Finally a Trip to Beijing: A Personal Cross-Cultural Connection
By Iylia De Silva
April 2024 U-40
MY FASCINATION WITH Chinese culture started at age nine, when I transferred to a Chinese vernacular school. While other children watched cartoons on weekends, I settled myself in front of the television with my chopsticks and rice bowl to indulge in one of my all-time favourite series, "My Fair Princess"—a major hit set in the Qing dynasty's Forbidden City. "Why use chopsticks for rice when a spoon is much easier?", my dad would quip.I have been hooked on palace-centred dramas...
Iylia De Silva
is a law graduate from the University of London. Balancing work and play, she savours every moment by indulging in her passion for food, languages, music and engaging with people from diverse cultures.
