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Swallow Xu 

Caiyan is a Macau-based translator and a bilingual contributor to e-zines in culture and the arts.

Exploring Fortune Chinese-way Minds
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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.
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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
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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.
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Chinese Way - Feb 14, 2024
The evolution of the Spring Festival and modern ways to celebrate the Chinese New Year
As we welcome the year of the Dragon, learn about what makes this festival special and unique and how tradition has evolved.