According to the Lunar calendar, today is the 14th day of the 8th month of the year, preceding Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節) which is the 15th day, when the moon shines…
Maternal care, the Chinese way
Over the last couple of weeks, I was honoured to be invited to speak on a series of workshops on “Maternal care, the Chinese way” in the UK. Comprised of…
Publicity on confinement research
A few weeks ago, I received an email from a BBC journalist who was interested in my research on Zuoyuezi (ZYZ) – the postnatal confinement after birth practised by Chinese mothers….
Braised chicken wings and potatoes
薯仔炆雞翼。Who can resist this dish? Packed with sweet, savoury and umami flavours from caramelised onions and carrots, accompanied with a mixture of textures from the chicken meat and mushed up…
The London Dragonboat Festival 2016
Last Sunday we ventured all the way to the Docklands for the London Dragonboat Festival. Having been a paddler last year and a few ago with the joint Hong Kong universities team,…