3000 Followers ago, I joined Steemit
Before Steemit, the depth and breadth of my blogging experience extended to just my friends and family on WeChat.
I never thought putting my life under the public eye would work out quite so well. Or that the blogging medium would be quite so popular and end up being the best way for me to present myself, as well as let my followers get a better idea of the inner workings of my head.
Like many of you early on, I found it difficult to find my own niche. It seems every girl is an accomplished lifestyle / travel / fashion blogger. But the point is, it doesn't matter what others are doing. Because I knew I had my stories to tell, so.. I just told them.
Pretty quickly, I realised that even though my peers in China lived perhaps more glamourous lifestyles than myself, they didn't have the tenacity to put their experiences down on paper, or spend time really collating their thoughts over their experiences. Most of them would post pictures on instagram, and leave the rest to imagination.
Steemit gave me the opportunity to do more than just post pictures. I could also tell my story, express it through words. Reach an audience of English speakers AND Chinese speakers. Use many different forms of expression to engage with my followers, and give them multi-pronged experiences that could not be found anywhere else.
I want to take this opportunity to recap my blogs over the past 10 months or so. Many of you who followed me recently may have missed out on some of these. So here's a good chance to catch up!
Below, I've listed the main topics that I blog about, and put my blogs about those topics into grouped lists.
TRAVEL
Without a doubt, one of my main lifestyle blog topics is about travel. More specifically, rich picturesque blogs about the places i've visited, and my stories about them. Travelling the world has been a passion of mine since I was a little girl. My parents have always encouraged me to see the world from as many different angles as possible. Now, it is my mission to capture as much as I can of the world through my own looking glass, and share my thoughts and experiences with you guys on Steemit.
Travel with me #1: Kissing Santorini's Magical Blue Sea.
Travel with me #2: A visual and literary account of my travels to Nepal.
Travel with me #3: My 12 hour vacation in Portugal.
Travel with me #4: Uncovering the secrets of the River Cam in Cambridge.
Travel with me #5: My adventure to Tenerife.
Travel with me #6: Sweet Journey: Discovering the Legend of Hainan.
Travel with me #7: Memoirs of Malta—Popeye Village and it's crazy water dance party.
Travel with me #8: Capturing the Spirit of the Uyghurs through Ink Wash Painting.
Travel with me #9: One night in the Yellow Submarine.
Travel with me #10: The Moon Festival Gala.
Travel with me #11: Taking Steemit to one of the 8th wonders of the world
Travel with me #12: Barcelona and the Sun's Colour Palette.
Travel with me #13: Kending - Everything I could possibly want! Part 1
Travel with me #14: The world's only touring Chocolate Exhibition comes to my home!
Travel with me #15: The world's only touring Chocolate Exhibition comes to my home! Part 2
Travel with me #16: The 8th wonders of the world..in yummy Chocolate!
Travel with me #17: Hyde Park's bustling summer, and festive winter.
Travel with me #18: Sweet Journey:Travel with me to Hong Kong Part 1.
Travel with me #19: Halloween Special: Horror challenge—Grave Exploration.
Travel with me #20: London, can't take my eyes off you.
Travel with me #21: Ghost town on the wall.
Travel with me #22: The minions on the truck.
Travel with me #23: The drunk Antumn Leaves.
Travel with me #24: Memories of Autumn Leaves.
Travel with me #25: Vintage fallen leaves.
Travel with me #26: My unforgettable night in a mountain village
Travel with me #27: My experience of the Sotheby Auction Company.
Travel with me #28: https://steemit.com/photography/@sweetsssj/travel-with-me-my-escape-from-black-friday-to-a-secret-apartment-upon-a-hill
Travel with me #29: Visiting the furry cafe bosses for coffee.
Travel with me #30: Visiting the ancient city wall of Xi'an.
Travel with me #30:My Trip to Xiamen and the food extravaganza
Travel with me #32: Guanzhong's Folk Village and the incredible art on the doors!
Travel with me #33: Take a walk with me on the streets of Hong Kong (Photo + Video) Part 1
Travel with me #34: My Journey around Hong Kong on the antique Trolleybus (Photo + Video)
Travel with me #35: My Christmas Themed Adventures around China!
Travel with me #36: Reviewing Xiamen's brand new Wyndham Hotel.
Travel with me #37: Bai Lu Yuan Studios and Guanzhong Folk Culture
Travel with me #38: Staying in a Hotel in Hong Kong - unforeseen circumstances and the reality vs my expectations.
Travel with me #39: My Appointment with Gulangyu.
Travel with me #40: Cycling on the ancient city wall of Xi'an
Travel with me #41: What the Spring Festival is like in China (photo+video)
Travel with me #42: Lets take a trip to the 51st Hong Kong Brand & Products EXPO
Travel with me #43: Let's take a visit to the biggest Lantern Festival Carnival in China
Travel with me #44: Take a walk with me on the streets of Hong Kong (photos + video)
Travel with me #45: A visit to Bai Lu Yuan studios part 2!
Travel with me #46: A visit to the Grand Palace of Thailand!
Travel with me #47:Guanzhong's incredible door artwork (part 2)!
Travel with me #48: Exploring the culinary delights of Gulangyu and a visit to their special Organ museum!
Travel with me #49: A walk through memory lane - introducing my hometown Shenzhen
Travel with me #50: Fly with me - Droning in London and Cambridge !
Travel with me #51: A view from the skies of one of London's oldest and sacred parks - Hampstead Heath
Travel with me #52: Musée du Louvre
Travel with me #53: A visit to "Our Lady of Paris" - Notre-Dame Cathedral!
Travel with me #54: Damnoen Saduak Floating Market
Travel with me #55: A visit to Bai Lu Yuan studios part 3 - Ancient Chinese Brothels!
Travel with me #56
Travel with me #57: Visiting the worlds largest museum of decorative arts and design - The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) (Photos + Video)
Travel with me #58: Koh Samui - The island where fantasy meets reality under eternal sunshine.
Travel with me #58: My breathtaking stay at the stunning W Hotel in Koh Samui!(photos + video)
Travel with me #59: I need vitamin SEA! W Retreat's Private Beach Resort! (Photos + Video) Vote STEEM!
Travel with me #60: I was (almost) hit by a train! - The Maeklong Train Market!
Travel with me #61: To the end of the world - Birling Gap and the Seven Sisters Cliffs! (photos+video)
Travel with me #62: Travel with me #62 :The magnificent ancient Bell and Drum Towers of Xi'an
Travel with me #63: My trip to a lagoon island in the Heart of The Earth - Managaha "Warship" Island
Travel with me #64: Adventure to the top of the Namuang WaterFall !
Travel with me #65: Adventure to the Safari World in Bangkok!
Travel with me #66: The other Saipan experience - My maiden voyage to the sky!
Travel with me #67: A visit to the Li ethnic minority theme park in Sanya, Hainan!
Travel with me #68: Exploring Saipan's beauty whilst uncovering it's violent history.
Travel with me (Live Edition) - Bonjour Paris!
Travel with me (Live Edition) - J'adore Paris
My new secret travel companion - The DJI Osmo Mobile Unboxing and Testing !
FOOD
One of the most important things in our life is food. After all, we cannot survive without it! Why not make a necessity of our lives more than just a necessity? I'm the kind of person to eat absolutely anything. I will eat food from nightmarket stalls, to Haute cuisine and skip nothing in between. I think, my mission is to give all my readers a list of the best foods to check out whilst on their travels. Kind of like my own Michelin list of restaurants. Except unadulterated and tastefully tried by yours truly.
My gourmet adventure with Ned.
Miss Delicious #1: Eating Oysters is all about the mood and feel.
Miss Delicious #2:Food Friday! Japanese foods help to refresh the taste buds in the mouth.
Miss Delicious #3: Summer is the time for BBQ's - A look at Xi'an's famous BBQ.
Miss Delicious #4: Swimming with the Crayfish.
Miss Delicious #5: A Chinese twist on Japanese Cuisine.
Miss Delicious #6: The night bazaars of Xi'an - A walk through Hui Street.
Miss Delicious #7: The Moon Festival's secret menu.
Miss Delicious #8: Introducing Steemit to the best duck in town.
Miss Delicious #9: A thousand years ago, I was an Empress!
Miss Delicious #10: The Best Lamb Stew in Town.
Miss Delicious #11: My experience with London's art of food #1—— Restaurant Gordon Ramsay.
Miss Delicious #12: A Poetic Molecular Cuisine.
Miss Delicious #14:I had a sweet dream with yummy sushi.
Miss Delicious #15:Going for brunch at morning and midnight in London.
Miss Delicious #16:Why don't you try some Asian hamburgers with special drinks?
Miss Delicious #17:Tasting fresh curry in Thai cuisine
Miss Delicious #18: GuangDong Morning tea and it's plethora of sumptuous dishes
Miss Delicious #19:A journey through the cuisine of the Tang Dynasty
Miss Delicious #20
Miss Delicious #21: Tasting the Forebears of Cantonese Cusine
Miss Delicious #22: A typical Chinese Home Cooked Meal
Miss Delicious #23: The midnight snack crave!
Miss Delicious #24: My Iced and Blazing Crayfish experience
Miss Delicious #25: Have you ever seen noodles as wide as a trouser belt?
Miss Delicious #26: Exploring Hong Kong's Honeymoon Dessert de avenue and a Christmas supermarket (photo+video)
Miss Delicious #27: Tasting Hong Kong's Lobster Meat Restaurant and sightseeing Victoria Harbour at night time (photo+video)
Miss Delicious #28: Hong Kong's most playful and funny Dim Sum restaurant!
Miss Delicious #29: 24/7 Open air food stalls.
Miss Delicious #30: Hong Kong's Street Food - Secret Love for Noodles.
Miss Delicious #31: Specialities of Shaanxi —— Meat and Bread Soup
Miss Delicious #32: A Matcha Green Tea Adventure.
Miss Delicious #33: The Hainan and Indonesian Restaurant story you've never heard.
Miss Delicious #34: Journey to discovering authentic Hong Kong dim sum.
Miss Delicious #35: Join me on my Chinese New Years Eve family dinner!
Miss Delicious #36: Street Food Treat - Let's see what all the buzz with Cantonese barbecue meat is about!
Miss Delicious #37: The Lantern Festival dinner at a brand new special seafood restaurant, celebrating the end of the Chinese New Year!
Miss Delicious #39: Infusing Portuguese food with Asian in Macau!
Miss Delicious #40: The BBQ adventure on Saipan Island!
Miss Delicious #41: Xiamen's delicate take out to the rescue!
Miss Delicious #42： A romantic beach side candle lit dinner on Samui island!
Miss Delicious #43: Discovering the "I want a bull market" beef hotpot restaurant!
Miss Delicious #44: https://steemit.com/food/@sweetsssj/miss-delicious-44-london-s-most-beautiful-garden-restaurant-the-churchill-bar-and-terrace
Miss Delicious #45: My Jiangsu style restaurant inquiry —— Green Tea Restaurant
Miss Delicious #46: A visit to the famous Ramen establishment, Ichiran!
Miss Delicious #47: Delightful dessert - Píng Zè Patisseries
Miss Delicious #48: Wild Dining - 'From Farm'
Miss Delicious #49: A visit to the legendary French macaroon bakery, Ladurée!
Miss Delicious #50: French Oyster dining at it's finest - Brasserie La Lorraine!
Miss Delicious #51: Tasting Hutong in the audacious Shard! (Photos + Video)
Miss Delicious #52: My first lunch on American soil. Rocking it out at the Hard Rock Cafe!
Miss Delicious #53: https://steemit.com/food/@sweetsssj/miss-delicious-53-exploring-a-brand-new-innovative-way-of-eating-hot-pot-steaming-hot-pot
Miss Delicious #54: Mad Hatter's Afternoon Tea Party at Sanderson Hotel London!(photos+video)
Miss Delicious #55: All happiness depends on a leisurely breakfast ! W Hotel breakfast FEAST!
Miss Delicious #56: An authentic Thai dinner Fisherman's Village most famous restaurant - Happy Elephant!
Miss Delicious #57: My search for the authentic taste of Hong Kong
Miss Delicious #58 : My visit to David Moore's "perennially excellent" Pied à Terre
Miss Delicious #59: London's Carnaby Street - A swinging food festival and an Oyster Bar to match!
Miss Delicious #60: Xi'an's very own Café de Flore with a twist and then some!
Miss Delicious #61: A beautiful sunset barbecue seafood dinner by the sea!
Miss Delicious #62: Exploring Bophut Beach's hidden gems. The Lodge restaurant and Sakura Spa!
Miss Delicious #63: My dumplings are better than flowers!
Miss Delicious #64: South Beauty - the newest Sichuan cuisine fad in China!
MISS OPINIONATED
Occasionally, my opinionated side needs some space to stretch her legs. Whether it's something that grinds my gears, or a rant about the fallacies of the world. Miss. Opinionated has got that side of me covered. It's a refreshing short blog that draws on all the things I see un-agreeable with the world, and I put a satirical spin on it. I plan on writing more of these moving forward.
Men are from Mars, Women from Venus #1
Men are from Mars, Women from Venus #2
Men are from Mars, Women from Venus #3
Men are from Mars, Women from Venus #4
Miss Opinionated : The Evolution of a Relationship
Miss. Opinionated : Are You Kidding Me? Musings of China's Second Generation Ultra-Rich Kids (and the Fakers)
Miss. Opinionated : You know what really grinds my gears?
Guys that grind my gears!
Modern Toughness
The Mental Game of Women #1
Nice Guys Finish Last
Nice girls finish last
Mind over matter.
Technology Ruins Romance.
China, Lets talk about Sex
Chivalry, where art thou?
CULTURE
My culture is deeply ingrained in every aspect of my life. As a Chinese girl that has finally gotten the means to communicate with the rest of the world through Steemit (and without fear) I want to do my best to show you my culture, the way I see it. Helped by the fact that few Chinese people can write about culture in quite the same way as myself, you will be getting a truly unique and authentic view into Chinese culture through my perspective. China is going to become more important in the world of the 21st Century. Let me help you understand our mindset, and provide you with insights into the life of young Chinese people.
The Dragon Boat Festival - Feasting on my own Zongzi (Glutinous Rice Balls wrapped in leaves)!
Welcome to my world of Idioms#1: Love me, love my dog
Welcome to my world of Idioms #2:To put the cart before the horse
Welcome to my world of Idioms #3: Teaching fish to swim
Welcome to my world of Idioms #4: One man's meat is another man's poison
Welcome to my world of Idioms #5: Cats hide their paws
Welcome to my world of Idioms #6: Fine feathers make fine birds
Welcome to my world of Idioms #7: Diamond cuts diamonds
Welcome to my world of idioms #8 - Apples and Oranges? Wind, Horse and Cow?
Education and Parenting : Can we learn from the Chinese Way?
Halloween Special: A beautiful and cruel torture—Foot-binding, a woman's obligation ?
Ghosts in the eyes of Western and Asian People.
Romance in the eyes of Western and Asian People #1
Romance in the eyes of Western and Asian People #2
Romance in the eyes of Western and Asian People #3
My special experience of a Traditional Chinese Wedding.
Standing at the crossroads of different cultures: Relationships (Guan Xi)
Standing at the crossroads of different cultures: Ice tea with no ice.
The Anti-social way of Socializing in Asia Part 1.
The Anti-social way of Socializing in Asia Part 2. —— Why Asian people enjoy having dinner in a private room?
A primer to the etiquette of dining.
Impressions of China -- Taking Steemians back to the Tang Dynasty.
Unravelling the mysteries of Ancient Chinese Opera.
Having a Naked Marriage isn't a bad idea at all
China's leftover women - Single and not necessarily successful
Why you don't see Chinese girls wearing Bikini's at the beach？
Today is the Qixi Festival otherwise known as Chinese Valentines day. What do girls like to do on this day?
The story of a sugar-coated lollipop and the quadrangle courtyard.
Lost in Translation - Filial Piety
STEEMIT ONE YEAR DANCE
With so many amazing dancers on the platform, @sirwinchester @soldier @mrs.steemit to name a few, I was a little hesitant in sharing my own dancing videos. But, it really is something I enjoy doing very much so I will try to share more of my dancing activity moving forward!
My one and only guide.
Lifestyle blogging may seem like a trivial matter to most, but I can assure you it is not. In the guide below, I discuss to some lengths, the different aspects of making a blog more conducive to being successful. After receiving very positive feedback on this first guide, I will pay further attention into expanding it with more tips and tricks.
For now, as it stands, it's quite a lot to sink your teeth into.
Sweetsssj's tips to successful lifestyle blogging on Steemit !