About Jaie

JaieWrites is an independent culture and history publication focused on making Chinese traditions, folklore, regional cuisines, and martial arts accessible to English-speaking readers. It was founded by Jaie, a writer who has spent years studying Chinese culture both academically and through extended travel across mainland China.

What We Cover

The site publishes long-form articles across several areas of Chinese culture:

• Regional Cuisines — the eight great culinary traditions (Sichuan, Cantonese, Huaiyang, Shandong, Hunan, Fujian, Anhui, Zhejiang) plus regional foodways like Yunnan, Hakka, and Xinjiang that rarely appear in English.
• Festivals & Calendar — the 24 solar terms, Spring Festival, Mid-Autumn, Dragon Boat, and the seasonal customs tied to each.
• Mythology & Folk Tales — Nuwa, Houyi, the Cowherd and Weaver Girl, and the lesser-known stories that shape Chinese idioms.
• Martial Arts — Shaolin, Wudang, Tai Chi, Baguazhang, and the historical context behind each style.
• Crafts & Material Culture — calligraphy, porcelain, silk, embroidery, thangka painting, and architecture.
• History — dynastic timelines, key battles, and the figures (Zhuge Liang, Hua Mulan, Li Bai) that define the canon.

Editorial Approach

Every article is written to be genuinely useful — not SEO filler. We cite museums (the Met, the British Museum, the Palace Museum in Beijing), academic sources, and primary texts where relevant. When a story has multiple regional variants, we say so rather than presenting one version as canonical.

Affiliate and Advertising Practices

Some articles include affiliate links to books, ingredients, and tools related to the topic. These links are clearly disclosed on each page that contains them, and a full disclosure is available on the Affiliate Disclosure page. Recommendations are based on actual research, not commission rates.

Contact

For corrections, story pitches, or partnership inquiries, see the Contact page.