CH'NG Poh Tiong's column: Zuo Wang
If tea is good, why not wine too, with Chinese food
[Ch'ng Poh Tiong] Chinese tea is perhaps the one beverage most associated with Chinese people. I know of course that there are huangjiu and baijiu in the culture but tea is considered something of the national drink of China. Yet, tea is actually a relati
What numbers can add up to
[CH'NG Poh Tiong] For Chinese people, the numeral we are most obsessed with is ‘8’. Ever since China became such an important market, exporters have exploited the country’s obsession with the number 8.
Prominent Chinese roots in Bordeaux
[CH'NG Poh Tiong] On 9 April 2013, I tasted the wines owned and represented by the company J-P Moueix in their offices in the town of Libourne. Started by the late Jean-Pierre Moueix, this merchant house is owned and managed by Christian Moueix, who has a
The inspiration for this column’s title
[CH'NG Poh Tiong] A scholar sits in the garden and reads a book. Before long, he falls asleep. And slips into a dream. He dreams he is a butterfly, flitting here and there in the garden. It finally lands on his lap. At that precise moment, the scholar awa
Qualities of silk in a wine
[CH'NG Poh Tiong] When First Lady Peng Liyuan accompanied her husband Xi Jinping on his first overseas tour as President of China, the former singer struck a high note for her country’s fashion industry.
The moon - our companion & our guide
[CH'NG Poh Tiong] Whether you live in Beijing or Bombay, Manchester or Melbourne, Chinese people throughout the world, our lives are marked by the moon from the moment of our birth.