A Big Change in Lifestyle

America is the land of freedom. Every year, lots of people immigrate to the United States to live freely.
There is a big change in their lives when they come here. Some people have good jobs in their native country, but when they come here, they take low-paying and hard jobs to survive. Their English are not so good, they need to go to school and don't have free time to do many things or don't have a night life that before they had, they think that life is not exciting and they need to make a fresh start.
I think taking the first step is the hardest, so I believe that after they adapt to their new surroundings and work hard, they will have a wonderful future.

The Misty Memory

Many years ago, I went traveling to Vietnam. It is a beautiful country but I couldn't remember the names of the cities that I visited. I just remembered I went through a small town in China called " Dong Qing " to get to Vietnam. In Vietnam, some people spoke in Mandarin or in Cantonese. At that time, not too many people were rich. Now, Vietnam is a developing country, I think everybody already has a good life.
I hope I can visit Vietnam again if I have a chance.

My Backyard

I live in a not so beautiful but a little big house with my parents in San Francisco.
My house has a big yard, I like it. I planted some roses, some vegetables, and lots of fruit trees, such as, an apple tree, a fig tree, a lemon tree, and many more.
In spring, fruit trees are sprouting, birds are chirping in the trees, they are making a beautiful picture for nature.
I like my backyard.

The Street Fairs of the Chinese in San Francisco

China has a history going back 5,000 years with a rich cultural heritage, many customs and traditions. For example, the Chinese calendar is older than the western calendar. The year is divided into 24 divisions and there are 12 animals for the zodiac.
Lots of Chinese live in San Francisco. They have a rich cultural heritage. They have street fairs to celebrate festivals two or three times a year in Chinatown. At the street fairs, they have lion dances, firecrackers, costumes, music, entertainment, foods, and many more.
I hope the cultural heritage of Chinese in San Francisco is fostered and enhanced forever.

2007 Chinese New Year Spectacular Highlights Video

Enjoy !

Happy Chinese New Year

Happy Chinese New Year !
May all go well with you !

Culture and Customs of Chinese New Year. Click here.

Happy Chinese New Year of the Pig Video

Happy New Year for all of you !

Happy New Year Video

Happy Pig Family ! Enjoy !

Dragon and Lion Dance Video

Happy Valentine's Day

History of Valentine's Day. Click here.

History of Valentine's Day Video

Rain Water

Rain water flows in the mountain creek,
Rain water brightens plants,
Rain water cleans everything outside like a cleaner.

Fireworks Video

Happy New Year for all viewers !

Chinese New Year

Happy New Year !
Gung Hay Fat Choy !
I want to extend greetings and well wishes to all of you.

Travel in China Video

Enjoy your travel !

Year of the Pig

Happy Chinese New Year !
This year is the year of the pig.

Animals Video

Do you like animals ? Enjoy !

Spring

Birds chirping everywhere,
Beautiful flowers bloom right before your eyes,
You can hardly turn away from the sight,
Spring is a beautiful time of the year.

Special Customs of Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is a special holiday for Chinese people. It is celebrated by getting together and having a big feast. We also visit our families, relatives, and friends.
We have special customs for celebrating new year. Usually, we have parades and street fairs around new years. The lion and dragon dances are very special. They are traditional Chinese customs.
We clean the house before new year. It is to change the old things for new I think, we put out decorations and put red or gold paper signs on the doors, put plum blossoms, quince blossoms or a baby tangerine tree in the house, attach the red envelopes to the branches, put a plate of tangerines with leaves, a pomelo and a dish with special treats on the table. We cook a whole chicken, make some new year's cakes (neen go), and fry special pastries like" geen deui", and " gok ji", you can buy these things at Chinese stores. Married people give red envelopes with lucky money to their relatives and friends's kids.
Chinese celebrating new year may have a few superstitions. There are many things that are just symbolism. Maybe, in old China, they didn't have enough food to eat, so they depended on new year to eat a little more. Anyway, during new year, Chinese people just wish for a good life in the future.

My Second Hometown

My second hometown is a beautiful city by the bay. It is San Francisco.
I have been living here for a few years. It has nice weather, mild winters, and lots of sunshine.
The public transportation is very convenient, and it is extremely easy to get around the city.
There are very good continuing education programs and classes. There are many communities in the city for different immigrants of diverse populations, and there are lots of job opportunities in the city.
There are lots of great stores to shop in, and lots of places to go, such as, Fisherman's Wharf, The Golden Gate Bridge,Golden Gate Park, museums, movie theaters, Chinatown, Japan town, etc.
But this city has lots of rain in the winter, lots of fog, and some air pollution. Rent is very expensive, and houses are too expensive. There are many homeless, I hope the government helps the homeless, let this city become one of the best cities in America.
However, I really enjoy living here---- my second hometown.

My Native Country

My native country is China, it has a history going back 5,000 years
with a rich cultural heritage.
It is a big country in the world, it has 3,704,427 square mile,
we have about 13 hundred millions people live in,
our capital is Beijing, it is a
beautiful city,
it has lots of classical builds,
many tourists like to visit there,
such as, The Great Wall,
The Imperial Palace,
and The Summer Palace, etc.
The largest city is Shanghai, it is a developing city,
many tall buildings there are growing up,
it is a nice place to visit too.
I miss you, my native country.