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Shanghai’s Yuyuan Garden Malls looks to restore qiufen customs

Dances and performances, blending modern and traditional styles, are presented at the malls [SHINE]
Dances and performances, blending modern and traditional styles, are presented at the malls [SHINE]
SHINE | 30-Sep-2021 | By Yang Jian

Art performances and flash mob parades featuring traditional Chinese culture were launched at Shanghai’s Yuyuan Garden Malls on Thursday to mark the 16th solar term qiufen, or the Autumn Equinox. Drum, music and dance performances are being held across the malls, the dining and shopping facilities near the historic city garden, through Saturday to restore the folk customs for autumn and harvest dating back to the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907). Continue reading “Shanghai’s Yuyuan Garden Malls looks to restore qiufen customs”

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Life in Shanghai: Sinophile, French pastry, herbal teas and cultural exploration

Arnaud Bertrand and his family have a trip in Qilian, Qinghai Province [SHINE]
Arnaud Bertrand and his family have a trip in Qilian, Qinghai Province [SHINE]
SHINE | 15-Sep-2021 | BY Zhu Yuting

Frenchman Arnaud Bertrand, who operates a website in Shanghai dedicated to traditional Chinese medicine, sometimes misses his native country. Fortunately, some of the best France has to offer can be found on his doorstep. He particularly likes a downtown French dessert shop that sells Paris-Brest pastry, which is made from choux pastry and praline-flavored cream. Continue reading “Life in Shanghai: Sinophile, French pastry, herbal teas and cultural exploration”