http://chinahopelive.net/2008/12/20/getting-fire-cupped-in-a-tianjin-bath-house-or-losing-a-wrestling-match-to-a-giant-octopus A cross-cultural adventure with the personal side of China. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:34:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://chinahopelive.net/2008/12/20/getting-fire-cupped-in-a-tianjin-bath-house-or-losing-a-wrestling-match-to-a-giant-octopus/comment-page-1#comment-9370 Tianjin bathhouse guasha: OWW!!! | China Hope Live Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:33:14 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/?p=2151#comment-9370 [...] bathhouse is a different kind from the first one we tried a few times. That first bathhouse was the lowest-level business/recreation-oriented kind that [...] [...] bathhouse is a different kind from the first one we tried a few times. That first bathhouse was the lowest-level business/recreation-oriented kind that [...]

]]> http://chinahopelive.net/2008/12/20/getting-fire-cupped-in-a-tianjin-bath-house-or-losing-a-wrestling-match-to-a-giant-octopus/comment-page-1#comment-8166 Chinese love pumpkins | China Hope Live Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:39:27 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/?p=2151#comment-8166 [...] of my bathhouse buddies got engaged the day before his birthday, which happens to be Halloween. So for his [...] [...] of my bathhouse buddies got engaged the day before his birthday, which happens to be Halloween. So for his [...]

]]> http://chinahopelive.net/2008/12/20/getting-fire-cupped-in-a-tianjin-bath-house-or-losing-a-wrestling-match-to-a-giant-octopus/comment-page-1#comment-7847 Dark side of a Tianjin bathhouse | China Hope Live Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:15:45 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/?p=2151#comment-7847 [...] = $4.60 CDN) and fun evening. But unfortunately — if our experience last night at the “Shared Happiness Bathing Garden” (同福浴園) is any indication — darker aspects of Tianjin society sometimes find [...] [...] = $4.60 CDN) and fun evening. But unfortunately — if our experience last night at the “Shared Happiness Bathing Garden” (同福浴園) is any indication — darker aspects of Tianjin society sometimes find [...]

]]> http://chinahopelive.net/2008/12/20/getting-fire-cupped-in-a-tianjin-bath-house-or-losing-a-wrestling-match-to-a-giant-octopus/comment-page-1#comment-7846 Joel Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:00:26 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/?p=2151#comment-7846 I'm told that "Shared Happiness Bathing Garden" is a better translation of the name than "Shared Fortune". I’m told that “Shared Happiness Bathing Garden” is a better translation of the name than “Shared Fortune”.

]]> http://chinahopelive.net/2008/12/20/getting-fire-cupped-in-a-tianjin-bath-house-or-losing-a-wrestling-match-to-a-giant-octopus/comment-page-1#comment-7845 Fire-Cupping & Guasha for Dummies | China Hope Live Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:56:05 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/?p=2151#comment-7845 [...] out two different forms of popular Chinese therapy: fire-cupping (拔火罐; báhuǒguànr) on the first trip and guāshā (刮痧) on the [...] [...] out two different forms of popular Chinese therapy: fire-cupping (拔火罐; báhuǒguànr) on the first trip and guāshā (刮痧) on the [...]

]]> http://chinahopelive.net/2008/12/20/getting-fire-cupped-in-a-tianjin-bath-house-or-losing-a-wrestling-match-to-a-giant-octopus/comment-page-1#comment-6522 Tianjin rated #1 Most Livable City in China; Beijing & Shanghai exposed as overrated gong shows | China Hope Live Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:29:27 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/?p=2151#comment-6522 [...] Getting fire cupped in a Tianjin bath house (or) Losing a wrestling match to a giant octopus [...] [...] Getting fire cupped in a Tianjin bath house (or) Losing a wrestling match to a giant octopus [...]

]]> http://chinahopelive.net/2008/12/20/getting-fire-cupped-in-a-tianjin-bath-house-or-losing-a-wrestling-match-to-a-giant-octopus/comment-page-1#comment-5313 Joel Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:17:55 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/?p=2151#comment-5313 在天津我有一个很好的朋友，他在西安长大了。我们 有的时候一起去陕西饭馆。当然很好吃！ 在天津我有一个很好的朋友，他在西安长大了。我们 有的时候一起去陕西饭馆。当然很好吃！

]]> http://chinahopelive.net/2008/12/20/getting-fire-cupped-in-a-tianjin-bath-house-or-losing-a-wrestling-match-to-a-giant-octopus/comment-page-1#comment-5306 China my love Mon, 22 Dec 2008 06:02:38 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/?p=2151#comment-5306 Joel: 在天津有没有吃过陕西风味的饭菜？比如“羊肉泡馍(yángroù pàomó)”“米皮儿(mǐpír)”，来中国一定要尝过这些 特色菜，才算是不虚此行XXD Joel:
在天津有没有吃过陕西风味的饭菜？比如“羊肉泡馍(yángroù pàomó)”“米皮儿(mǐpír)”，来中国一定要尝过这些 特色菜，才算是不虚此行XXD

]]> http://chinahopelive.net/2008/12/20/getting-fire-cupped-in-a-tianjin-bath-house-or-losing-a-wrestling-match-to-a-giant-octopus/comment-page-1#comment-5290 Joel Sun, 21 Dec 2008 23:38:45 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/?p=2151#comment-5290 I'll have to ask about that next time. Maybe my pancreas needs to be wrung out a little? I’ll have to ask about that next time. Maybe my pancreas needs to be wrung out a little?

]]> http://chinahopelive.net/2008/12/20/getting-fire-cupped-in-a-tianjin-bath-house-or-losing-a-wrestling-match-to-a-giant-octopus/comment-page-1#comment-5279 老熊Lao Xiong Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:18:51 +0000 http://chinahopelive.net/?p=2151#comment-5279 For what it's worth, I heard from a friend who recently underwent the same "treatment" that in traditional Chinese medicine, the darker the mark, the more an indication of problems with the organ associated with the area where the mark's located. That's not necessarily to say that proximity to the said organ has anything to do with the mark, of course ... For what it’s worth, I heard from a friend who recently underwent the same “treatment” that in traditional Chinese medicine, the darker the mark, the more an indication of problems with the organ associated with the area where the mark’s located. That’s not necessarily to say that proximity to the said organ has anything to do with the mark, of course …

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