https://www.scmp.com/rss/330314/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Every Tuesday and Thursday, China Trends takes the pulse of the Chinese social media to keep you in the loop of what the world's biggest internet population is talking about. Awarded for failure Not all honors are honorable. Two government departments in eastern China’s Zhejiang province were awarded the Snail Award in August for working too slowly – the bureaucratic equivalent of the Golden Raspberry Awards, or Razzies, bestowed on the worst film of the year. The awards are the invention of the... https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-winning-razzies-local-government-and-controversial-boozy-slap/article/3098594?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/china-trends-winning-razzies-local-government-and-controversial-boozy-slap/article/3098594?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Aug 2020 06:42:08 +0000 Tea cocktails seem to be everywhere these days. Some bars do tea infusions, while others use brewed tea in their recipes to lace their concoctions with the drink’s delicate fragrance. But with bars around the world closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, it might be hard to go out and try these cocktails. So why not make some at home? Some bars, such as Tell Camellia in Hong Kong, make their own tea-infused spirits by brewing the leaves in alcohol and then distilling them with a... https://www.scmp.com/food/2-easy-recipes-tea-infused-gin/article/3098351?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/2-easy-recipes-tea-infused-gin/article/3098351?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 21 Aug 2020 10:04:41 +0000 Hold my beer, coronavirus. Germany’s Oktoberfest might be canceled this year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the eastern Chinese city of Qingdao is going ahead with its three-week beer bash. The festival drew more than seven million visitors last year, with people flocking to the city famous for its namesake Tsingtao beer. This year, though, visitors will have to present certification showing they are virus-free, wear a mask, and observe social distancing rules. In addition, the festival,... https://www.scmp.com/travel/corona-what-chinas-biggest-beer-bash-still-happening-despite-pandemic/article/3096158?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/travel/corona-what-chinas-biggest-beer-bash-still-happening-despite-pandemic/article/3096158?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Aug 2020 10:04:50 +0000 Hong Kong’s bars remain resilient – despite the fact that the city’s food and drink industry has been battered by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is still reeling from the losses incurred during a mandatory two-week shutdown of 1,200 pubs and bars in early April, and a further period of closures introduced on July 15. Industry earnings fell 31.2 per cent between January and March compared with the same period last year, resulting in the biggest recorded year-on-year decline. However, many indomitable... https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/topics/holiday-home/article/3095955/hong-kong-spirit-helped-citys-bars-nightlife?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/lifestyle/topics/holiday-home/article/3095955/hong-kong-spirit-helped-citys-bars-nightlife?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Aug 2020 08:06:39 +0000 A few months ago, I noticed a portly Chinese man in shades kept popping up on my Twitter feed. Everyone seemed to be sharing his videos, where he chugs beer and other liquors in a matter of minutes with macho bravado. In the first video I saw, he was downing an unholy mix of beer, Pepsi, a high-alcohol spirit called baijiu, and a raw egg in less than a minute. What's the time in your city, sorghum white wine, beer, coke and wine? I wish you a good mood every day. If you like my video and want to... https://www.scmp.com/culture/hebei-pangzai-liu-shichao-twitter-king/article/3043020?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/hebei-pangzai-liu-shichao-twitter-king/article/3043020?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Dec 2019 11:54:48 +0000 A man from northern China’s Hebei province, known as Pangzai, has become an online star for his unique “tornado” style of drinking beer. He's become an online sensation after videos of his beer drinking and brick breaking went viral online. https://www.scmp.com/society/chinese-mans-tornado-beer-drinking-style-becomes-online-sensation/article/3041737?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/society/chinese-mans-tornado-beer-drinking-style-becomes-online-sensation/article/3041737?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Dec 2019 10:15:48 +0000 When you step into Tell Camellia, what may be Hong Kong’s only tea-focused cocktail bar, the first thing you’ll get is a lecture on the origins of the tea plant. “So Camellia, what is Camellia? It’s the mother plant of all tea,” says Gagan Gurung, the co-owner, as he hands us the menu and explains the bar’s name and concept. In an age of gimmicky mixology bars, you can be forgiven if Gurung sounds like he’s overcompensating. Bars that combine tea with alcohol are a dime a dozen, especially in... https://www.scmp.com/food/molecular-mixology-hong-kong-bar-tell-camellia-infuses-tea-alcohol/article/3034596?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/molecular-mixology-hong-kong-bar-tell-camellia-infuses-tea-alcohol/article/3034596?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:31:50 +0000 Chengdu, the capital of the Sichuan, tends to be known internationally for two things: pandas and spicy food. But the city is much more than tantalizing spice and adorable bears. There’s a robust nightlife scene and the options range from gritty reggae bars by the river, to sleek cocktail establishments touting uniquely Chinese ingredients. On the annex of the Temple House Hotel, Jing is a cozy watering hole and lounge for travelers to unwind with a unique boozy drink and some light... https://www.scmp.com/food/chengdus-hottest-cocktails-literally/article/2151777?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/food/chengdus-hottest-cocktails-literally/article/2151777?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Jun 2018 08:45:45 +0000