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Guest article by thomas3812Tom is from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, U.S.A. He currently lives in Xi'an, China though is expecting to relocate to another part of China next year. He authors Tom's China Blog. Emma Pei, Chinese face for L'Oreal Trailing houses, cars, and travel, cosmetic surgery is the fourth most popular way that Chinese citizens spend discretionary income. Similar to Western cultures, it has become quite commonplace for Chinese women to get procedures done. It’s estimated that China ranks third behind Brazil and the United States in the  Luke Martin from ROKetship Expats living in China notice many ways in which the Middle Kingdom is different from their homeland. However, some of these peculiarities are not merely Chinese and can be witnessed in other Asian countries as well. One of my Facebook friends (thanks Jeph!) recently showed me cartoon depicting a funny moment in  The title of this post is inspired by one blog reader who left comments to the poll that compared Chinese and Western women wearing cheongsam (qipao). Let me quote that comment: To 
Guest article by JohnAfter a 35 years career in programming and management, I made a switch and took a TEFL course. My desire was to make a difference and in early 2004 I left England and arrived in China. For five years I've been teaching in Guangxi and then Guangdong. My second year in Liuzhou was particularly rewarding - perhaps I was lucky because I taught 500 girls, all of whom were beautiful, smart and diligent. Or maybe they're all like that in LZ! Many are still my friends today, no longer girls but young women, some married, some mothers, but all still beautiful. It was with some trepidation that I first went to teach in China, in 2004. All my information about China had come from old newsreel films. Basically, I was expecting a drab, black-and-white place where people queued to use the local telephone. How wrong was I ?! I entered a vibrant world of happy, busy people. 
About two weeks ago I stumbled upon the article about Shanghai Qipao Salon. This is a club for Shanghainese ladies who gather together to learn the rules of etiquette; take part in cultural events and travel. Distinctive feature of this club is the passion that its members have for beautiful Chinese dress, qipao. |
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