Throwback Thursday: Halloween’s Terrifying Tales – Chilling Chinese Folklore
Ghost stories, legends and tales of the supernatural abound in China – here are is…
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Why Chinese is a Better Language to Learn Math
Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, and Turks are better at math because the language makes it easier…
Getting Over Common Cultural Shocks in Beijing
I noticed sometime back that whenever I left the country (Beijing to be specific) and…
Throwback Saturday: QiXi Activities – Celebrating Chinese Valentine’s Day with Your Kids
Qixi, or Chinese Valentine’s Day, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar…
Chinese Made Easy with Chineasy
One of the big stumbling blocks preventing expats, tourists, and visitors to China from communicating…
HRG 2015: Culture Shocked – Ten things to expect when moving to China
Whether this is your first or tenth overseas posting, it’s only natural that you and…
LAYman’s Chronicles: Chinese Tutor to the Rescue
It happened rather unexpectedly. Our daughter missed a week of school due to illness and…
3 Online Learning Platforms for Improving Your Mandarin
Whether you want to maintain your Chinese during the summer months while away from Beijing’s…
White Makes Right: Clashing with Chinese beauty ideals
It’s often said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This may…
Flash the Cash: Living in a plastic-free society
You know those rectangular, pink bills with Chairman Mao’s portrait on them? You’ll be seeing…