The Lantern Festival or (Yuanxiao Festival), also known as the Shang Yuan Festival is a Chinese festival celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar year in the Chinese calendar. It is not to be confused with the Mid-Autumn Festival, which is also sometimes known as the "Lantern Festival" in locations such as Singapore, and Malaysia. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples carrying rabbit-shaped lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns. It officially ends Chinese New year. In ancient times, the lanterns were fairly simple, for only the emperor

F ireworks explode from the stadium roof during the opening Ceremony for the 2008 Summer Olympics at the National Stadium in Beijing, on Friday. Resurgent China opened the Olympics with a burst of fireworks at a spectacular ceremony that celebrated ancient Chinese history and aimed to draw a line under months of political controversy. F irecrackers rippled around the rim of the arena, strobe lights flickered and the forest of drumsticks turned a luminous red, flashing bright in the hazy, humid air. Drums thundered, strobe lights flickered and 14,000 performers poured through the Bird's

Really amazing! I have no words!

I know that's a question of culture but I can't imagine myself eating a scorpion! One thing I always do when I travel is try local food and most of the times I like it. But insects is something that I think I wouldn't try unless I was starving.

Is there something that they can't transport in their bikes? Incredible! Chinese bikes Chinese bikes

Beautiful Chinese Body Paintings, have a look at this paintings, they are colorful and nice.

On the topic of Eastern medicinal herbs and remedies, have any of you guys & girls had any experience with the wolf berry from Tibet, usually in the form of goji juice.some research appears to indiate at least to a degree that Goji Juice helps to influence the growth rate and can contribute towards a long life. Health doctors often recommend the Himalayan Goji Juice made from the little red wolf berry for strong health benefit for both adults and the children. All in all the aging process includes both the positive and negative changes which do occur. Now, if someone is given a relative choice

Sharon Stone's statements upset the Chinese people. I do think it wasn't proper for Sharon Stone to have said the statements she uttered!Here's what she said: "I thought, 'Is that karma?' When you are not nice, bad things happen to you." "It was a big lesson to me that sometimes you have to learn to put your head down and be of service even to people who aren't nice to you.I'm not happy about the way the Chinese are treating the Tibetans because I don't think anyone should be unkind to anyone else."

Do you ever wonder why the US is no longer top dog? One reason is that we refuse to learn or speak any other language than our fractured version of English. American kids can barely speak their native tongue thanks to IM and slack-jawed rappers that make it a point to not speak correctly. Our Government agencies like the CIA and FBI can't find enough Arabic speakers to help in the War on Terror. In the meantime, students in Great Britain will be able to take Mandarin Chinese to help keep their country relevant once China becomes the world's major power.There is nothing more pathetic than watching

Chinese driving. These guys are amazing!