Whether cheongsam or qun kua, here is what the colours and embroidery mean on Chinese wedding dresses and why some can take a ...

Get back to your 852 roots with our guide to cheongsam and qipao shopping in Hong Kong. From OGs like Linva Tailor who have ...

high-collared Chinese dress known as a cheongsam. At 88, Yan Kar-man is one of Hong Kong's oldest master tailors of the ...

Introduction In the vibrant corridors of history few garments tell a story as rich and multifaceted as the qipao This elegant Chinese attire with its origins rooted deep in Chinese tradition whispers ...

The founders of Linva Tailor, one of Hong Kong’s most famous suppliers of traditional Chinese cheongsam (full disclosure: they’re my grandparents) first opened for business in 1965 at 38 ...

Every morning, I crossed a stretch of railway tracks on the way to my school. The tracks lay less than a hundred meters from ...

Twitter user Keziah, who is not Chinese, posted pictures of herself wearing a cheongsam, or qipao - a traditional Chinese dress - for her prom in Utah, USA, last week. In a widely shared response ...

Chinese writing is logographic, that is, every symbol either represents a word or a minimal unit of meaning. When I write the character , it not only has a sound, niu, it has a meaning, “cow.” Only a ...

Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. CQUniversity Australia and Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington provide ...

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Nothing gets Singaporeans going like a hotel buffet. After all, eating is our national hobby. The only problem? The cost.

Chinese learners achieve remarkable success levels compared to their Western – or non-Confucian-heritage – counterparts. Since Shanghai first participated in the PISA educational evaluation in ...