Today is Tomb sweeping day, April the 4th is a public holiday. Here is all the low down on this long celebrated Chinese festival. Celebrated two weeks after the vernal equinox, Tomb Sweeping Day is one of the few traditional Chinese holidays that follows the solar calendar-- typically falling on April 4, 5, or 6. Its Chinese name "Qing Ming" literally means "Clear Brightness," … [Read more...] about Tomb sweeping day

Tomorrow, March 26th (326, a popular Taiwanese way of labelling events, March=3 and 26th=26) the Taiwanese people will express their disapproval of China's anti-secession bill. Approximately 1 million people are hoping to come to the march, which is to be held in 10 different locations around the country. The march is to show the Taiwanese people's anger at the bill which was … [Read more...] about 326 march

You're so lucky hearing from me so often. Well, today it became official. China has passed an anti-secession bill, which means that it will be allowed to take military action if Taiwan attempts to claim independence. There's an article on the situation at CNN http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/03/14/china.npc.law/index.html A little about Taiwan's turbulent history. In … [Read more...] about China’s anti-secession bill