Drinking for Guanxi
If there's an aspect of Chinese communal life that hasn't been formalized into ritual, we've yet to find it. Even the apparent chaos of Chinese queuing springs from an ancient Shang Period decree, later cribbed by Aleister Crowley - "Do a
A Quick Guide to Chinese Liquor
"Only wine can soothe my sorrow. "-From the poem Duan'gexing by Cao CaoOK, we Chinese have been good sports. We've indulged your fanatical delusion that fermented grape juice is the pinnacle of gracious living.
What is it with Great Wall Wine & Chinese Government Conferences ?
(Written by guest blogger Chris Devonshire-Ellis). Being in the somewhat dubious position of attending various seminars, conferences, events and round tables with a variety of different wings of the Chinese Government, from local level to the occas