed to reflect the differences throughout Western and Eastern cultures. Yang Liu was born in Beijing, China and later moved to Germany to further her education. Her work was recently showcased at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Posted in Culture | Tagged Beijing, China, Cultural Observations, Culture, Exhibitions, Family, People |
By Carrie on July 7, 2007
The big night. I participated in Beijing’s Arts in Our Land Competition in China in December 2003. The competition provides an opportunity for foreign friends living all over China to display their knowledge and talent in Chinese. The show is taped before Christmas and airs during the Spring Festival. It’s one of the highest rated shows of the [...]
Posted in China | Tagged Beijing, Singing |