Grade 17 Typhoon Incoming: Expect Thunderstorms and Strong Winds
Super Typhoon Maria was awarded the name ‘Monster’, because it underwent, developing into the equivalent of a strong Category 17 hurricane, capable of maximum sustained winds of 209 mph. …
2018-11-07
Humorous Translations of Chinese Province Names
As a beginning Chinese learner, I would pass the time on the subway by looking at the Chinese name of each stop and translating it literally into English. As a …
2018-11-02
How Much Do You Know About This Chinese Tradition?
November 7th was “the beginning of winter” in the 24 solar terms. The 24 Solar Terms is a day marking one of the 24 divisions of the solar year in …
2018-10-11
A VR Version of WeChat Coming Soon?
The fifth World Internet Conference opened in Wuzhen, Zhejiang province on Nov 7. Pony Ma, chairman, and CEO of Tencent gave a speech at the opening ceremony, in which he …
2018-10-11
Miracle Happened after They Took Skydiving from 14,000 Feet
More often than not, we tend to neglect our parents as we let our own daily professional and personal lives reshuffle our priorities. We get distracted by the little things …
2018-10-09
Expats Are Shocked When They Visit This Enormous Place in China!
A popular vlogger (video blogger) named Scotty Allen once filmed himself purchasing different components in Shenzhen and assembling them all to build his own iPhone, which quickly went viral. A …
2018-10-08
5.19 GuideinChina Fair Have Something Different
3 pm- 9 pm, May 19th, 2018 | IESTREET, Technology Building II, 1057 Nanhai Main Road, Shekou Street, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China. 深圳市南山区蛇口街道南海大道1057号科技大厦二期 Hiring 1、Overseas …
2018-10-05
China to England: One American’s Journey West Part I
Like most expats in China, I came here to teach English. I have been living in China for nearly six years. My job for most of this time has been …
2018-10-05
The 7 Most Haunted Places in China
China’s history is incredibly vast and complex, and its ghost stories are no exception. Step into 5,000 years of history and the ghastly past of China, from the wiles of …
2018-10-03
Are Tattoos No Longer Taboo in China?
Tattoos have a long history in China. But for most of that history, they were stigmatized, and associated with prisoners, vagrants, and the criminal underworld. Thanks in part to the …
2018-10-03