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The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World
Recently I watched a four part documentary titled “The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World”. It is a behind the scenes tour of the West Lake Restaurant (西湖楼 or Xihulou) in the central Chinese...
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How I got interested in Chinese and Japanese culture
In this article I ponder how and why I got interested in Chinese and Japanese culture. When I was in primary school in the late 1960′s there weren’t many Asian people living in my part of Sydney apart...
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Jasmine Pearl Tea (Buddha Tears)
I am very fond of Chinese tea and in particular, the flavour of jasmine. Several years ago, I was introduced by the Cheung family (fro, Hong Kong) to a type of tea known as “Buddha Tears” or Jasmine...
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Fishing Boats at Sunset – first encounter with Chinese music
The French musician Jean-Michel Jarre performed a series of five concerts in tour in China in 1981 in Beijing and Shanghai. Jarre is known for his electronic music creations including Oxygene and...
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Chinese Box (1997 film)
Chinese Box is a 1997 movie directed by Wayne Wang (director of Joy Luck Club released in 1993) starring Jeremy Irons, Gong Li, Maggie Cheung and Michael Hui. I have seen this film three times and...
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Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother (Excerpts)
I have always been intrigued why Asian children dominate the selective schools system in Sydney, and why most talented musicians are Asian. The school orchestras at my daughter’s school had a...
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Introducing the guzheng –古箏 – Chinese zither
The Guzheng (古箏) or Zheng is a Chinese musical instrument similar to the zither. It has a set of strings which are plucked with the fingers while the player can press the strings for extra effects such...
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Fishermen’s Song at Eventide 渔舟唱晚
Fisherman’s Song at Eventide also known as Fisherman’s night song (渔舟唱晚) is a very famous traditional Chinese folk song. This article is a collection of recordings played on guzheng, violin and piano...
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Sizzling beef
This is a recipe for “sizzling beef” from Kylie Kwong’s recipe book published in the Lantern Cookery Classics series. Kylie’s recipe is “a much more refined version” of the traditional...
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Dream Lover 夢中人
Recently I watched Wong Kar Wai’s film Chungking Express, starring Tony Leung and Faye Wong. I grew to love the song Dream Lover which appears in the second half of the film and sung by Faye Wong. I...
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