Perhaps you’ve read that more and more young adults in China are choosing not to go home for the most important holiday of the year: Chinese New Year (also known as Spring Festival). This is the largest annual human migration in world history, and there seems to be more than a negligible cultural shift underway. Just as many newcomers to the U.S. are often unable to be with family…
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Ever wonder what life is like in a remote Chinese village? We had the privilege of visiting a village in the mountains last week. It was just a few days before the Chinese New Year and the day when most families in the village kill a pig in preparation for the new year. Our host (George) is from this village and we were invited (along with several other friends) to…
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Did you celebrate the Chinese (Lunar) New Year last week? Well, you can be sure all 1.4B people here in China did. In fact, this holiday (aka “Spring Festival”) is China’s biggest and most important holiday of the year and dominates the local culture for at least 1 entire month…something like Christmas and New Year’s holidays on steroids! Spring Festival represents the world’s largest migration, with more than 3 Billion passenger…
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