Time for April’s foreign film list and it’s a little sparse compared to the previous few months. No need to fret, I’m sure they’ll make up for it in the summer months. We have faith in the entertainment industry here. Wink wink. Need help buying tickets?: How To Buy Movie Tickets On Wechat **Remember, all movies are subject to…
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😂 April Fool’s Day: 10 Best Hoaxes of all Time
Source: hoaxes.org Here’s your friendly reminder that it’s almost April 1 aka April Fool’s Day 愚人节 yú rén jiē – so don’t believe any message or call at face value, your friends or loved ones could be trying to prank you! In this fun, but dastardly deceptive, traditional holiday, people all over Western culture will try to play smalltricks on…
🎥 New! Spider-Man: Homecoming Trailer with Chinese Subtitles 《蜘蛛侠：英雄归来》预告片 (中文字幕)
Yes, you read that right… yet another Spider-Man movie is hitting theaters this summer. This time, starring the same actor we saw during Captain America: Civil War last year. And the villain this time around? The Vulture, played by the legendary Michael Keaton. Maybe he got cast in this role after his Oscar-nominated performance in Birdman?…
🏡 Creativity: Awesome Ways to Use LEGO
Whenever you’re crossing cultures or going somewhere new, it will most likely take an ounce or two of creativity. You know what we mean – there’s always that one thing we just can’t explain in words. One of the best tools out there for building your creative muscles is LEGO! We use LEGO in our…
⛺️ Study: Cool Ways To Travel 异域风情的旅游
🎶 All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go… 🎶 With the heat finally turned off all over northern China, it’s time to start planning our next holiday adventure. Where will you go next and what will you do there? Maybe we’ll head to Malaysia to traipse the beautiful beaches on Langkawi… …or to…
🎤 KTV Help: 发如雪 Fà rú xuě
Our continuing “KTV Help” series, where we [try to] help you learn different staple songs that could make any Chinese crowd erupt in applause. You can use these posts to practice the songs beforehand, or even open up the article as you’re singing to look at the pinyin, for quick reference in a jam. Today’s…
🏀 Win ¥333 for March Madness! Fill out your brackets now~
To help bring the tradition of March Madness 疯狂三月 fēng kuáng sān yuè and the Final Four to China, we’ve started a little tournament bracket challenge of our own… free for everyone to join~ You cannot have US sports culture without the NCAA bracket tournament every year… If any of you have any interest in the…
😉 Emoji Poetry: Life in China
Kids these days and their emojis. Just type words, for crying out loud! Or, at the very least, if you must use emojis, please use them well. As an example, here are a few pieces of emoji poetry from the multicultural artistic group who call themselves Poetish in Tianjin. More info below. These poems see us through…
🎤 KTV Help: 我的果汁分你一半 Wǒ de guǒ zhī fèn nǐ yī bàn
Our continuing “KTV Help” series, where we [try to] help you learn different staple songs that could make any Chinese crowd erupt in applause. You can use these posts to practice the songs beforehand, or even open up the article as you’re singing to look at the pinyin, for quick reference in a jam. Today’s…
🇿🇦 Tangshan: The Ripple Effect
When you think of China, what do you think of? What places pop into your head? You may say Shanghai or Beijing, you may think of the Great Wall of China but very few people would say that they know that place that I am living in. I live in a city called Tangshan. Tangshan…