Category: Feature

Dream of the Red Chamber Concert — An Instant Classic in Pictures

By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Lexington, Mass., April 12, 2016, — Just days before the Patriots’ Day, Dream of the Red Chamber concert took stage at Battin Hall just steps away from the Battle Green. You won’t hear any gunshots but wonderful Chinese traditional music and beautiful songs from the classic 1987 Chinese TV series The… Continue reading Dream of the Red Chamber Concert — An Instant Classic in Pictures

Boston’s Sister City Hangzhou to Host 2016 G20 in September

By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Boston, April 2, 2016, — China will host the 2016 Group of Twenty (G20) summit in the eastern city of Hangzhou, President Xi Jinping announced during the 2015 G20 summit held in Turkey. Hangzhou is the only Chinese sister city of Boston, and is known for its beautiful West Lake. Lexington… Continue reading Boston’s Sister City Hangzhou to Host 2016 G20 in September

Mayor Walsh’s March 2016 Address to the Boston Municipal Research Bureau

Thank you, Matt [Kiefer], thank you Sam [Tyler]. Thank you everyone for supporting the Municipal Research Bureau. I’d also like to thank Bob Gallery for his service as the Chair of the Boston Public Library Board of Trustees, as well as new trustee Cheryl Cronin. And I’d like to introduce some new team leaders in… Continue reading Mayor Walsh’s March 2016 Address to the Boston Municipal Research Bureau

Mylovetea.com Dr. Tea Lectures at BU on Tea Culture

By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Boston, March 23, 2016, — Mylovetea.com Dr. Tea (Dr. Xingcai Zhang) was invited to give a lecture on Tea Culture at Boston University School of Hospitality Administration recently. His lecture covered the history of tea and its etymology, the tea and tea culture of Japan, Russia, UK, US, India, Sri Lanka,… Continue reading Mylovetea.com Dr. Tea Lectures at BU on Tea Culture

Chinese New Year Celebration at M. Steinert & Sons

By Ted Hu, M. Steinert & Sons Join us on February 6， 2016 in our Natick showroom, for an all day performance from some of the most gifted young talent in New England! The formal invitation is attached to this email. The day will include food, drink, and a raffle so please come participate! We… Continue reading Chinese New Year Celebration at M. Steinert & Sons

Chinese Consulate Hosts 2016 New Year Reception in Boston

By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Boston, Dec. 29, 2015, — Close to 300 guests attended 2016 New Year Reception at Boston Harbor Hotel hosted by Chinese Consulate General in New York yesterday evening. Ambassador Zhang Qiyue, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate, delivered a speech that highlighted the achievements in Sino-US relations over the past year.… Continue reading Chinese Consulate Hosts 2016 New Year Reception in Boston

GBAAYSO Celebrates Five Year Anniversary with Concert in Lexington

By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist I was invited to a concert of Greater Boston Asian-American Youth Symphony Orchestra(GBAAYSO) at Cary Memory Hall in Lexington on Nov. 14. This concert celebrated GBAAYSO’s five-year anniversary with a program of both Eastern and Western music. The String Quartet of GBAAYSO also performed at the opening ceremony of “Xinjing… Continue reading GBAAYSO Celebrates Five Year Anniversary with Concert in Lexington

Desperation, Money Drive Chinese Patients Abroad

By Xinhua writer Guo Ying BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — Among the excited shopaholics and selfie-takers among China’s outbound travelers is another group – more serious and usually carrying their medical records. Late afternoon sun sends a long shadow across the Jimmy Fund building of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston(from Facebook).