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Chinese Culture
During Luoyang Peony Season, I Learned to Divide Crowds by the Hour
My first impression of Luoyang’s peony season was not flowers, but time. Before arriving, I thought the plan was simple: choose the right park, catch the blooming period, hope for
Chinese Food
A Xi’an Night Market Lesson: Don’t Chase the Longest Queue Blindly
At half past six in the evening, I walked from the Bell Tower area toward the Muslim Quarter, and the sky had not quite turned dark yet. For a foreigner trying to eat a serious din
China Knowledge
The Sense of Safety I Felt on My First Night Walk in a Chinese City
When I stepped out of the hotel lobby that night, my phone showed 9:47 p.m. The heat of the day had not completely left the pavement, and the cool air behind the glass doors felt l