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Fraser, Li Huisheng
Fraser, Li Huisheng was born in Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) in southern China. He has been an English-Cantonese-Mandarin translator and a trekker since 2008.
Fascinated by cultural exchanges, he seeks to know the ultimate truth of life and live outside the box. What then? And so what?
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Chinese Way -
Jan 10, 2024
January Month of Ox
The Chinese traditional solar term Xiaohan 小寒 started on 5th January for most of the world but is celebrated this year in China on the 6th.
Minds -
Nov 5, 2023
O FORTUNA
O Fortune like the moon you are changeable, ever waxing, ever waning; hateful life first oppresses and then soothes as fancy takes it; poverty and power it melts them like ice. [in the original Latin: O Fortuna velut luna statu variabilis semper crescis aut decrescis vita detestabilis nunc obdurat et tunc curat ludo mentis aciem, … Continued
Exploring -
Nov 1, 2023
NOVEMBER, MONTH OF THE PIG
The Chinese solar month of the Pig begins on November 8th and runs until December 6th.
Chinese Way -
Feb 10, 2024
Why is Dragon the Most Revered Chinese Zodiac sign?
2024 is the Year of Dragon in China. The sign itself is the utmost symbol of auspiciousness and mightiness.
Chinese Way -
Dec 21, 2023
Winter Solstice, an important Chinese solar term
Winter Solstice, or 冬至 (dung ji in Cantonese and dongzhi in Mandarin), is the twenty-second of the twenty-four solar terms in the traditional Chinese calendar, a day falling between 21st and 23rd December. 冬 (dung/dong) means ‘winter’, while 至 (ji/zhi) in this context connotes ‘extreme’.