KANAS, ALTAI, HEAVENLY LAKE — A JOURNEY TO THE ENCHANTING LANDS OF XINJIANG
As part of our Silk Road tour, we have travelled by buses and highspeed trains over desert and mountains to reach Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang Autonomous Region. I felt a…
Journey Through the Wonders and Mysteries of the Silk Road
As our tour to the west continued, the vast expanse of the desert and the ancient relics of the Silk Road revealed a tapestry of wonders and miseries that have…
FROM SEVEN-COLORED DANXIA TO JIAYU PASS, SILK ROAD TOUR ADDS MORE COLORS
Leaving Xian, we embarked on the Silk Road tour part two from Lanzhou to Zhangye in June this year. Rosa and I found ourselves amidst a group of 28 eager…
A VISIT TO MY HOMETOWN IN HUIZHOU, CHINA TO SEE HERITAGE INHERITED
After a lapse of six years and a half, I made a trip back to my hometown in Shexian, Anhui Province in China, from Southern California in the United States.…
A Journey Through Time in Xi’an
In June this year, my wife Rosa and I embarked on a private tour to the ancient city of Xi’an, a place where history whispers through every corner and tradition…
Yang Yijie’s Heritage & Experiences in Chinese Medicine Collected in a Book
In a county town with a history of around 2,000 years, nestled in the southern part of Anhui Province in China, the ancient art of Chinese medicine flourished. Yang Yonghong,…
STRUGGLES OF CHINESE AMERICANS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RECORDED BY MAY CHEN
From “L.A. Chinatown” to “Little Taipei”, and from “Little Taipei” to “Little Shanghai,” then from “Little Shanghai” to “China Valley” in the San Gabriel Valley, to the “New Taipei” or…
A RARE COLLECTION OF TAIWAN LITERATURE SERIES DONATED TO UCLA EAST ASIAN LIBRARY BY MAY CHEN
LOS ANGELES – A rare collection of Taiwan Literature Series, also code named the Encyclopedia of Taiwan, made the last display to the public Saturday in El Monte, a suburban…
THE STORY OF K. Y. TAI, A DIFFERENT VERSION OF TIGER MOM
Tiger Mother has become the symbol of Chinese mothers since Amy Chua, a law professor, published her book BATTLE HYMN OF THE TIGER MOTHER in 2011. The title has been…
MARTIN YAN MAKES CHINESE COUSINE BOTH TASTEFUL AND VISIBLE ON LAS VEGAS STRIP
On my way back from touring the Antelope Canyon, I stayed at the Paris Casino and Hotel in Las Vegas for two days. The first day after arriving at the…