During my time in China as creative director for a home goods company, I discovered two constants:  red and white, white rice that is.

Red is found everywhere.

Skittering across the factory campus in the form of a plastic bag.

Month-old banners celebrating the new year.

Everywhere you look there is red.

The white rice was there too.

In the bao at breakfast.

Congee too.

As a side dish at lunch.

And as frozen treats.