Content that was previously published on the website and still relevant
COVID-19 isn’t the only illness out there. There are plenty of other illnesses that parents should be on the lookout for and tips on how to prevent them.
if Sunday night was any indication of what’s in stored for us in the next few weeks, it’s time for a refresher course on Beijing’s dreaded storm season.
These days, there are a few different companies making Chinese-inspired dolls, both inside and outside the country, but none with the rather noble philosophies that the Fisimi brand embodied.
It’s always a lot of fun to look back and see how far we have come, and in the spirit of reflection and also helping out some newcomers to this weird and wonderful city, this week we are throwing back to July 2018, when we published the article “What I Wish I’d Known Before I Moved to Beijing, Part 1: “You Aren’t Supposed to Flush Toilet Paper!”
This week’s Throwback Thursday comes from the 2011 archives and discusses the ‘unqualified English teacher conundrum’, in which in an effort to keep up with the demand for teachers, Chinese schools would hire teachers on appearance alone with scant regard for any qualifications or training.
Usually, at this time of year, we’d be busily rounding up all the best activities relating to the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. From fragrant pouch and zongzi making classes, to paddle boat races, and telling the story of Qu Yuan, learning and cultural activities tend to go hand in hand with this special two-day public holiday.
Living in Beijing sometimes feels like living in the future. New industries seem to pop up (and die) overnight, along with them a whole host of jobs and occupations that never existed before.
Since coming to China, I’ve had lots of opportunities for cultural comparisons. Marrying a Chinese man stepped it up a notch, and having just given birth to our daughter in January, I’m witnessing a whole new level of culture clash. Enter the mother-in-law…
Back in June 2011, we reported on a spate of suspected dog poisoning that had occurred in Capital Paradise, a community in Shunyi.
In a move that surely made a lot of Beijing families and parents happy, many outdoor areas were also made non-smoking, such as playgrounds, sports fields, areas with cultural relics, designated waiting areas, temporary large-scale outdoor activity areas, and outside maternity clinics and childrens’ hospitals.