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Tag: History

Chinatown: Memorial of the survival of a once alienated community (3 min read)

In 1906, a natural disaster completely changed the lives of many living in the city of San Francisco. Although, it … More

chinatown, Chinese history, chinese immigration, History, San Francisco Chinese history, story of chinatown

[Eng Sub] Young Blood ep 20 & 21

Notes: Gulinggao, also known as tortoise jelly.  It was traditionally made from the powdered plastron from the turtle Cuora trifasciata … More

cdrama, chinese drama, Drama, English subtitles, Historical, History, mystery, romance drama, spy, Young Blood, 大宋少年志

[Eng Sub] The Legends Ep 55-56 (The end)

Synopsis: A drama adapted from the popular novel by 九鹭非香. After Lu Zhao Yao saves Li Chen Lan, the demon … More

chinese drama, English subtitles, Fantasy, History, romance drama, wuxia, 招摇

Chef Fang Ep 11

Synopsis: Fang Yi Shao is an orphan girl who is a talented chef, but unwittingly gets forced to marry infamous … More

chinese drama, comedy, Detective, Drama, English subbed, food, History, mystery, Romance, 方大厨

Fan Yu Qi/Heng Yi 樊於期 & the Master’s offer of the head (2 min read)

In ep 9, when Pan Jianchi receives orders for a mission from his superior they compare their assassination attempt to … More

assassination, Chinese history, History, King of Qin, warring states

Slough off the cicada’s golden shell

Beware: *Spoilers included below * In Cambrian Period Ep 6,  Li Yong Ji, Officer Li mentions about Suo Tou sloughing … More

36 strategems, History, modern use, strategy, tactic

The Chinese way to describe a jealous lover: The vinegar jar (2 min read)

If you have watched some of the episodes after Bai Jinxi/Su Mian and Han Chen got together, you are likely … More

chinese drama, History, Jealous lover, Story, Vinegar

Censorship in Western Media? The two evils in Syria: Assad and ISIL (Daesh)

Syria, a small Middle Eastern country but a country that is likely mentioned almost on every news channel, almost everyday. … More

Assad, Censorship, Daesh, History, ISIL, ISIS, media, opinions, Syria, syrian civil war, world news

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