Category Archives: Event

An Auspicious Day

Posted on October 20, 2016 by The Pearl

On the 8th of September last year I was on my way to Carrefour to fetch some shopping . The 8th of the month is a very auspicious day here in China.  As here the number 8, 八 (bā in pinyin) is consider … Continue reading →

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The Game of The Sparrows

Posted on October 7, 2015 by The Pearl

One of the tasks I have set myself to do whilst I am in China is to learn how to play Mahjong.  My daughter plays, as did my mother and mother-in-law, but somehow I never learned.  It will be good … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Circus World

Posted on August 30, 2015 by The Pearl

With Charlie and Ella with us, we took the opportunity for another first – to go to the Shanghai Circus World.  The Circus is so popular with its nightly shows that it has its own Metro station named after it. … Continue reading →

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Ballet at The Shanghai Grand Theatre

Posted on June 2, 2015 by The Pearl

Time for a bit of western culture.  We had been told a couple of months ago that an American Ballet Company  – The Richmond Ballet Company of Virginia would be in Shanghai at the end of May.  As the time drew … Continue reading →

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