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While I was creating this post, I couldn’t help imagining the ancient world where my ancestors were closely connected with their natural environment. They tried to understand the world by observing their surroundings, interpreting the connections between things. It was by exploring the connections with others did they find their own place. Today I only need to look at the digital numbers on my phone to keep track of time, but I stop "feel" or "see" it as if time is something abstract and separate from life itself. I'd love to regain that ability to read clues from nature. Not going to lie, I got so carried away by imagining a world where everyone has a “cat clock”.

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Artist Illustrates The Difference Between Chinese And Western Cultures I...

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Culture Corner: Comics To Compare Chinese Culture With Western Culture Through Everyday Life

Culture Corner: Comics To Compare Chinese Culture With Western Culture Through Everyday Life

At my trip to China last year, I observed many cultural differences in homes, work, schools, and businesses. What are they? Check out the cartoons at this link to learn more: https://www.boredpanda.com/comics-chinese-western-culture-comparison-tinyeyescomics/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=fbad&utm_term=22+&utm_content=comics-chinese-western-culture-comparison-tinyeyescomics

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An everyday example of passing from one stereotype to another: a female Ph.D must be dull, boring and unsuitable for marriage, while a good-looking woman is probably superficial, empty inside, and rely on her appearance to acquire a leading role. The good news is an increasing number women are breaking these stereotypes with their stories and actions. Happy Women’s Day! 🙌

P.S. In Chinese, the expression “花瓶”(vase) is used as a derogatory term to describe women who are good-looking but unintelligent.

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Since many of you enjoyed the illustrated Chinese words that end with the character 心(heart), I decided to draw another one! If you missed the first one, you can go back to the post in June. Happy weekend everyone 🤗 周末开心 #learnchinese #chinesevocabulary #chineseculture #studychinese #knowyourheart #chinesecharacters #chinesewords #学习汉语 #sliceoflife #tinyeyescomics https://www.instagram.com/p/CGNEWyVDCzN/?igshid=1tdiy4bqmphfq

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🌈I’m excited and proud to announce the new gift set inspired by Chinese cooking! It includes a cotton apron, a cotton tea towel, and two postcards with the same designs. The gift set has a limited number of 100, and they are available to order at 👉 tinyeyesgifts.com

✨THE STORY

To some people, cooking is a ritual to connect with their roots. To others, cooking opens the door to a different culture. To me, cooking is a way to share joy and love. It’s part of my identity that stays consistent amid all changes in my life. Different places, same dishes. The smell of soy sauce and vinegar opens a sensory tunnel leading to where I came from. The sound of the spatula hitting the iron wok brings me back to that small kitchen where I saw the hunchback of my grandma. I always wanted to weave this warm memory of Chinese cooking into my creation, making it tangible so that I can carry it with me when I travel and share it with others. That’s why I created an apron printed with Chinese sauces and a tea towel filled with commonly used kitchenware.

💝A GIFT THAT GIVES BACK

For each gift set sold, I’m donating €5 to @heartofdinner , who combats food insecurity and isolation by delivering care packages of hot lunches and fresh produce to NYC’s elderly East Asian American community.(check them out!)

🚚SHIPPING

All EU countries | UK | USA | Canada | Australia

Fulfillment begins on November 15th. Please consider placing your order early to ensure a desired delivery date in the busy holiday season!

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I used to work in a high-stress job while I was living in Beijing. Every time I walked out of the office building after midnight, I felt a bit lost and lonely walking on the empty street. A sympathetic conversation like this always warmed my heart and lit up the darkness.

On our way to realizing our small dreams in this big world, we come across other people’s paths everyday, and during those brief encounters at the crossroads, we could ignore the strangers, or we could choose to cheer each other on.

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Giving and receiving—the yin and yang of the universe. And to those of you who celebrate Thanksgiving, enjoy the day with your families!

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A Chinese friend told me that he was stared at weirdly in the Paris metro wearing his mask. Yesterday I heard that an Asian woman wearing a mask was insulted and expelled from a train by the other passengers. Incidence like this has triggered lots of debate and anger on the internet recently. But before jumping into the battle of anti-discrimination, what draws my attention first is the different usage of masks in China and in France during this coronavirus crisis: According to the French Ministry of Health, one is encouraged to wear a mask only when showing coronavirus symptoms. Wearing a mask by the non-sick population to avoid catching the disease is NOT recommended. People are encouraged to wash hands often and to cover their mouths when they sneeze or cough. In China, people have been educated that wearing a mask is a way to PREVENT or decrease the chance of getting infected by the coronavirus, as well as avoid passing the virus to others. That’s why so many Chinese people race to buy masks for themselves and their families. What’s more, after living through SARS and the pollution PM2.5, protecting one’s health with a mask has become a habit. As a result, to a French, wearing a mask indicates that someone is already sick, while for a Chinese, wearing a mask is also a self-protection measure. This different interpretation of wearing a mask may have caused misunderstanding and public panic. Anyway, wearing a mask does no harm to others, on the contrary, it protects us especially that the coronavirus has an incubation period of 1-14 days, so even a person without any symptoms can also be a virus carrier. So next time you see a Chinese tourist in a metro wearing a mask, there’s no need to be scared. (I don’t know if the difference I described also applies to other countries. If so, please kindly forward the message.) #wearingmask #coronavirus #misunderstanding #discrimination #sliceoflife #tinyeyescomics (at Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/B73UOJ7CAX-/?igshid=lchhju84hxwl

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There are people that make you forget about your differences: age, gender, nationality or social position. Paul was one of them. We learnt together,

exchanged ideas freely, and cheered for each other’s growth—the best friendship one could wish for.

Who’s that friend you cherish?

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Chinese lesson for the 🐂 year. Do you know any of them? ;) Note: The Chinese term translated here as ox is in Chinese 牛(niú), a word generally referring to cows, bulls, or other types of the bovine family. It may be male, female, neuter, and either singular or plural. So when we translate "Happy New Year of the Ox" from Chinese(牛年大吉)to English, we also translate the word from a general one to a specific one. #learnchinese #chineseculture #chineselanguage #chinesefood #chinesefoodlover #chinesewords #learnchineseonline #chinesecomics #chinesenewyear2021 #牛年 #春节 #tinyeyescomics https://www.instagram.com/p/CLb3jTPjFx3/?igshid=1r8a57qnoartm

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Bon appétit 🙃

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My grandma only knows her birth date in the lunar calendar(阴历). 🌚 I only know mine in the Gregorian calendar, also called “the solar calendar” in Chinese(阳历)🌞. The Gregorian calendar was first put into use in 1912 after the end of the Qing Dynasty, which is not that long ago! The time when grandma was born, the lunar calendar still had a dominant impact on people’s lives. Today, the Gregorian calendar is used in China as a standard, but the lunar calendar is still the only reference to most traditional holidays. #lunarcalendar #lunarbirthday #chinesecalendar #chineseculture #solarcalendar #gregoriancalendar #yinandyang #chineselife #chineselifestyle #sliceoflife #tinyeyescomics https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ3ojm_DZQf/?igshid=1wh7tz1t037fo

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Happy Mother’s Day to those in the UK! 💕

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No.4 is optional 🙃