Little Joy Factory

Today is the fifteenth day of Chinese New Year , Chinese celebrate it as The Lantern Festival (元宵节). This year, The Lantern Festival is also the The Valentine's Day! It's reported that 243 couples in Singapore will be tying the knot today. What an auspicious “double happiness” date!  The Lantern Festival symbolises family togetherness. Eating tangyuan , or sweet rice dumplings,  is an important part of the day in my family. Back in my home town in Northeastern China,   tangyuan  is usually filled with sugar, walnuts, sesame, rose petals, sweetened tangerine peel, red bean paste, dates, or dried fruits.  A lot of combinations of these ingredients.  It feels so good to enjoy a bowl of warm  tangyuan with your family on a cold winter day . This year, I decided to make my own tangyuan for the first time. One reason is, I have one whole pack of glutinous rice flour, leftover from making Chinese N...

我自认为是个爱好旅游的女子。那么哪些地方会令我流连忘返，每次回首依然有背起背包踏上旅途的渴望呢？ 最吸引我的当数壮观的风景。比如美国大峡谷，黄石公园，中国黄山。置身其中，深深体会到人的渺小。面对大自然的鬼斧神工，一切烦恼随风而散。虽然归来时风尘仆仆，心灵却如沐春风。