March 27, 2016 at Gote Gota: What's in that Easter Egg? ... a DINOSAUR? Photo by SmartShanghai | |
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| Holidays Explained Qingming Jie So next Monday, April 4 is a national holiday called Qingming Jie, a.k.a. the Tomb Sweeping holiday. That means no work for you, and no newsletter from us. This non-religious celebration is all about paying respect to dead relatives and sending up some gifts for them to enjoy in the afterlife. It's a big deal. A lot of folks will travel home this weekend, as all the highways are toll free. And it always rains. Modern technology has allowed for a slew of luxury gifts for those in the afterlife, such as Xboxes, the finest cigarettes and baijiu, cell phones, and even mahjong sets. We've got a whole Tomb Sweeping gift guide with some more info about the holiday – check it out. | | | Eat This Qingtuan Qingtuan is that sticky green dumpling people in southern China eat during Qingming Festival. It's usually made of sticky rice mixed with barley grass and filled with sweet red bean paste. Really good. You can find the basic qingtuan at your local convenience store or on the street, but some shops have been dropping exclusive new flavors, like Xinghua Lou's popular duck egg and pork floss edition. |
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| Watch This Meat & Bone Episode 2 Boiler Room is coming to Shanghai in May, but Shanghai already has her own videocast called Meat & Bone (肉和骨), which streams live on NTS Radio in London. They just dropped the second episode with Nat Alexander from VOID / Yang Jing Bang playing an hour of nu-disco, acid, and techno. If you wanna check out the next episode live, you can get down to Uptown R&B on Tuesday, March 29 to see Endy from the great Jinhua-based label Groove Bunny Sound Machine play a one-hour set. | | |
| Sir Neville Marriner & ASMF Shanghai will have the rare privilege to welcome the Academy of St. Martin in The Fields (ASMF), a group of musicians recognized by music lovers as the greatest chamber orchestra in the world. Apr 1 Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall BUY TICKETS NOW | | Comedy On Sat Apr 2 China International Comedy Festival Final Round The final round of KFK's comedy festival happens on April 2 at 8.45pm. Comedians will perform 15 minutes of material each with one winning the first prize of 10,000rmb and two slots at comedy clubs in LA. @ The Kung Fu Komedy Club | → All Details |
| Hardstyle On Sat Apr 2 Mirage Hard Dance Indoor Festival This is possibly China's first ever hardstyle music festival, happening all day at the QSW. Sounds intense: "Join us, for a journey to the outside space, to a realm, where fantasy and reality merges." Expect high BPMs and heavy kick drums. @ QSW Culture Centre | → All Details |
| Pop Punk On Thu Mar 31 Sum 41 20th Anniversary Tour One of the biggest pop punk bands ever out of Canada -- or anywhere -- Sum 41 rocks China for the first time since 2012. Tickets on SmartTicket. @ Plus Space | → All Details |
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| | | | Q: Why did the tiger get lost in the jungle? A: Because the jungle is massive. Q: What did the farmer say when he couldn't find his tractor? A: Where's my tractor? Q: How did the fat guy survive the plane crash? A: He didn't. He died like everyone else. A horse walks into a bar. The bartender says, "Somebody call animal control. I'm very concerned that we have such a large animal in here." "I like refried beans. That's why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they're just as good and we're just wasting time. You don't have to fry them again after all" - Mitch Hedburg
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