Visiting a Home: Ask about the Host’s Arrangements
Confirm the invitation, arrival time and the host’s preferences before a home visit.
The reference shelf
Library
City guides, Chinese phrases, festivals, food, history and cultural references.
Compare China destinations · Chinese phrases for travelers · All article titles
Guides
687 guides · Page 17 of 58
Weiqi or Go: A First Look at the Board and Stones
Go uses black and white stones placed on the intersections of a board.
Wuwei: Reading 无为 beyond a Slogan
Wuwei is a debated Daoist concept whose English translations require context.
Yin and Yang: Paired Relations and Change
Yin and yang are paired concepts used in Chinese accounts of relation and change.
Chan and Zen: Practice, Language and Historical Context
Chan developed within Chinese Buddhism and later spread in East Asia, including as Zen in Japan.
The Chinese Zodiac: The Twelve-Animal Year Cycle
The Chinese animal-year cycle has twelve animals, associated with the twelve earthly branches.
Tibetan Bathing Festival: Custom and Calendar
The Tibetan Bathing Festival is a seasonal bathing custom; it is not a medical treatment.
白露 (bái lù): White Dew Solar Term
白露 (bái lù), or White Dew, is a Chinese solar term.
Wangguo: A Harvest Observance with Local Dates
Wangguo is associated with the approaching harvest; it does not have one fixed date everywhere.
Mid-Autumn Festival: The Calendar, Moon and Reunion
Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth Chinese calendar month.
秋分 (qiū fēn): Autumn Equinox Solar Term
秋分 (qiū fēn), or Autumn Equinox, is a Chinese solar term.
Meshrep: A Gathering Tradition, Not One Fixed Annual Holiday
Meshrep is a Uyghur gathering tradition incorporating performing arts and social practices.