Chinese phrases you need to know for emergency
In light of the disaster in Tianjin, China, here are a handful of helpful words and phrases to use in emergencies.
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3 problems you should know well to improve your Chinese listening
What should you do if you want to improve your listening skill? Here are a number of common problems, most of which can be overcome simply by practicing more.
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Shanghai, Beijing relax rules on permanent residency & visa applications to retain foreign talents in China
This article focuses on the details of recent amendments introduced by the Shanghai and Beijing municipal governments to their own Residence Permits for Foreign Talents.
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Will half a day paid leave boost China’s domestic consumption?
Chinese authorities have promoted paid leave in recent years as part of the country's plan for economic restructuring, promoting consumption and developing the service industry.
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Expropriation makes Chinese farmers lose farmland and changes livelihood
A 2011 report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences found that between 40m and 50m Chinese migrants, from a total of 250m, were landless due to expropriation. Another 3m people would lose their land every year, CASS estimated.
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5 tips for learning Chinese with radicals and components
Let's look at some examples of how we can understand more complex characters by looking at radicals and component characters while incorporating mnemonic techniques.
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Chinese Zodiac – Sheng Xiao (生肖)
Known as Sheng Xiao (生肖), the Chinese Zodiac, is based on a twelve-year cycle, each year in that cycle related to an animal sign. These signs are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig.
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Tasty, unique and interesting street food in Xi’an, China
For Xi'an, the old Silk Road trade route opened the doors to the culinary influence of other cultures, particularly Muslim culture. This massive outdoor marketplace of roads and alleyways contains some of the most tasty, unique and interesting street food
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Are you a “工作狂”?
First to arrive in the morning, last to leave at night, and we call these people "workaholic", in Chinese, "工作狂".
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3 steps to running a bar in China
As the world's largest beer market, China offers a lot of opportunities for beer aficionados and the brewer. Here are 3 steps for foreigners to open a bar in China.
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