As a senior photography editor for well-known national media outlets like CBN Weekly,Shanghai-based Yanni Cai was in an enviable professional position.Yet in 2011 she left the career which she had so actively pursued ...As a senior photography editor for well-known national media outlets like CBN Weekly,Shanghai-based Yanni Cai was in an enviable professional position.Yet in 2011 she left the career which she had so actively pursued for eight years and set foot into an arena that she never anticipated:cookery.展开更多
“Without dreams,we live like a salted fish,”said Hong Kong comedian and actor Stephen Chow in his movie Shaolin Soccer.Life without dreams is like a pool of stagnant water,dull and inactive.So we dream,and we ...“Without dreams,we live like a salted fish,”said Hong Kong comedian and actor Stephen Chow in his movie Shaolin Soccer.Life without dreams is like a pool of stagnant water,dull and inactive.So we dream,and we dream big.Yet few manage to translate their big dreams into reality,but not Kristeen Chen.Quitting her decent job at Wall Street English,Chen,armed with her British husband and lifelong friend Jialin Chen,opened her tea house,Tea’se Me,earlier this year.展开更多
As China's primary harbor,Guangzhou served as the nation's sole window to the outside world for centuries.The sharp contrast between the city's long history and thriving modernity is nowhere clearer ...As China's primary harbor,Guangzhou served as the nation's sole window to the outside world for centuries.The sharp contrast between the city's long history and thriving modernity is nowhere clearer than in collections of unique photographs.Some views are barely recognizable-Guangzhou's skyline is nothing like Canton's-but others have barely changed.At Hualin monastery,only the hookah pipes are missing from the monks’table.Though many historic images were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution,some of the city's past has now been rediscovered in the archives of Western businessmen and missionaries.展开更多
It wasn't so long ago that the only way for a singer's career to take off was though album sales,a couple of big con*certs and lots of face time on screens,either big or small.Under the influence of today'...It wasn't so long ago that the only way for a singer's career to take off was though album sales,a couple of big con*certs and lots of face time on screens,either big or small.Under the influence of today's so-called'eyeball economy,’however,the path to renown is through attention-grabbing stunts.Getting famous is a matter of masterminding a way to stand out from the crowd.Rapping duo Jiangnan Xiren found their way to fame through reworking popular songs,in a similar vein to Weird Al Yankovic.展开更多
When crazy cat ladies go to heaven,we imagine they arrive in somewhere like More Than Meow.Unlike other animal-themed cafes in town,which simply plaster on the animal-pattemed wallpaper or use cleverly shaped tablewar...When crazy cat ladies go to heaven,we imagine they arrive in somewhere like More Than Meow.Unlike other animal-themed cafes in town,which simply plaster on the animal-pattemed wallpaper or use cleverly shaped tableware,More Than Meow adds real felines to the mix.That's right-at More Then Meow,you can share your cake or coffee with dozens of fluffy four-legged friends.展开更多
Who could forget the moment when American singer-songwriter Katy Perry hit the spotlight?In a controversial debut single to rival Britney Spears'slutty schoolgirl in'Hit Me Baby One More Time’and Christina Ag...Who could forget the moment when American singer-songwriter Katy Perry hit the spotlight?In a controversial debut single to rival Britney Spears'slutty schoolgirl in'Hit Me Baby One More Time’and Christina Aguilera's desire to be"nibbed the right way"in‘Genie in a Bottle,'‘I Kissed A Girl’shot the Californian to fame in 2008.Since those early but hardly innocent days,Katy Perry has sold more than 11 million albums worldwide and become one of the highest paid female pop stars on the planet.Teenage.Dream,released in 2010,made her the first female artist to achieve five number-one Billboard Hot 100 songs from one album,a feat only equaled by Michael Jackson and Bad.展开更多
Mental health.It's not an easy topic to broach in China,despite the fact that the nation has long acknowledged its existence.The earliest recorded form of care for the mentally ill can be traced back to the Tang D...Mental health.It's not an easy topic to broach in China,despite the fact that the nation has long acknowledged its existence.The earliest recorded form of care for the mentally ill can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty(AD 618-907),during which a monk-administrated charity facility called Bei Tian Fang took up the role of aiding the homeless,widows,orphans and those with psychoses.However,it was n't until 1898 that the country's first specialized psychiatric hospital,Refuge for the Insane,was established in Guangzhou.展开更多
For anyone who has traveled to Korea the endless string of coffee shops there was likely a surprise.In recent years,coffee has become the country's fourth trademark after kimchi,k-pop and roasted meat.Enteri...For anyone who has traveled to Korea the endless string of coffee shops there was likely a surprise.In recent years,coffee has become the country's fourth trademark after kimchi,k-pop and roasted meat.Entering Guangzhou earlier this year,Tom N Toms Coffee is Korea's number-one coffee chain with over 400 branches worldwide.We assumed the cafe's owner was someone named Tom,but the staff informed us that Tom is simply a common English name and therefore used as a synonym for the general public.In other words,Tom N Toms welcomes every average Joe to enjoy an afternoon of roasted beans.展开更多
Q Cafe wasn't founded for typical reasons,like earning a living or fulfilling some impossible dream.No,this tiny shop was opened‘wanpiao’(Stiff)-just for fun.That explains why it’s situated in the middle ...Q Cafe wasn't founded for typical reasons,like earning a living or fulfilling some impossible dream.No,this tiny shop was opened‘wanpiao’(Stiff)-just for fun.That explains why it’s situated in the middle of nowhere(don’t be surprised if you encounter blowing tumbleweed on your way in).It took us nearly two hours to locate the place,which has conveniently hidden itself in a random industrial park called Dongfanghong Printery,boasting an easy-to-miss entrance on Gongye Dadao.展开更多
The concept of professional social work has a relatively short history in China.In fact,it was only in the 1920s that it was introduced to the country,when American missionaries established programs with several...The concept of professional social work has a relatively short history in China.In fact,it was only in the 1920s that it was introduced to the country,when American missionaries established programs with several Chinese universities.Almost as soon as these schemes began,however,they were abolished.The Communist Party viewed them as tools of Western bourgeois capitalism,and by the 1950s they were gone.Almost four decades later,in 1988,Peking University re-launched their social work course,marking a new starting point.展开更多
While this restaurant's English name is nowhere near understandable,its Chinese name,Jiele Haihuo(加勒海货),perfectly explains what's being sold:seafood.Galle is a port city in the southwest part o...While this restaurant's English name is nowhere near understandable,its Chinese name,Jiele Haihuo(加勒海货),perfectly explains what's being sold:seafood.Galle is a port city in the southwest part of Sri Lanka.Judging from the restaurant’s decor,however,Galle Hihoo has nothing to do with that city or even that country.Its design concept,according to the manager there,is a pirate boat on the Caribbean Sea.We've never been onboard a vessel flying the Jolly Roger,but the dim interior and pale yellow lighting give us the illusion of dining in the cabin of an old craft straight out of the film Ghost Ship.展开更多
It was on a sunny Sunday morning that we were invited to observe a class in the Guangzhou Children's Palace.A group of teens sat in a circle around a teacher;who was discussing how to reject advances and how to ac...It was on a sunny Sunday morning that we were invited to observe a class in the Guangzhou Children's Palace.A group of teens sat in a circle around a teacher;who was discussing how to reject advances and how to accept rejection.It all looked normal and organized,until one cropped-hair boy suddenly started jumping up and down,prompting a girl with glasses to start babbling irrelevantly nonstop.展开更多
What are your defining factors when choosing where to eat lunch?Ours are convenient transportation,quick service and price-worthy foods.Ifs easy to name a list of restaurants that fulfill just one or two-it's much...What are your defining factors when choosing where to eat lunch?Ours are convenient transportation,quick service and price-worthy foods.Ifs easy to name a list of restaurants that fulfill just one or two-it's much harder to find one that satisfies them all.The newly re-located Vino kills three birds with one stone,but were left wondering whether we might need to reevaluate our midday standards.展开更多
If not for specific I reasons,like an unbridled night of KTV or a desperate need for new athletic gear,few people would journey to Tianhe Hui Shopping Mall,despite its convenient location on Tianhe Zhijie.But now that...If not for specific I reasons,like an unbridled night of KTV or a desperate need for new athletic gear,few people would journey to Tianhe Hui Shopping Mall,despite its convenient location on Tianhe Zhijie.But now that Hero,a new restaurant firing up aut thentic Southeast Asian,has opened its doors nearby.展开更多
Don’t be misled by the name-this review isn't dedicated to the eccentric British character portrayed by Rowan Atkinson.Rather,it refers to the fact that Mr.Bean sells bean products;everything from soy...Don’t be misled by the name-this review isn't dedicated to the eccentric British character portrayed by Rowan Atkinson.Rather,it refers to the fact that Mr.Bean sells bean products;everything from soy milk to legume snacks.Founded in 1995,the Singaporean chain boldly expanded soy milk’s'territory’to occupy a crucial space in people’s everyday diets.展开更多
To all you desperate carnivores in T town,we have some exciting news:another 63 Burger is now open in Zhujiang Xincheng,and this time with a new focus:the booze!One step into this high-ceilinged res-taurant and guests...To all you desperate carnivores in T town,we have some exciting news:another 63 Burger is now open in Zhujiang Xincheng,and this time with a new focus:the booze!One step into this high-ceilinged res-taurant and guests are met with a down-to-earth,carefree attitude.展开更多
Located on the less thriving side of Huacheng Dadao,Henry's Coffee and Bakery is a two-in-one shop:half cafeteria with simple but neat decor and half bakery providing fresh homemade bread,ready to be taken home.Th...Located on the less thriving side of Huacheng Dadao,Henry's Coffee and Bakery is a two-in-one shop:half cafeteria with simple but neat decor and half bakery providing fresh homemade bread,ready to be taken home.The chicken roll(RMB12)is fitting for breakfast or a light lunch.Inside the lightly toasted wrapping lies tender chicken and crunchy cucumber slices coated in rich Thousand Island dressing.It would taste better if the chicken was juicier and the wrap chewiei;as the one we tried was dry parched from a likely humid storage room.展开更多
The desire to hear stories is implanted in our DNA from childhood.They are like a key to the door of understanding when we first toddle into the world and,to some extent,shape our perception of life.Every story needs ...The desire to hear stories is implanted in our DNA from childhood.They are like a key to the door of understanding when we first toddle into the world and,to some extent,shape our perception of life.Every story needs a teller Playing with tones and tongues.展开更多
恨(lien)is literally translated as'hate'in English.But in Cantonese,its meaning goes far beyond that.Desire,unwillingness,envy and jealousy are all concealed behind this single character.Veteran Ho...恨(lien)is literally translated as'hate'in English.But in Cantonese,its meaning goes far beyond that.Desire,unwillingness,envy and jealousy are all concealed behind this single character.Veteran Hong Kong theater director Edward Lam Yick-wah has adopted the character to name his recent thespian work:Hen Jia Jia Zu(恨嫁家庭,l Hate Therefore I Marry).Though the translated English title fails to convey the complex sentiments behind the words,it does cast a clear light on the theme:marriage.展开更多
If there is one telltale sign of a decent restaurant,it’s the length of the queue outside the shop Nine times out of 10,we've passed by La Cesar Pizzeria to find a snaking line of loyal customers waiting fo...If there is one telltale sign of a decent restaurant,it’s the length of the queue outside the shop Nine times out of 10,we've passed by La Cesar Pizzeria to find a snaking line of loyal customers waiting for a seat.It begs the question:what's so special about their pizza?A Shenzhen-based brand,La Cesar entered Guangzhou at the end of last year and has quickly earned a large following.With its fourth branch under construction near Guangzhou Fast Railway Station,the chain captures diners’hearts with 100 percent handmade durian pizza.展开更多
文摘As a senior photography editor for well-known national media outlets like CBN Weekly,Shanghai-based Yanni Cai was in an enviable professional position.Yet in 2011 she left the career which she had so actively pursued for eight years and set foot into an arena that she never anticipated:cookery.
文摘“Without dreams,we live like a salted fish,”said Hong Kong comedian and actor Stephen Chow in his movie Shaolin Soccer.Life without dreams is like a pool of stagnant water,dull and inactive.So we dream,and we dream big.Yet few manage to translate their big dreams into reality,but not Kristeen Chen.Quitting her decent job at Wall Street English,Chen,armed with her British husband and lifelong friend Jialin Chen,opened her tea house,Tea’se Me,earlier this year.
文摘As China's primary harbor,Guangzhou served as the nation's sole window to the outside world for centuries.The sharp contrast between the city's long history and thriving modernity is nowhere clearer than in collections of unique photographs.Some views are barely recognizable-Guangzhou's skyline is nothing like Canton's-but others have barely changed.At Hualin monastery,only the hookah pipes are missing from the monks’table.Though many historic images were destroyed during the Cultural Revolution,some of the city's past has now been rediscovered in the archives of Western businessmen and missionaries.
文摘It wasn't so long ago that the only way for a singer's career to take off was though album sales,a couple of big con*certs and lots of face time on screens,either big or small.Under the influence of today's so-called'eyeball economy,’however,the path to renown is through attention-grabbing stunts.Getting famous is a matter of masterminding a way to stand out from the crowd.Rapping duo Jiangnan Xiren found their way to fame through reworking popular songs,in a similar vein to Weird Al Yankovic.
文摘When crazy cat ladies go to heaven,we imagine they arrive in somewhere like More Than Meow.Unlike other animal-themed cafes in town,which simply plaster on the animal-pattemed wallpaper or use cleverly shaped tableware,More Than Meow adds real felines to the mix.That's right-at More Then Meow,you can share your cake or coffee with dozens of fluffy four-legged friends.
文摘Who could forget the moment when American singer-songwriter Katy Perry hit the spotlight?In a controversial debut single to rival Britney Spears'slutty schoolgirl in'Hit Me Baby One More Time’and Christina Aguilera's desire to be"nibbed the right way"in‘Genie in a Bottle,'‘I Kissed A Girl’shot the Californian to fame in 2008.Since those early but hardly innocent days,Katy Perry has sold more than 11 million albums worldwide and become one of the highest paid female pop stars on the planet.Teenage.Dream,released in 2010,made her the first female artist to achieve five number-one Billboard Hot 100 songs from one album,a feat only equaled by Michael Jackson and Bad.
文摘Mental health.It's not an easy topic to broach in China,despite the fact that the nation has long acknowledged its existence.The earliest recorded form of care for the mentally ill can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty(AD 618-907),during which a monk-administrated charity facility called Bei Tian Fang took up the role of aiding the homeless,widows,orphans and those with psychoses.However,it was n't until 1898 that the country's first specialized psychiatric hospital,Refuge for the Insane,was established in Guangzhou.
文摘For anyone who has traveled to Korea the endless string of coffee shops there was likely a surprise.In recent years,coffee has become the country's fourth trademark after kimchi,k-pop and roasted meat.Entering Guangzhou earlier this year,Tom N Toms Coffee is Korea's number-one coffee chain with over 400 branches worldwide.We assumed the cafe's owner was someone named Tom,but the staff informed us that Tom is simply a common English name and therefore used as a synonym for the general public.In other words,Tom N Toms welcomes every average Joe to enjoy an afternoon of roasted beans.
文摘Q Cafe wasn't founded for typical reasons,like earning a living or fulfilling some impossible dream.No,this tiny shop was opened‘wanpiao’(Stiff)-just for fun.That explains why it’s situated in the middle of nowhere(don’t be surprised if you encounter blowing tumbleweed on your way in).It took us nearly two hours to locate the place,which has conveniently hidden itself in a random industrial park called Dongfanghong Printery,boasting an easy-to-miss entrance on Gongye Dadao.
文摘The concept of professional social work has a relatively short history in China.In fact,it was only in the 1920s that it was introduced to the country,when American missionaries established programs with several Chinese universities.Almost as soon as these schemes began,however,they were abolished.The Communist Party viewed them as tools of Western bourgeois capitalism,and by the 1950s they were gone.Almost four decades later,in 1988,Peking University re-launched their social work course,marking a new starting point.
文摘While this restaurant's English name is nowhere near understandable,its Chinese name,Jiele Haihuo(加勒海货),perfectly explains what's being sold:seafood.Galle is a port city in the southwest part of Sri Lanka.Judging from the restaurant’s decor,however,Galle Hihoo has nothing to do with that city or even that country.Its design concept,according to the manager there,is a pirate boat on the Caribbean Sea.We've never been onboard a vessel flying the Jolly Roger,but the dim interior and pale yellow lighting give us the illusion of dining in the cabin of an old craft straight out of the film Ghost Ship.
文摘It was on a sunny Sunday morning that we were invited to observe a class in the Guangzhou Children's Palace.A group of teens sat in a circle around a teacher;who was discussing how to reject advances and how to accept rejection.It all looked normal and organized,until one cropped-hair boy suddenly started jumping up and down,prompting a girl with glasses to start babbling irrelevantly nonstop.
文摘What are your defining factors when choosing where to eat lunch?Ours are convenient transportation,quick service and price-worthy foods.Ifs easy to name a list of restaurants that fulfill just one or two-it's much harder to find one that satisfies them all.The newly re-located Vino kills three birds with one stone,but were left wondering whether we might need to reevaluate our midday standards.
文摘If not for specific I reasons,like an unbridled night of KTV or a desperate need for new athletic gear,few people would journey to Tianhe Hui Shopping Mall,despite its convenient location on Tianhe Zhijie.But now that Hero,a new restaurant firing up aut thentic Southeast Asian,has opened its doors nearby.
文摘Don’t be misled by the name-this review isn't dedicated to the eccentric British character portrayed by Rowan Atkinson.Rather,it refers to the fact that Mr.Bean sells bean products;everything from soy milk to legume snacks.Founded in 1995,the Singaporean chain boldly expanded soy milk’s'territory’to occupy a crucial space in people’s everyday diets.
文摘To all you desperate carnivores in T town,we have some exciting news:another 63 Burger is now open in Zhujiang Xincheng,and this time with a new focus:the booze!One step into this high-ceilinged res-taurant and guests are met with a down-to-earth,carefree attitude.
文摘Located on the less thriving side of Huacheng Dadao,Henry's Coffee and Bakery is a two-in-one shop:half cafeteria with simple but neat decor and half bakery providing fresh homemade bread,ready to be taken home.The chicken roll(RMB12)is fitting for breakfast or a light lunch.Inside the lightly toasted wrapping lies tender chicken and crunchy cucumber slices coated in rich Thousand Island dressing.It would taste better if the chicken was juicier and the wrap chewiei;as the one we tried was dry parched from a likely humid storage room.
文摘The desire to hear stories is implanted in our DNA from childhood.They are like a key to the door of understanding when we first toddle into the world and,to some extent,shape our perception of life.Every story needs a teller Playing with tones and tongues.
文摘恨(lien)is literally translated as'hate'in English.But in Cantonese,its meaning goes far beyond that.Desire,unwillingness,envy and jealousy are all concealed behind this single character.Veteran Hong Kong theater director Edward Lam Yick-wah has adopted the character to name his recent thespian work:Hen Jia Jia Zu(恨嫁家庭,l Hate Therefore I Marry).Though the translated English title fails to convey the complex sentiments behind the words,it does cast a clear light on the theme:marriage.
文摘If there is one telltale sign of a decent restaurant,it’s the length of the queue outside the shop Nine times out of 10,we've passed by La Cesar Pizzeria to find a snaking line of loyal customers waiting for a seat.It begs the question:what's so special about their pizza?A Shenzhen-based brand,La Cesar entered Guangzhou at the end of last year and has quickly earned a large following.With its fourth branch under construction near Guangzhou Fast Railway Station,the chain captures diners’hearts with 100 percent handmade durian pizza.
