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Explainer: The Story Behind Dragon Boat Festival

What's with all these dragon boats anyway?

by Cathy Wu, 20 June 2023

Extra Day Off on June 22! Why Not Enjoy These Zongzi in Beijing?

Dragon Boat Festival is upon us! Beijing has a number for options for good zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings.

by That's Beijing, 05 June 2023

13 Useful Mandarin Phrases for Dragon Boat Festival

To help you enjoy the festival better!

by Urban Family, 18 May 2023

Tasty Sticky Rice Dumplings at InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun

Special gift bags with sticky rice dumplings, or 'zongzi,' are available from InterContinental Beijing Sanlitun.

by That's Beijing, 19 May 2022

China, Here Are Your 2022 Public Holidays

Will the borders open for 2022? Regardless, it's time to start planning your next adventure.

by That's, 27 October 2021

China, Here Are Your 2021 Public Holidays

Will the borders open for 2021? Regardless, it's time to start planning your next adventure.

by That's, 25 November 2020

China, Here Are Your 2020 Public Holidays

It's time to start planning your next adventure, because the General Office of the State Council has just released the 2020 public holiday schedule.

by That's, 21 November 2019

China, Here Are Your 2019 Public Holidays

It's time to start planning your next adventure, because the General Office of the State Council has just released the 2019 public holiday schedule.

by That's, 06 December 2018

Recent Comments

Thanks for the overview of the new HSK standards. It gave me a much better picture of the changes in the exam. I've also found vocabulary lists for the new HSK levels: https://www.hackchinese.com/exams/New%20HSK%203. It looks like a good resource for HSK test preparation.

Jina

April 27, 2021 at 18:10 pm

Indeed.. Good writing.

theCalmer

April 14, 2021 at 18:44 pm

Is this still there?

mrangry

January 17, 2021 at 9:45 am

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