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Learn Chinese, discover China and plan your next adventure. Articles for anyone curious about the Chinese-speaking world.
Learn Mandarin Chinese
Guides to pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary and tips for learning Chinese from scratch.
I'll be direct: there are many reasons to learn Chinese, and "because it's fascinating" is perfectly valid. Chinese civilization has spent thousands of years building one of the most complex cultural systems in human history;...
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How to Learn Chinese the Fun Way: 6 Tips That Actually Work
Chinese isn't impossible. But it does require a different approach from any other language you've learned before, and if you already knew that and tried...
Internet Slang: The Words Young Chinese People Use Online
Young Chinese people have a whole universe of internet slang that isn't in any textbook, and that you won't find in the standard dictionary either....
7 Fascinating Facts About Mandarin Chinese Nobody Tells You
Did you know that roughly 1 in 8 people in the world speaks Mandarin Chinese as their first language? That's more than native speakers of...
"美式汉语" (Měishì Hànyǔ): 7 Mistakes You Make Speaking Chine...
There's a very specific moment in learning Chinese when your vocabulary is right, your pronunciation is acceptable, and yet something sounds off. Some teachers jokingly...
Traveling in China
Destination guides, practical tips, itineraries and real experiences from China.
For people who've never been to China, their perception of safety there is often far from reality. Most visitors' usual experience is of a country that's surprisingly safe to walk around at night, even in...
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Golden Week and Public Holidays in China: When to Travel ...
Nothing affects a trip to China as much as the national holiday calendar, and very few foreign travelers take it into account when planning. During...
High-Speed Trains in China: How to Buy Tickets and Travel...
China's high-speed rail network is, without exaggeration, one of the best transport systems in the world. It connects cities hundreds of kilometers apart in hours,...
The Ideal Itinerary for Your First Trip to China
Planning a first trip to China is intimidating for a simple reason: the country is huge, and the temptation to see it all in one...
What to See and Do in China's Big Cities: Theater, Museum...
When planning a trip to China, the list of sights usually comes down to temples, walls and historic monuments. It's a real list, but an...
Chinese Culture
Traditions, festivals, history and everything that makes Chinese civilization unique.
In the Chinese tea ceremony there's a gesture that goes completely unnoticed by anyone who doesn't know what it means: a small flick of the wrist, three times in a row, when pouring tea from...
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China's 10 Traditional Festivals: The Guide You Needed
Festivals in China aren't just days off. They're windows into a way of seeing the world built over thousands of years: a view in which...
The Chinese Attitude Toward Life
To understand China (not just visit it, but really understand it), you need to look beyond economic statistics, GDP figures and political headlines. What defines...
Chinese Table Manners: An Essential Etiquette Guide
A meal in China is much more than eating. It's a social act full of meaning: a chance to show respect, build relationships and show...
5 Simple and Funny Chinese Jokes
Understanding a language's humor is a sign you're really learning it. You can know perfect grammar and have a wide vocabulary, but if the jokes...
Chinese Cuisine
The best dishes, recipes, markets and secrets of Chinese cooking, explained in Spanish.
UNESCO has added traditional Chinese tea-processing techniques to its list of intangible cultural heritage, and Chinese cuisine is one of the oldest and most diverse culinary traditions in the world. Anyone who has really eaten...
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Seasonal Food in China: What to Eat in Each Season of the...
In Chinese cooking, the season isn't a minor detail: it's one of the principles that organizes the whole culinary tradition. Eating "in harmony with the...
Chinese Breakfast: The 10 Best Dishes You Have to Try
There's a saying in China: 一日之计在于晨 (yī rì zhī jì zài yú chén), "the plan for the whole day begins in the morning." Chinese people...
What Food Do Chinese People NOT Eat?
"Chinese people eat everything." It's one of the most widespread culinary stereotypes, and one of the least accurate. China is a country of 1.4 billion...
The History of Milk Tea: Origins, Types and Cultural Infl...
Few drinks have a history as rich and as geographically scattered as milk tea. What China knows today as 奶茶 (nǎichá) isn't a single, linear...
Life in China
What living in China is really like: daily customs, work, transportation and experiences from the inside.
When I tell people I've been living in Shanghai for more than eleven years, the most common reaction is a mix of surprise and curiosity: eleven years? Don't you miss home? Why so long? The...
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10 Things That Will Surprise You About China (That Nobody...
I thought the hardest part was going to be the language. I was wrong. I'd spent weeks preparing: learning characters, memorizing basic phrases, downloading translation...
Social Insurance for Foreigners in China 2026: What You P...
For any foreigner starting formal employment in China, social insurance is usually the biggest surprise on the first payslip: a considerable percentage of gross salary...
How to Order Food in China with the Eleme App
Food delivery in China runs at a scale and speed that impresses even seasoned travelers. In major cities, average delivery time is around 25 to...
Baidu: China's Alternative to Google
Google doesn't exist in China. For anyone arriving from abroad, this creates an immediate disconnect: how do people get around online? How do they look...
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