Hints and tips:
...As I took the plunge into the zero Celsius water (accompanied by a mandatory shriek), a soft gong announced the icy countdown had begun....
...Ginger is an essential ingredient in Sichuanese dishes such as Gong Bao chicken and fish-fragrant aubergines, where its spiky heat, mellowed by cooking, marries beautifully with the sweet intensity of garlic...
...So called “yin yang contracts” for stars and directors are allegedly widespread, with one contract drawn up for the tax man and another for real....
...A traditional Chinese gong clangs. Adoring sighs break out as a red curtain is pulled aside....
...At the Raffles Institution’s annual Founder’s Day last year, school principal Chan Poh Meng expressed the fear that the school had become dominated by middle-class families who could coach their children...
...The contrast between the two films speaks for a yin and yang as old as cinema. Truth versus magic; reportage versus make-believe; Lumière versus Méliès....
...“We expect the government priority to act to maintain fast growth and stable inflation but we don’t expect the government to use direct buying to support the index,” said Isaac Meng, an analyst at BNP Paribas...
...Tao Jingzhou and Teng Biao represent the yin and yang of China’s justice system....
...Yin Da, an orphan who died very quickly after I met him. What’s your favourite place in the world? Sydney, Australia (left). Interview by Adrienne Wong...
...Gong Li. If your house was on fire, what would you take with you? My passport and family letters. What’s your favorite snack to eat while you write? Chinese fruit and vegetable salad....
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