February 2013 Blog Posts (10)

As with our competition for the first day of snow, here is one for the first day of spring



The question you have to answer is:



When will the day time temperature record 20 degrees Celsius or more for the first time this year? The weather station that will be used is Accuweather.



People who bet 10 days before the actual record will not be counted.



The winner to get a bottle of red wine from Sam's and if there is more than one winner, then it is… Continue

A dog helps his disabled owner sell traditional candied fruits (Bingtanghulu) by pulling his cart in Changchun, capital of Northeast China’s Jilin Province on February 6, 2013. The dog’s owner explained he learnt to make Bingtanghulu so he wouldn’t have to rely on anyone to make a living. His dog, “Big Yellow”, has never left his side and pulls his cart every day.…

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Hi All,

 

Im moving back to Changchun from Singapore in early March with work and have not been here since 2010. Can you let me know where the best bar locations are - I remember back in 2010 the corner cafe was quite good esp on Friday evenings but I understand this has since disappeared. Is Austin bar good ? Any decent clubs in the new Sheraton hotel ?

 

I recall a latin bar on Longli Lu way back in the mid 2000s but I think this has since long gone (was it…

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Mandarin Garden is an international organization of Mandarin language and Chinese dialects schools providing opportunities to learn Mandarin language or a dialect of your choice,in language schools around the world. Learn Mandarin Chinese in China with Mandarin Garden at our branches in Shanghai, Wuxi,…

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the Spring Festival

　　Far and away the most important holiday in China is Spring Festival, also known as the Chinese New Year. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. The dates for this annual celebration are determined by the lunar calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar, so the timing of the holiday…

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A Roman Empire relics exhibition is now on show at Jilin Province Museum. I've been there for many times(don't have enough time to see everything at one time!). If you have interest, you should go and have a visit, too. It's so beautiful and wonderful. Very worth seeing. You know, people in this cold cold northeast Chinese city don't often have such a chance to glimpse the past glory of ancient Roman civilization!



The museum is in south of the Children's Park on Renmin Street.…

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Ive got to say, ive no real interest in the Superbowl, apart from the fact that movie trailers get their newest release!

Two films im really looking forward to are Star Trek Into Darkness and Iron Man 3. Both trailers have been released now during the Superbowl.

Star Trek Into Darkness…

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