Snow in Suzhou

Every year it snows at least one day in Suzhou, but it usually is just a bit of snow that disappears very fast. This year, however, we’ve seen quite a big snowfall! Last… Continue reading →

The latest Chinese New Year custom

When I was a student in Beijing, there would always be a lesson in our textbooks about the Chinese New Year. We learned that during that festivity there were some customs Chinese people… Continue reading →

What to do in Suzhou in the winter

This week, someone arrived to my blog because they searched for the words “suzhou what to do in winter”. I don’t have any specific post about that topic, so I thought about writing… Continue reading →

Chinese movies (2017 list)

Am I too annoying with lists? A couple of posts ago I wrote a list with the China-related books I read last year, and now it’s the movies turn! This is also the… Continue reading →

2017 in (blogging) numbers

2017 just finished and I wanted to take a quick look at how my blog performed these past 12 months. This is just for fun, though, as my blog is not a business… Continue reading →

Books with a China theme (2017 list)

Writing a post about the books related to China I read during the year has become a tradition on this blog! I made these lists in 2015 and 2016, so 2017 couldn’t be… Continue reading →

“There’s too many people in China”

If you have ever lived in China, you’ve surely said (or thought) this sentence: “There’s too many people in China”. I already mentioned it in my post about the new mall, but this… Continue reading →

Iberian trip IV: Central Portugal

Let’s continue with the chronicle of our Spain & Portugal trip last October! This will be the last entry about the trip and you can check the previous posts here: Madrid, Toledo and… Continue reading →

Internet censorship in China

I follow the official account of the China Daily newspaper on WeChat, where they share 2-3 of their news pieces and articles every day. Today the main article was titled: “Xi: All aboard… Continue reading →

Iberian trip III: Central Portugal

After our Spanish wedding was over, we still had a week to travel around before coming back to China. We decided to go to Portugal, which is just 100 kilometres away from my… Continue reading →