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…
2026
Official China public holiday schedule for 2026, released by the State Council.
KK Mall
KK Mall is the latest high-end shopping mall in Shenzhen, within walking distance of both Citic Plaza and MixCity. They opened in December 2010 and advertised…
Dreams-on department store
Friday evening, the 25th of November 2010 the department store formerly known as Moi (in Futian district, across the road from Coco Park) reopened after…