por pedroceinos | May 5, 2021 | culture
How to prepare green tea to enjoy all its health benefits How to prepare green tea to enjoy all its health benefits All people related to China have a vague idea that tea is good, our friends tell us so, sometimes an article appears in a newspaper or magazine, or the...
por pedroceinos | Abr 21, 2021 | books, culture
Mao Dun’s Spring Silkworms-A must read Mao Dun’s Spring Silkworms-A must read In short: A set of stories of exacerbated realism by one of the finest pens of 20th century Chinese literature, which no one should miss in order to understand both the...
por pedroceinos | Abr 20, 2021 | books, culture
Midnight by Mao Dun – a failed novel Midnight by Mao Dun – a failed novel Before reading «Midnight», the masterpiece of Mao Dun, the most powerful Chinese writer in the twentieth century, reading the presentations of the Chinese edition, one wonders why...
por pedroceinos | Abr 19, 2021 | culture, movies
Cold Steel – A Sniper’s War Cold Steel – A Sniper’s War If in the West war films are a genre in their own right, in China they are an even more important genre, and that is because there is always an interest on the part of the official media...
por pedroceinos | Abr 16, 2021 | culture, movies
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop Directed by Zhang Yimou: 2009. 85. Min. A Woman and a Gun and a Chinese Noodle House is a quite singular work within Zhang Yimou’s filmography. His light-hearted style starts from the first...