•Breakfast in Hong Kong
Breakfast in Hong Kong by Wong Yee LeeBreakfast in Hong KongAll people in the world know the importance of eating breakfast and every country has their traditional breakfast for its people. English people have their fried eggs, beans, bacon and mushrooms. Pakistan people have their chapattis. Chinese people have their noodles or congee. If someone happens to come to visit Hong Kong, one can have any types of breakfast one desires. Because of Hong Kong's inborn nature, one can find typical...
•Chinese Dining Etiquette
Chinese Dining Etiquette by Wong Yee LeeChinese Dining EtiquetteAt Chinese meal times, Chinese people use a round or square table. Person of the most importance would usually take the seat the farthest away from the door whilst the youngest or the person of the least importance would take the seat closest to the door.However, if you are the host, usually you would take the seat which is closest to the walkway since it allows the most convenient movement by the host.Unlike the western style,...
•Chinese Marriage
Chinese Marriage by Wong Yee LeeChinese Marriage In ancient China, a man could have as many concubines as possible after the first wife. It was possible that the youngest concubine would be a teenager while the husband could be an ancient old man. Poor families sold their young daughters to rich families just because they could get some money from the rich family and also get rid of a useless female in the family.Since 1950, the Chinese government has promulgated a law which stated that one...
•Chinese Plants
Chinese Plants by Wong Yee LeeChinese Plants Chinese people value trees and flowers as much as westerners do.Plum flowers are fragrant and beautiful. They were once the national flower. On the RMB50 cents coins you can see plum flowers on the side.Chrysanthemum flowers symbolizes a strong life. It is good to give old people chrysanthemum flowers because it means strong life. However, only red ones would be good because white and light yellow ones are used only at funerals. Lovers do not give...
•Chinese Pregnancy
Chinese Pregnancy by Wong Yee LeeChinese PregnancyTraditionally in China, when once people got married, they would immediately get ready for having a baby. That is why symbolic things such as dolls or lotus seeds would be put on the beds of the newly weds on their wedding day so as to bring in the meaning of having a baby as soon as possible.When once a married woman becomes pregnant, things for the baby will start to be prepared. Prams, cot, baby clothes, etc will be readily prepared to...
•Chinese Relatives
Chinese Relatives by Wong Yee LeeChinese relativesIt may be interesting to know that, unlike western system, in China, we have different appellation for different relatives in a family. This is obviously good practice in order to tell who we are referring to in a conversation though some people may think otherwise!Father's side Mother's side Father's father zufù Mother's father wài zufù Father's mother zumu Mother's mother wài zumu Father's elder brother bófù Mother's elder brother jiùfù...
•Hong Kong Street Food
Hong Kong Street Food by Wong Yee LeeHong Kong Street FoodIf you have visited Hong Kong in the past, you should have tried the typical HK street food stalls and had a taste of the famous curry fish balls there. If you haven't, then you must make sure you will try it the next time you are there.What is so special about it? Standing in front of a food stall like this, you will be able to see a wide selection of food choices. My favourite would be the curry fish balls and the pig intestines. Of...
•Important Chinese Festivals
Important Chinese Festivals
by: Wong Yee Lee
Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year (January/February)
It is usually in the winter of a year. The exact date would follow the one in Lunar Calendar. Entering the New Year month, every family would clean and tidy both the inside and the outside of their houses. New Year food would also be prepared. 'Lin Gao', the Chinese cake symbolizing the rise of family every year, would be a must. New Year couplets would be displayed around house. All families...
•Making Chinese Tea
Making Chinese Tea by Wong Yee LeeChinese TeaChinese tea - water qualityThe quality of tea is controlled by the quality of the water. It was said in ancient China that water is the mother of tea. There are three categories of water: best is water from a hill, average is water from the river, bottom is water from a well. The best water from a hill is on a hilltop; the best water from a river is in the middle of a river; the best water from a well is from a well which is frequently used. It is...
•Shanghai Experience
Shanghai Experience by Wong Yee LeeShanghai experienceRecently I had a chance to spend four days in Shanghai. It was a wonderful experience and I was not at all surprised to see that Shanghai is really a city which is developing itself prosperously and positively.I was staying in a three-star hotel in which you can see as many foreign visitors as you can in a HK hotel. When I had the chances to go shopping in one of the busiest shopping streets, I found that things sold in HK can also almost...
•The story of the 12 animals zodiac in China
The story of the 12 animals zodiac in China by Wong Yee LeeThe story of the 12 animals zodiac in ChinaOne day, Tian Di (The God Above) wanted to manage all animals on earth. He took out 12 chairs and told the cat to tell 11 other animals to go to the sky palace. When the cat told the ox about it, the rat overheard the news. The rat was very angry and he ran as fast as he could to the palace. As a result he got there before the ox. Tian Di then let him sit on the first chair. The ox took the...
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