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5 Chinese Horror Movies for Halloween Posted by sasha on Oct 29, 2015
Halloween is right around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the holiday AND learn a language at the same time than to watch some Chinese horror movies? In case you missed it last year, you can brush up on your Chinese Halloween vocabulary first. Although not quite as popular as their counterparts from…
Qianling Park, Guiyang Posted by sasha on Oct 27, 2015
Just outside of the city center in Guiyang is Qianling Park, a place where locals come to hang out, chat, or walk up to the Hongfu Temple. Walk all the way to the top and enjoy the views of the city below, where you’ll clearly see the rush to modernization that’s going on across the…
Top Fears of Chinese People Posted by sasha on Oct 14, 2015
With Halloween fast approaching, what better time to talk about fears? Whether we like to admit or not, everyone has fears. Some are freaked out by spiders, others are spooked of heights, and many of us are downright terrified of speaking in public. So, what exactly are Chinese people afraid of? While it’s hard to…
Tiger Leaping Gorge Posted by sasha on Oct 12, 2015
For lovers of the great outdoors and adventure travel, one place that should be high atop your China bucket list is the Tiger Leaping Gorge (虎跳峡 – hǔ tiào xiá) in Yunnan province. This epic 2-day hike takes you up in the mountains, where you’ll truly feel like you’re hiking in the clouds as you…
A Guide to Tiananmen Square Posted by sasha on Oct 7, 2015
Tiananmen Square (天安门广场 – tiān’ān mén guǎng chǎng) is without a doubt one of the most famous places in all of China, although the reasons vary depending on who you ask. For almost all Chinese people, the first thing they associate Tiananmen with is the founding of the People’s Republic of China, which Mao Zedong announced…
Tiananmen Square Video Posted by sasha on Oct 5, 2015
Tiananmen Square is the heart of China – the place where the country was founded in 1949. Take a short video tour, including the daily flag raising ceremony. 天安门广场 – tiān’ān mén guǎng chǎng Tiananmen Square 人民大会堂 – rén mín dà huì táng Great Hall of the People 国家博物馆 – guó jiā bó wù guǎn…
Top 10 China Experiences Posted by sasha on Sep 17, 2015
In the 5+ years that I lived and worked in China, I was fortunate enough to have more incredible experiences than I can even count. Perhaps the fact that the 2008 Olympics kicked off on my first day in the country was a sign of epic things to come, as the years that followed were…