by Fang Zhou | Sep 17, 2025 | China 101
Chinese Has 3,500+ Characters. How can they possibly learn it? Does their keyboard have 3,500 keys? Right, let’s talk about Chinese. For years, the very idea of it was enough to make a grown man faint. All those squiggles and lines, thousands of them. It looked...
by Fang Zhou | Sep 16, 2025 | Add Value
Shining a Light on the Year of the Horse:Welcoming the Lantern Festival in New Zealand The Chinese New Year is not a single night of fireworks. It is a 15-day journey of celebration, starting on 17 February 2026 and concluding on 3 March 2026. The upcoming year holds...
by Fang Zhou | Sep 16, 2025 | Add Value
Right, let’s talk about mini bars. For too long, these tiny fridges have been a bastion of overpriced mediocrity. Tiny bags of peanuts, little bottles of something you wouldn’t touch with a bargepole, and a chocolate bar that costs more than your new shoes. It’s all a...
by Fang Zhou | Sep 16, 2025 | Add Value, General
Ah, Chinese New Year. Or, as the rest of the world calls it, that time when you’re not entirely sure if the local takeaway is open or not. But don’t mistake it for a quaint holiday with a few sparklers. This is a 15-day marathon. The planet’s biggest annual...
by Fang Zhou | Sep 16, 2025 | Add Value, General
As a tourism provider in New Zealand, your goal is obviously to get more customers – and more importantly – get them to spend more when the are with you. While there are many ways to achieve this, value-added products or services and so on, there is...