Year of the rabbit

February 3^rd marks the Chinese New Year – the year of the Rabbit. China has had an illustrious past with over 4,000 years of recorded history.

... Red is considered lucky
... Ice-cream, gunpowder & silk all originated in China
... 1 in 5 people live in China, that’s 1.3 billion people!

As the Chinese proverb says, may you live in interesting times. Or at the very least... may you read some interesting books!

Chinese literature

• Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress
• My life as emperor
• The bonesetter’s daughter
• The lily theatre
• Farewell my concubine [video]

Travel in China

• Red dust: a path through China
• China (Lonely Planet)

Chinese culture

• The art of war
• The new silk road: secrets of business success in China today
• Mao: the unknown story
• Ken Hom’s Chinese cookery
• China and the global economy

Dublin celebrates the Chinese New Year in style this year. See what’s happening here!