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Looking for love − a store in Huaian, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province, selling flowers on Valentine’s Day. STR/AFP via Getty Images By Megan Bryson of

Meanwhile, the Rabbit God binds same-sex couples, just as the Old Man Under the Moon binds couples of the opposite sex

There are at least three holidays and cultural traditions centered on romantic love in China, including Valentine’s Day on February 14. A figure that ties together these other holidays is the “Old Man Under the Moon”—Yuexia Laoren in Mandarin, or Yuelao for short—who is believed to be a divine matchmaker.…

Looking for love ? a store in Huaian, in Chinas eastern Jiangsu province, selling flowers on Valentines Day. STR/AFP via Getty Images In China, people celebrate Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14, but …

Looking for love − a store in Huaian, in Chinas eastern Jiangsu province, selling flowers on Valentines Day. STR/AFP via Getty Images In China, people celebrate Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14, but …

(The Conversation) — Young people in China are no longer settling into marriages arranged by their parents. But they are still looking for blessings from Chinese gods to find everlasting love.

Young people in China are no longer settling into marriages arranged by their parents. But they are still looking for blessings from Chinese gods to find everlasting love.

It had been raining on and off all day, so soaking in a hot spring at Beitou sounded like the perfect way to be warm inside and out. To Taipei's north, the neighbourhood of Beitou sits amid the Tatun volcano group and the Guandu plain, making it one of the most bountiful regions in Taiwan.

Illustration: Tania Chou 2021/02/23 03:00 Taiwan’s soothsayers predict another disastrous year for the world, with those born in the year of the Sheep and Pig especially prone to misfortune By Han Cheung / Staff reporter With such a disastrous 2020, many are hoping that the “ox would turn the heavens and earth” （牛轉乾坤, a pun on a Chinese idiom signifying a reversal of fortunes used as a Lunar New Year of the Ox greeting）. According to Taiwan’...

With such a disastrous 2020, many are hoping that the “ox would turn the heavens and earth” (牛轉乾坤, a pun on a Chinese idiom signifying a reversal of fortunes used as a Lunar New Year of the Ox greeting). According to Taiwan’s soothsayers, however, don’t bank on it. The 2021 Good Luck Bible (2021開運聖經) predicts another calamitous year for the world, full of natural and human disasters ranging from bad harvests to political crises and surging unemployment. Meanwhile, the pro...