Double Ninth Festival 2026: Date, City Climbs and Elders
On Sunday 18 October 2026, the Chinese calendar lands on a double nine: the ninth day of…
How to Eat Hairy Crab in China This Autumn
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Monday 28 September 2026 sits in a curious pocket of the Chinese autumn. Mid-Autumn Festival is three…
Longjing Tea in Hangzhou: Grades, West Lake Tastings, Hard Sell
Longjing means Dragon Well. The name belongs first to a spring in the hills west of Hangzhou’s…