Siheyuans (quadrangles or courtyard dwelling) is an architectural style that could be found throughout China. They’re particularly prominent in Beijing. With the Forbidden City being the…
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Siheyuans (quadrangles or courtyard dwelling) is an architectural style that could be found throughout China. They’re particularly prominent in Beijing. With the Forbidden City being the…
My Yeye and Nainai, and the list kinship titles or filial terms: 爷爷 奶奶 – Yeye and Nainai:- paternal grandfather/mother 公公 婆婆 (外公,外婆) – Gonggong and…
The tiles in my childhood home in Beijing, 2020.12.26 ⇒ Chee Hsin cement tiles were most familiar to me, because I grew up with them. Chee…
Scenes from a Beijing Bathhouse: A Family of China A Memoir by Irene Eng My fondest childhood memories in Beijing are of visiting the bathhouse…
Many have questioned my relationship with my Yeye and Nainai. You’re right to wonder because Yeye and Nainai mean paternal grandfather and grandmother in Chinese…