Happy Dragon Boat Festival!

I always love festivals. A four-day vacation is coming because of the Dragon Boat Festival! Hooray! Okay, let’s calm down a bit so that I can share some interesting information about this festival with you. The first thing I want to say is that the Chinese name for Dragon Boat...

Phrases Which Will Impress Your Chinese Friend

Whether you are visiting China, or you are expecting a visit from Chinese friends, it is normal to want to impress them with your astonishing skills when it comes to their language. It’s time for you to amaze. After all, as the expert writer at assignment writing services , Genista...

Before traveling to China last year, I thought Thanksgiving was only known in America. To my surprise, my Chinese friends were eager to know what my Thanksgiving plans were as the holiday approached. They were curious to know if I was planning on traveling, eating turkey, getting together with my...

International Women’s Day doesn't need these two words

On March 8 th, the accomplishments and continued challenges of women around the world take center stage on a day globally recognized as International Women’s Day (Fùnǚ jié | 妇女节). While themes vary around the world and also vary year to year, the common message of the day is always...

China's Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine’s Day! 情人节快乐 (qíng rén jié kuài lè)! To help you get in the mood, check out our YouTube Page and view our Valentine’s Day Playlist . We’ve added a couple of new videos that haven’t been posted on YouTube before! February 14 th is widely recognized around the...

Chinese New Year Red Envelopes: How to Give and Receive “hóngbāo” Like a Local

Delicious dinners and family reunions. Homemade dumplings, fish and glutinous rice balls. These are just some of the traditions of the Chinese New Year for millions of people around the world. There is much to celebrate as we ring in the Year of the Dog this January 16 th ,...

6 Simple Ways Anyone Can Celebrate Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is widely considered to be the most important holiday in China. Known in Mandarin as Chūnjié｜春节 or Guònián｜过年, it is a period symbolized by family reunion (tuánjù|团聚), and represented by various customs that Chinese people across the world take part in over a span of several weeks...

10 Chinese New Year Traditions and the Stories Behind Them

Chinese New Year is here! Also known as the Spring Festival | 春节 ｜Chūnjié), it is the New Year celebrated by a huge portion of the Eastern part of the world. Lets look at the top ten traditions that are honored every year. Scenes from Guangzhou Railway show the madness...

How to Read Chinese Pinyin and Why I should Learn

Learning Chinese, with its 10,000+ characters may sound daunting. But add a whole different system of sounds and tones in that may not be in our native language and you’ve got yourself a recipe for one difficult language. Chinese pinyin helps both foreigners and native Chinese speakers learn and understand...

Popular Chinese Cuisines

Chinese food has proven to be one of the most adaptable and widespread cuisines on earth. As Chinese people immigrated and travelled abroad they often opened restaurants. Over time, these restaurants had a tendency to tailor the cooking techniques and flavors of home to suit the new cultures and society...

5 Apps to Help You Better Integrate in China

Traveling or moving to China is bound to cause significant changes in the way you feel and behave as a foreigner. On entering the country for the first time, you feel excited and enthusiastic about exploring many beautiful places in China. But this euphoria is soon cut short when you...

Traveling During China's Golden Week

In 2016 an estimated 589 million Chinese traveled for Golden Week . This reflects an increase of 50 million travelers each year for the previous 3 years in a row. Chinese residents have incorporated travel as a main event of this holiday since it provides a full week of holiday...

What is China's Golden Week

Many countries have a day or days set aside every year to celebrate workers. In china three days of paid holiday are given, and the surrounding weekends are re-arranged so that workers in Chinese companies always have seven continuous days of holiday. These national holidays were first started by the...

5 Great Wall Hikes For Every Beijing Tourist

“You’re not a great man (or woman) if you haven’t been to the Great Wall of China…” 不到长城非好汉。 …Or so the saying goes, originally coined by Chairman Mao, now a reminder to countless visitors who travel far and wide each year to personally step foot on the magnificent Great Wall...

Why Laughing in Mandarin Could Get You in Trouble

Have you ever wanted to laugh in Chinese but you’re not sure exactly how? Let’s rewind a bit. In today’s technological world, our “conversations” are often electronic rather than verbal. There are many ways to express emotions using different messaging options available, including the widely used WeChat , and therefore,...

How to Say I Love You in Chinese

Saying “I love You” in Chinese is not as simple a translation as you might think. In English it is very common for people to use the word “love” in many different ways. We say things like, “I love your shoes” or “I love eating nachos at a football game.”...

How do you say “Road Rage” in Mandarin?

It happens to the best of us. Biking, walking, driving; No matter what form of transportation we opt for, we can’t escape it that feeling of frustration that grows inside of us, that is, none other than Road Rage . In Mandarin, this is called lù nù ｜路怒. However, the...

Where to start reading Chinese Science Fiction

Chinese Science Fiction is a fascinating, unique genre that has many interesting authors. Those who may not have read any science fiction before may not know where to start, and those used to Western Science Fiction may be uncertain of their enjoyment of it. Read on to find out the...