Chinese culture

Oct'15

China’s first ‘honesty bookshop’ in Nanjing

Chinese culture

For almost two months, the country's first "honesty bookshop" has occupied a sidewalk on Hanzhong Road in the city's Gulou district. With no cashier or other staff keeping tabs, the store relies on trust for payment.

Oct'15

Chinese silk

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

China is the birthplace of silk. Sericulture (the raising of silkworms for silk production) has a history of over 6,000 years.

Oct'15

Miffy-themed train carriages in Guangzhou

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Creatively decorated metro carriages have made headlines this week after colorful interior artworks were commissioned to celebrate the 60th anniversary of a famous rabbit from the Netherlands.

Oct'15

3 kinds of peculiar eggs in China

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Over the past several thousand years, the Chinese have eaten almost everything with legs, apart from tables and chairs. They have also invented many unusual dishes. So today we'll talk about several kinds of eggs peculiar to China.

Sep'15

Traditional Chinese wedding customs

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Ever since ancient times, there has been a saying that the three most delightful moments in one's life come with success in the imperial examination, marriage and the birth of a son.

Sep'15

What lessons can foreign business learn from eBay’s failure in China

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Here are a few very important lessons that one should take away from eBay's failure, if only to avoid making the same mistakes.

Sep'15

‘Beyond the Wall’: a life-changing experience for D.C. students

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

A documentary that follows four D.C. public school students to China is premiering on television Friday. It follows them over the course of the trip and beyond to see how the experience shaped their perspectives and their lives.

Sep'15

Why do China’s house prices rebound?

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Data published on Friday by China's National Bureau of Statistics have shown a further rise in home prices in the country .

Sep'15

Pace of growth in China’s natural gas facing hurdles

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Rising incomes, rapid urbanization and concerns over the toxic smog that enshrouds many of its cities are driving China away from coal and oil and towards natural gas.

Sep'15