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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can be a bewildering science to make sense out of, and not just for foreigners. Prescriptions offered by TCM gurus are increasingly thought of as archaic to today's younger Chinese, but perhaps that's because they're not old enough yet to soak up the real benefits of the practice. Catching myself at …
Continue reading 10 Traditional Chinese Medicine Exercises to Promote Longevity
At any given moment, there is information floating around the Internet --- publicly, no less --- about you. It's a natural effect of the digital age that, while some get shivers over the lose of privacy, has made it astronomically easier to disseminate news and communicate. At the bottom of this writing you can even "share" this post …
Who would have thought that passing assertive laws that forced the majority of a population to bear no more than one child would have harmful effects on a society? Well, it’s starting to happen in China as the coevals of America's “baby boomers” (engendered by Mao’s well thought-out policy of “人多好办事,” or “more people gets …
Continue reading Is China Looking to Singapore for Lessons in Filial Piety?
That's right. Take your pick Shanghai. Life in urban China, especially in Shanghai, depicts two growing phenomena: those who are caught living on top of each other in small "snail homes," or those with a mortgage that promises to keep them shackled for decades to come. My search to paint the perfect picture of these …
Continue reading Shanghai: ‘Snail Homes’ and ‘Mortgage Slaves’
Larry Flax, the co-founder of California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), paid a visit to Shanghai earlier this month to open up his first company-owned restaurant in mainland China. I met with him at the Peninsula Hotel on the Bund (where I swear even the air smells expensive) for CNNGo (click here to read the post) to discuss …
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