http://gochina.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hh http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2012-02-21T11:14:08Z Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:14:08 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/22/nanxun-community-immersion-with-tracy-lesh.htm <p>I'm off tomorrow with for 2 days to Nanxun, a <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/od/suzhou/p/WaterTowns_SZ.htm">water town</a> about 2 hours from Shanghai. Many small towns in the Yangtze River Delta are called "water towns" because they were built on a canal system. Many still retain their ancient architecture and have historic, heritage sections of town. Nanxun is one of these but because it's located relatively far away from Shanghai, it is one of the less-frequented by tourists and remains therefore "authentic". (Any reader of mine may know my take on authenticity but anyway...)</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/22/nanxun-community-immersion-with-tracy-lesh.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/22/nanxun-community-immersion-with-tracy-lesh.htm Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:02:12 +0000 2012-02-22T10:02:12Z http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/21/continued-shanghai-gallery-crawl-with-sheila-greenspan.htm <p><img style="float: right; border: 5px solid white;" title="Leo Xu" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gochina/1/0/P/P/-/-/LeoXu_blog.jpg" alt="Leo Xu" width="113" height="170" />Today we had the second installment of our art appreciation course with Ms. Greenspan. (Read my <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/14/art-appreciation-with-sheila-greenspan-and-shanghais-eastlink-gallery.htm">last post</a> for more.) We focused on three galleries in the former <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/od/whattoseeinshanghai/ss/A-Visitors-Guide-To-The-Former-French-Concession-In-Shanghai.htm">French Concession</a> all within a ten-minute walk from each other. Today we put much of what we learned last week into practice, namely to try to experience the work before finding out about it.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/21/continued-shanghai-gallery-crawl-with-sheila-greenspan.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/21/continued-shanghai-gallery-crawl-with-sheila-greenspan.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:14:08 +0000 2012-02-21T11:14:08Z http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/20/complete-guides-to-shanghai.htm <p><img style="float: left; border: 5px solid white;" title="Pudong Skyline" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gochina/1/0/O/P/-/-/119265899_pudongskyline_blog.jpg" alt="Pudong Skyline" width="170" height="114" />Shanghai's been my adopted home for over eight years now and while I've done a good deal of exploration, I've probably barely cracked the surface. That said, I do feel confident now to bring you a couple of "complete guides" to the city. These are meant to start the visitor off, give a visitor some good ideas of how to spend time in Shanghai and launch an educated and fun visit here.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/20/complete-guides-to-shanghai.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/20/complete-guides-to-shanghai.htm Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:23:49 +0000 2012-02-20T12:23:49Z http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/19/delicious-turkish-in-shanghai.htm <p><img style="float: left; border: 5px solid white;" title="Pasha Restaurant" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gochina/1/0/M/P/-/-/Pasha_blog.jpg" alt="Pasha Restaurant" width="170" height="127" /></p> <p>As a cosmopolitan city, Shanghai boasts all kinds of authentic world cuisine and none is more welcome than my new neighbor Pasha. Run by Mr. Emre G&#252;rel, a Turk who has been in China for many years, Pasha purveys all kinds of delicious dishes, many with ingredients brought directly back from Turkey and prepared by their resident Turkish chef.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/19/delicious-turkish-in-shanghai.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/19/delicious-turkish-in-shanghai.htm Sun, 19 Feb 2012 21:12:26 +0000 2012-02-19T21:12:26Z http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/14/art-appreciation-with-sheila-greenspan-and-shanghais-eastlink-gallery.htm <p><img style="float: left; border: 5px solid white;" title="Eastlink Gallery" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gochina/1/0/I/P/-/-/EastLink_blog.jpg" alt="Eastlink Gallery" width="170" height="127" />I started a five-week course today under the expert guidance of art educator Sheila Greenspan who visits Shanghai annually to give the art appreciation course in cooperation with Eastlink Gallery. I signed up with the hope of accomplishing several things. First, I wanted to gain a better understanding of which Shanghai art galleries are worth visiting in the first place. Second, I hoped Ms. Greenspan would spoon-feed me Chinese contemporary art - a topic I fail on many levels to understand. My approach to art is one of quick decision and taste - do I like it? Would I hang it on my wall? This doesn't seem very educated; and I admit, I'm also lazy.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/14/art-appreciation-with-sheila-greenspan-and-shanghais-eastlink-gallery.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/14/art-appreciation-with-sheila-greenspan-and-shanghais-eastlink-gallery.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:31:37 +0000 2012-02-14T09:31:37Z http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/12/what-not-to-do-on-valentines-day-in-china.htm <p>Are you and your partner on a once-in-a-lifetime trip through China? You probably don't need a lot of help being romantic, but just in case you want to avoid being <em>unromantic</em>, here are a few things to avoid this <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/od/eventsfestivals/p/ValentinesDay.htm">February 14</a>:</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/12/what-not-to-do-on-valentines-day-in-china.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/12/what-not-to-do-on-valentines-day-in-china.htm Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:30:14 +0000 2012-02-12T09:30:14Z http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/09/much-happening-at-glamour.htm <p>We got a sneak preview last Saturday of <a href="http://gochina.about.com/od/nightlifeinshanghai/p/GlamBar_Sched.htm"><strong>Glamour</strong></a> - the newly revamped and revived celebrated cocktail bar on the Bund. It has always been divine, and really needed no improvement. But then again, adding 32 wines by the glass, a Champagne bar and a kitchen that operates from 5pm-1am is really, actually, quite an enhancement.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/09/much-happening-at-glamour.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/09/much-happening-at-glamour.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:57:45 +0000 2012-02-09T08:57:45Z http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/08/but-back-to-drinking-el-coctel-presents-a-fabulous-option-when-you-do-feel-like-a-good-cocktail.htm <p><img style="float: left; border: 5px solid white;" title="el Coctel" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gochina/1/0/B/P/-/-/elcoctel_drink_blog.jpg" alt="el Coctel" width="170" height="128" />In my <a href="http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/06/outside-of-eating-and-drinking-chengdu-and-shanghai-at-night.htm"><strong>last post</strong></a>, I gave you some good alternatives to drinking and eating away your evenings in Shanghai. But let's face it, eating and drinking is not a bad way to spend an evening and if that's your case, then let me offer up <a href="http://gochina.about.com/od/nightlifeinshanghai/fr/El-C-Octel-Takes-Hand-Crafted-Cocktails-To-A-New-Level.htm"><strong>el C&#243;ctel</strong></a> as a destination for your libations.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/08/but-back-to-drinking-el-coctel-presents-a-fabulous-option-when-you-do-feel-like-a-good-cocktail.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/08/but-back-to-drinking-el-coctel-presents-a-fabulous-option-when-you-do-feel-like-a-good-cocktail.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:16:27 +0000 2012-02-08T11:16:27Z http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/06/outside-of-eating-and-drinking-chengdu-and-shanghai-at-night.htm <p><img style="float: left; border: 5px solid white;" title="Kuanzhai Alley Sign Chengdu" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gochina/1/0/4/N/-/-/Kuanzhai_blog.jpg" alt="Kuanzhai Alley Sign Chengdu" width="170" height="113" />Traveling on your own - or even with family and friends - can mean a lot of time spent in restaurants. And while I highly recommend <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/od/whattoeat/Eating_Drinking_in_China.htm">spending a lot of time in restaurants in China</a> sampling regional cuisines and enjoying as many <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/od/wheretoeatinshanghai/a/xiaolongbao.htm">xiaolongbao</a> as you can handle, sometimes another night of eating and drinking can feel tiresome. And if you're like me, you might only have one or two days in a city and you want to add some value to your evening - have a cultural experience or see something new.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/06/outside-of-eating-and-drinking-chengdu-and-shanghai-at-night.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/06/outside-of-eating-and-drinking-chengdu-and-shanghai-at-night.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:10:03 +0000 2012-02-06T20:10:03Z http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/06/lantern-festival-ends-chinese-new-year-for-another-year.htm <p><img style="float: left; border: 5px solid white;" title="Bridge at Yu Gardens" src="http://0.tqn.com/d/gochina/1/0/-/P/-/-/Bridge_blog.jpg" alt="Bridge at Yu Gardens" width="170" height="113" />As the rain pours down in frigid temperatures around me, I am reminded of clearer, dryer full moons over the Lantern Festival in Shanghai. That said, it doesn't seem to have put a damper on anyone's spirits; I can hear the fireworks already and it's only 7pm!</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/06/lantern-festival-ends-chinese-new-year-for-another-year.htm">Read Full Post</a></p> http://gochina.about.com/b/2012/02/06/lantern-festival-ends-chinese-new-year-for-another-year.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:02:09 +0000 2012-02-06T06:02:09Z