Canton 廣東
Chopsticks Taboo: Don’t Stab Your Rice!
Today, let’s get into a little bit more of the culture in China. I have only seen this more with Cantonese people and I am not sure if Northern Chinese people follow the same practice. I am pretty sure you have heard about a lot of this regarding Japanese culture; it’s more or less very [...]
Qixi (Chatjik): Story of Chinese Valentine’s Day
I have to first apologize for missing such an important day in Chinese culture! According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar (農曆), today’s date is 蘭月初十 meaning the “10th day of the 7th month.” Therefore three days ago it was 蘭月初七 which likewise meant the “7th day of the 7th month.” The significance of this is [...]
Arguments Over the Cantonese Language
I am a frequent visitor of a couple of forums. A good lengthy discussion was made that I took a part in that perhaps you guys would want to see. The focal point was in regards to this presentation that member had produced. I will not directly post much from that site because it contains [...]
YUI – Goodbye Days sung in Cantonese
Many times I have heard from numerous people that have commented on the lack of creativity and or talent that exists in Chinese music particularly the Cantonese area of entertainment business. To me personally it is quite a sad thing to hear and see that there are not many singers left in the Cantopop (粵語流行音樂) [...]
Overview of Bodyguards and Assassins (十月圍城)
After not having watched many Hong Kong (香港) movies for a good number of years, it felt weird not knowing what was good or what was not. I ended up falling out of the loop in terms of Hong Kong movie entertainment. Unfortunately, it made me sad thinking that Hong Kong movies were not up [...]
Views of the Cantonese Language Protest
Here is another item in regards to the Cantonese Language protests that are happening in Guangdong from another perspective of a friend. For one thing, I support educating all Chinese with Mandarin to facilitate communication of citizens in China. On the other hand, it is important to encourage all regions to preserve their own dialect, [...]
Less Than 100 Days until the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou!
In approximately 100 days from today, the 2010 Asian Games (2010 亞運) will begin in Guangzhou, Guangdong (廣州，廣東). This will be the first time that Guangzhou is going to host a event this large in scale and will be the second city after Beijing 1990 (北京) to host the Asiad. Fourty-five entities will be participating [...]
Protests in Guangdong in Regards to Cantonese Language
I’m pretty sure some of you have heard about the Asian Games (亞運) or the Asiad that takes place every four years with competing nations consisting of Asian nations that are part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Some of the winners of these games in the events such as Basketball or Baseball will directly [...]
