Cantonese mushroom bone soup is made of a large pig leg bone, chopped in big chunks. The typical Cantonese influence comes from the herbs you need to add. It’s…
Health insurance newborn baby China
With less than one month to my wife’s due-date, we’ve been looking into health insurances for the baby. It turns out that getting health insurance after 30…
Yuezi – pig feet stewed in vinegar
My wife has hired a yuesao (sort of midwife) to help her during the first month after pregnancy (called yuezi). She has lots of special traditional recipes to…
Dutch passport baby born in China
Parents of babies born in China have to do quite a lot of paperwork to obtain foreign citizenship and passport. I’ll explain the procedure for a Dutch parent…
Chinese name
Picking a name for your baby is never easy in any language, but I believe it cannot be more difficult than picking a Chinese name. If you want to register your…
Relax 1-child-policy in 3 years
Today I heard a rumor: within 3 years the one-child policy will be further relaxed. Currently if both parents are a single-child, they can have two children….
Hukou for mixed kids
One of the most important decisions that parents of mixed children need to make is whether or not to get a hukou for their child. Basically you have two…
Chinese public holidays 2026
The official 2026 Chinese public holiday calendar – Spring Festival, Qingming, Labour Day, Dragon Boat, Mid-Autumn and National Day – with the makeup workdays, and what the Golden Weeks mean for travel.
Financial benefits one child
The Chinese government has a wide variety of measures in place to ensure the one-child policy is still enforced, even after 30 years. The negative enforcements…
Snow pea with sausage
Snow pea with sausage is another very simple dish but it tastes good. It’s typical home-style cooking and common throughout China. Snow peas are also called…