To all of you who read my blog (thank you!), I would like to introduce someone who knows far, far more about China than I do, and who really understands Mandarin with all its nuances.
You will learn a great deal if you follow him. His name is Andrew Methven and his blog posts are both fascinating and informative. His latest blog is entitled ‘Three Bowls of Noodles’ and yet it is nothing to do with the noodles one eats. I am awed by his knowledge of the subtleties of language in Chinese phrases. I have learned so much from him, and you could too!
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/3-bowls-noodles-life-andrew-methven/
JASMINE TEA & JIAOZI 
Thank you so much for a link I would not have discovered myself . . . am naturally following and telling others . . .
Ditto….