As early as China’s Han dynasty (206BC-AD220), red packets were used to ward off evil spirits. As time progressed, adults used them to offer good wishes to their children and other young people.
Like many young Chinese, Han was sent to the countryside during the 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution to “learn from the peasants” on orders from then-leader Mao Zedong. Many of such “sent down ...
Like many young Chinese, Han, who was born in the financial centre of Shanghai, was sent to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution on orders from then-leader Mao Zedong to “learn from the ...