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Tea 101: China
© GABRIEL HUND-GÖSCHEL There’s a reason the saying is “not for all the tea in China.” It’s one of the Middle Kingdom’s largest exports and its greatest unifier: no matter who you are or where you...
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Practical Facts: Shopping in China
©LYLE VINCENT If everything is made in China, why are some things so much more expensive there? Here’s what to buy and what to avoid. Tea Tea is easily the number one item to buy in China, both...
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Context’s Ultimate Gift Guide
Ready for the holidays? So are we! We’ve surveyed our docents and city managers across the world to put together our ultimate gift guide. The best part is that many of our selections are now...
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Welcome to 2014
The other day I was chatting with my 11-year-old daughter about the Roman god Janus, the month of January and how the beginning of a new year symbolizes renewal and rebirth in many cultures. She’s a...
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Ringing in the Year of the Horse
©Jeffery DelViscio Chinese New Year starts this Friday, January 31st. Ahead of the new year, in what’s believed to be the largest annual human migration, billions of people head from the cities back to...
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Practical Facts: How to Visit a Temple
Golden Pavilion, Kyoto Kyoto, with just 1.5 million people, is home to some 400 Shinto shrines and 1,600 Buddhist temples. If you’re paying a visit to Japan’s former imperial capital, it’s likely...
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Anna Greenspan on Shanghai’s Future
The Huangpu River and a sliver of the Bund skyline Two years ago, we sat down with Shanghai docent Anna Greenspan to talk about the city’s future. At the time, Anna was working on the book that would...
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TCM and Eating to Beat the Heat in China
©D. Sharon Pruitt, Pink Sherbet Photography In the West, we keep cool during the hottest months of the year with cold food and drink, but not so in China. “Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has an...
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Around the World with Art Nouveau
A truly international style, Art Nouveau architecture can be seen around the Context network, from Prague to Shanghai, Buenos Aires to Paris. Inspired by natural forms and structures, Art Nouveau...
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Practical Facts: Using Shanghai’s Metro
Shanghai Metro is the world’s longest, covering 548 km across 337 stations and 14 lines. Compare that to New York, whose subway system covers 368km. Weekdays see more than 8 million people riding the...
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