Booklist

5.31
One-Day Trip

I’m going on a one-day trip to Suzhou City tomorrow.

My train departs at around 9:30 and the train station is not far from my apartment, so I’ll sleep in tomorrow morning and head out at roughly 8:20. Then I can have around 40 minutes to check in at the station — That will be enough time even if the station is busy.

The distance from Shanghai to Suzhou is approx 85 km, so I will reach Suzhou Station in 25 minutes.

My return ticket is set for 19:50, but I would probably need 45 minutes to get to the train station, which means I need to finish everything before 18:30.

Have a nice weekend! 继续阅读“English Entries in late May”

May 31

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继续阅读“Daily Views in May 2024”

5.15
Why I think Confucianism is not a religion

A few days ago, a friend from Mexico said that he believed Confucianism was a religion.

I disagreed and gave him a few reasons why.

First, there are no supernatural beliefs. 继续阅读“English Entries in Mid-May”

5.10
Beyond bubble tea

One of my friends once asked me about bubble tea in Shanghai. She had never visited China before and wanted to know how popular bubble tea was here.

After explaining the domestic bubble tea market, I told her that there was a more prevalent practice of enjoying tea here: brewing tea themselves.

Many adults in China have more than one tea set. Maybe it’s a full set with different functional parts or just a simple cup.

Why isn’t this way of enjoying tea as popular as bubble tea outside China? I think it’s because the taste of it depends on too many things.

To brew a good cup of tea, you need to have quality tea leaves, use water at the optimal temperature, and pour it at the precise moment. The timing of drinking is also crucial.

It’s hard to make it into a standard product that can be sold. 继续阅读“English Entries in early May”

4.30
A Chinese animated film

I want to recommend an animated film released last year. Its official English title is Nobody, but the direct translation of its Chinese name is Summer of a Little Monster.

The story is quite simple, developed from a famous Chinese novel called “Journey to the West”. It’s about a low-level monster finding out the dirty secret of high-level, trying to identify right from wrong, trying to save but being saved by the Monk Tang’s group.

I love it so much! Probably because “Journey to the West” has been one of my favorite novels since I was a kid, and the art style is just like the cartoon books I had read before.

It was released with English subtitles, so maybe most of you guys can follow the story.

You can watch it here for free: https://www.bilibili.com/bangumi/play/ep706666

继续阅读“English Entries in late April”