chinesecommunity.org.nz - Latest 50 Results in topics

Glutinous rice

2013-05-17T11:12:15Z

Glutinous rice, also known as zongzi (Chinese: 粽子) is a traditional Chinese food

Mangere Pole Beans

2013-05-17T01:16:56Z

Looking for seeds from "Mangere Pole Beans"

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Welcome

2009-05-27T00:14:22Z

Homepage for the Chinese Digital Community.

Dragon Boat Festival

2013-05-02T10:33:26Z

The Dragon Boat Festival, sometimes known as the Duanwu Festival, is a traditional holiday originating in China

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Auckland Chinese Restaurants

2011-12-17T01:15:33Z

Help compile a list of Auckland Chinese Restaurants - Name, Years, Street, Suburb, Owners, and any other information. Once we have a lot of information, please fell free to create

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Chinese wedding reception

2013-01-29T05:49:27Z

Weddings are joyous occasions where families and friends celebrate the union of a couple, marking a new chapter in the lives of the newlyweds

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Grocery Stores

2009-12-26T02:30:15Z

Chinese Merchants have always been associated with Auckland from the early years.

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S Y C Vineyard

2009-08-22T03:50:01Z

S Y C Vineyards - Thames. First Chinese commercial vineyard, started in the 1950s. In common with a few other producers of traditional fortified wines, Totara was left reeling by

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Teresa Teng: Taiwan's songbird

2013-04-24T14:03:22Z

Teresa Teng (January 29, 1953 – May 8, 1995) was a Taiwanese singer known throughout East Asia and many Chinese communities around the world

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Chinese Sunday School 1933

2013-01-12T19:49:08Z

Copy of letter sent to Mr and Mrs Mawson. The original letter is held in the Presbyterian archives. It was handwritten in pencil, and a photocopy is barely legible. Each

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Chinese Football 1924

2013-04-19T21:52:26Z

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Yeh Shen: The Chinese Cinderella

2013-04-19T13:20:52Z

We have grown up knowing the story of Cinderella from reading books and watching the movies or a stage play.

Butterfly Lovers

2013-04-17T13:09:15Z

In many cultures, there is always a story about star-crossed lovers.

Pregnancy taboos

2013-04-14T06:43:27Z

Pregnancy is both a joyous and exciting experience for those looking forward to having a new addition to their families.

The significance of numbers in the Chinese culture

2013-04-11T09:29:03Z

Every now and then you may have heard some people saying their favourite numbers are very important to them

Chinese housing taboos

2013-04-08T11:38:21Z

In many cultures, there are taboos practiced in daily life as well as buying a new house especially in Chinese culture.

Qingming Festival

2013-04-05T11:26:57Z

Qingming Festival or also known as Tomb Sweeping Festival is a traditional Chinese festival

Double Tenth

2013-04-04T07:24:14Z

CHINESE HOLIDAY. ANNIVERSARY OF REPUBLIC,To-day marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the proclamation by Dr. Sun Yat Sen of the Chinese Republic. Since the alteration of the Chinese calendar to correspond

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Chinese Sports Tournament

2009-07-07T03:34:20Z

The Annual New Zealand Chinese Sports Tournament is a nationwide cultural event that has been taking place since 1948.

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Easter Tournament

2013-04-04T06:48:18Z

Annual Easter Sport Tournament and Cultural Events A sports tournament and cultural event for Chinese is held each year during the Easter Weekend. Some of the sports competed in are

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N Z Chinese Association at work

2009-07-07T01:50:10Z

The Auckland branch of the association holds regular activities, ranging from sport tournaments and Chinese New Year celebrations to youth leadership and cultural storytelling conferences. They held annual 'Going Bananas

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New Chinese books

2012-01-16T01:54:43Z

At Auckland Libraries

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Book review: Being Chinese- Voices from the Diaspora by Wei Djao

2013-03-02T13:09:12Z

The term "diaspora" is defined as the migration or scattering of people away from their ancestral homelands.

Chinese market gardeners and the market gardens

2013-02-20T13:36:21Z

The first Chinese market gardens were recorded in 1866

Lantern Festival 2013

2013-01-11T19:41:37Z

Every year the Asia New Zealand Foundation helps Auckland and Christchurch celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year with Lantern Festivals in each city.

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Chinese communities in Auckland

2013-02-19T21:55:26Z

To celebrate Chinese New Year, Auckland Libraries has pinned up great heritage photos on Historypin. The images show locations and activities in Auckland associated with Chinese communities.The collection of images

The CJK Chopstick Societies with Lai Lam

2013-02-19T21:30:32Z

Explore the common cultural ties between the Chinese, Japanese and Koreans; from languages to food, and the arts to religion.

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Plants and flowers for Chinese New Year

2013-02-11T12:51:15Z

During the festive season, a home would be considered incomplete if it does not have decorations or plants adorning it

Book review: The Encyclopedia of the Chinese Overseas by Lynn Pan

2013-02-13T02:53:14Z

If you want to know more about Chinese communities in New Zealand and around the world, Lynn Pan's book is worth checking out

Traditional Chinese birthday

2013-02-01T12:33:51Z

Every single day there would be some people celebrating their birthdays

Fireworks during Chinese New Year

2013-02-11T05:06:38Z

If you ask a Chinese, he or she would tell you that Chinese New Year won't be Chinese New Year if there are no fireworks

Offerings to the Kitchen God

2013-02-09T02:01:21Z

You may have heard of some Chinese families preparing offerings to a deity called the Kitchen God

Year of the Snake 2013

2013-02-10T01:35:05Z

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The Year of the Snake

2013-01-23T14:07:59Z

With the Year of the Dragon almost ending, we will welcome the Year of the Snake on 10 February 2013.

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Chinese New Year 2013 - Snake

2013-01-11T19:30:19Z

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Chinese New Year Huichun

2010-02-07T09:59:45Z

People write lucky messages or new year wishes on pieces of rectangular red paper to decorate their houses and bring good luck for the coming year.

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Year of the Snake & Pop up library at the Chinese New Year Festival & Market Day

2013-01-20T19:34:35Z

Chinese New Year 2013 is coming up very soon, with this year's celebrations starting on 10 February. The new year marks the end of the Year of the Dragon and

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Red envelope

2013-01-18T14:41:46Z

If you are invited to a Chinese New Year gathering in a home or a restaurant, you would find your Chinese host passing out red envelopes, sometimes called red packets

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The legend of Monkey King

2013-02-06T04:02:26Z

Every culture has its own myths and legends

Activities before Chinese New Year

2013-01-31T12:52:50Z

Like any other festival, many people want to look their best and have everything prepared for Chinese New Year

Chinese table etiquette

2013-01-31T09:01:56Z

Every culture has its own table etiquette and one needs to be wary when attending a social gathering whether it is dinner at a Chinese host's home or in a

Food for Chinese New Year

2013-01-30T12:43:23Z

Like Christmas and Thanksgiving, Chinese New Year is not just the time to relax and catch up with relatives and friends but also to be united at the dinner table

The do's and don't's of giving and receiving gifts

2013-01-30T11:47:04Z

We give gifts to show a sign of respect or appreciation as a gesture to share our happiness with someone during a joyous occasion

Do's and don't's when attending a Chinese wedding

2013-01-30T09:56:26Z

As we understand there are do’s and don’t’s we follow when attending a modern or Western wedding, the same goes with a Chinese wedding

The story of Nian: How fireworks and red are part of Chinese New Year

2013-01-22T05:22:39Z

If you have been to a Chinese household or your local city’s festival, you could not help but wonder what do fireworks and the colour red have to do with

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Do’s and don’t’s during Chinese New Year

2013-01-22T04:22:56Z

In every culture, there is always a custom or etiquette that one needs to follow during a social gathering or festival

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Chinese New Year FU poster 福字貼

2013-01-09T04:18:44Z

Pasting a FU poster on the front door is a tradition in the new year. It will bring good luck to the family.

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The Chinese Zodiac

2013-01-16T20:14:55Z

As Chinese New Year 2013 will be starting in less than a month’s time, it will be the end of the Year of the Dragon. This year’s Chinese New Year

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Cheongsam

2013-01-23T12:32:26Z

As every culture is reowned for its own traditional clothing, the famous clothing in Chinese culture is the cheongsam

Foot binding

2013-01-23T10:18:16Z

It has been mentioned in fictional novels such as Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2005) and in a 1958 movie, The Inn of the Sixth Happiness. Occasionally, we hear