Chinese culture

Nov'15

United Biscuits makes inroad into China by opening store on Alibaba

Chinese culture

The humble British digestive has become one of the world's best-travelled biscuits after an export drive and now evens boasts an online store on Alibaba.

Nov'15

Qingdao launches 72-hour visa-free entry for international visitors

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Qingdao, an eastern coastal city of Shandong province, started to offer 72-hour visa-free entry for international transit passengers on Monday as a move to boost tourism and business.

Nov'15

Biking to work faces great challenges in Beijing

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Beijing wants to increase the proportion of commuters who use bikes to 18 percent by 2020, according to city transportation officials.

Nov'15

China’s economic slowdown weighs on consumer spending

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Cracks are appearing in the Shanghai consumer story. Spending on luxury goods, the most conspicuous symbol of Shanghainese consumption, may be on the wane.

Nov'15

Preschool coding classes booming in China

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

As Chinese parents are preparing their preschoolers for a new world, now many coding classes for children are taking off across China.

Nov'15

The legend of butterfly lovers

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Once upon a time in China, long ago, there lived a young girl who dreamed of learning. Unfortunately she lived at a time when girls were expected to stay at home, marry the man that their father chose for them, and be obedient and quiet.

Nov'15

Influx of Chinese students emerges as a big business in U.S.

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Now, Chinese students are by far the most visible international presence at many universities across the United States, and their numbers continue to grow.

Nov'15

The legend of Milu

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

Milu is known as "sibuxiang" in Chinese, which means "four ways of being unalike (四不像, sì bú xiàng)" due to its unique appearance, with a horse's (马, mǎ) face, donkey's (驴, lǘ) tail, cow (牛, niú)-like hooves and deer's (鹿, lù) antlers.

Nov'15

China’s Tianhe-2 remains world’s most powerful supercomputer

Chinese culture

Chinlingo

For the past two years, the country has been home to the world's most powerful supercomputer, the National University of Defense Technology's Tianhe-2.

Nov'15