Life and Travel in China

What an injustice this is. The Chinese have two new years! The calendar one now is more important for us, but we only have one day off, and in China they have 2-3 days off on this occasion. The Chinese New Year begins on February 10, and they usually have 10-30 days off. On the other hand, they don't have much holidays, so I don't envy them that ;-).

I haven't spoken for a long time, just a lot of work, everyday life... Now I have to write, because today the Year of the Snake began and the Year of the Dragon ended quite well. I won't write about traditions or the Chinese 'Christmas Eve' anymore, because I mentioned it earlier. It is worth returning to red envelopes - 'hong bao'. These are the forms of gifts that the Chinese give each other on New Year's Day. It is a decorated red envelope with money inside. It used to be symbolic amounts, even 10-20 RMB. Now China has become richer and it happens that in big cities people give each other 2000-3000 RMB, and since the banknote with the highest value is 100 RMB the envelope is already very stuffed. I've been wondering recently where this tradition came from. During the Qin dynasty, older people used coins with a red tag (string), which were supposed to scare away evil spirits and bring good luck. When printing was introduced, the strings were replaced with red envelopes. Currently, it is the most important New Year's gift. Usually you don't write anything on the envelope (there are decorative signs 'happiness', 'wealth' etc.), although I made exceptions, I just wanted to clearly express my wishes. The recipient can spend the money as they wish and the giver should not ask 'what will you spend it on?' The Chinese are honorable when it comes to money and there are often fights, giving away envelopes, and in other cases people 'outfight' - who is wealthier and who gave more. Such a tradition...

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I have come to the conclusion that it is possible to live or LIVE in Chinese cities. Both the poor and the rich will survive here. You can live in such a way that you work on construction sites, sleep on these construction sites and earn little. Nadal tych ludzi sta

I added two new videos from China. I will try to add more. I also have a lot of overdue photos that I always put aside in a folder until the next publication and I wait too long. I promise to improve ;-).