Do we listen to the numbers? Or our feelings?
Placing the health standards of younger people on the elderly is not only unnecessary. It's unrealistic and unhealthy.
What's the difference between "Yang", "Ji" and "Bing?
Chinese medicine revolves around the idea that disease is caused by internal and external factors, with the external as far-reaching as the generational.
Should we get more used to getting sick than being healthy?
Chinese medicine stresses prevention of disease rather than treating that which has already happened.
Chinese medicine is about observing the effect of an illness and the patient's personal experience, rather than the medical probing of pathogens.
Chinese medicine is helpful in detecting ailments not found in Western techniques.
Chinese medicine is about prevention rather than covering up symptoms.
Modern technology is helping us cope with disease, not cure it.
Chinese medicine teaches us to look after ourselves by preventing disease, rather than dealing with it when it arrives.
A jolly German fellow tells us why he loves Shanghai so much. His whole life is in Shanghai, so he feels it's his second home.
Our jolly host asks some of his Beijing friends how they feel about Shanghai foreigners. He also asks how someone can come to love a city they weren't born in.
Our host continues to ask his Beijing friends why they think Beijing is better than Shanghai. Roz says that Beijing is better because the roads are easier to find.
Our host, A Fu, asks Xiaobei what his ideal place to retire is. They also confront Jared in the Hall way about where his allegiances lie when it comes to the debate about which city is better, Beijing or Shanghai.
A Fu finishes by asking a friend what they think about living in Shanghai. He says he can't stand the cold winter. We also meet A Fu's wife who explains that home is what is comfortable to you and where your parents are.
Kids meet people with different gender expressions and are asked to guess whether each person is an "uncle" or an "auntie."
Get the latest news on new developments in the sneaker world. Anyone want a look at Jeremy Lin's kicks?
"Dahood" is a very unique shoe store in Shanghai. Find out how we spoil our feet in a very stylish way.
Learn about the Chinese naming system and some of the issues concerning names that are being encountered today.
The Chinese naming system is very complex. It follows precise rules, stating the differences between a person's last name, given name and courtesy name. In particular, the difference between the last two is strictly connected with the rituals that used to bring a child from childhood into adulthood in ancient China.
Chinese last names worked in a different way in the past than they do now. Chinese children used to get their mother's last name. That is because Chinese ancient society was matriarchal and divided into clans.
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