Spotted online recently, the relatively new form of art called leaf carving 叶雕 yè diāo, has been branching out around the world. And since the leaves are beginning to fall all over the north country, let’s take a closer look at this part of art culture! Said to have started in China, and formed after…
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【世界美食】Foods of the World: Waffles 比利时华夫
Some people say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. And when you eat breakfast food for each meal of the day, truer words have never been spoken. One of our all-time favorite breakfast foods is the beautiful, succulent, mouth-wateringly fresh waffle 华夫 huá fū… Have you had them before? YES. If your…
🎃 The Ultimate Guide to Buying Halloween Costumes on Taobao
~Teaching you how to Taobao like a local~ One of the best holidays of the year is just a few weeks away… Do you know what your costume is going to be yet? How about your cat’s? Halloween 🎃 万圣节 🎃 wàn shèng jié Don’t fret – you can find almost any costume or cosplay item known to man…
【视频】Basic China Survival Guide: Drinking
Alcohol is particularly powerful in Chinese culture. Eighty-two percent of young people say drinking is essential for career advancement, but a lot of people recently have also said it’s becoming a little old-fashioned. And, of course, it’s perfectly fine not to drink, you might just need a valid excuse like health or religious reasons. Be…
12+ Items Your Apartment in China Might Be Missing
If you’ve lived in any number of Chinese apartments or dormitories, you know by now that the standards of living here are much different than the norms in your home country. Not necessarily bad, just different. So if you’re planning to move to China and will start looking for your first apartment, well, you’re in…
Confessions of a Wechat Groupaholic 一个微信组狂的自白
“Hi, my name is Bobby and I’m a Wechat Group-aholic…” (Everyone reply together: “Hi Bobby…”) They say the first step on the road to recovery is admitting you have a problem. Well, take this as my not-so-subtle cry for help. I’m no addict, but as of this writing I am a proud member of exactly…
How to turn GIFs into Wechat Stickers
We all know that the key to true Wechat superiority in your over-abundance of Wechat groups is your ability to whip out the best “reaction” sticker for any particular situation… check and mate, right? When we all first start using Wechat, we discover those cute little cartoon ones that you can download to your phone…
【世界美食】Foods of the World: Vietnamese Phở 越南河粉
Phở is one of our absolute favorite foods in the world! Have you had it before? Don’t know what it is? If your mouth is not watering by the end of this post, then we don’t know what else we can do… be sure to watch the video at the bottom! Phở (or just pho) is pronounced /fʌ/, /fə/, /fər/, or /foʊ/:…
⚠️ Reminder: Verify your Alipay account by July 1
Do you use Alipay as one of your payment methods in China? Here’s your friendly reminder to authorize and verify yourself before July 1st! We received a suspicious text message from Alipay’s main number a couple weeks ago: It’s taken us a couple of weeks dealing with their “support” people trying to get some insight….
【双11💡】How To Be The Perfect “Third Wheel” 教你如何成为电灯泡高手
Happy Single’s Day 光棍节 guāng gùn jiē (11/11) to all the single ladies and single lads out there! (Happy Armistice/Veterans Day to all the soldiers, too!) 祝所有单身的姑娘小伙子们光棍节快乐!(同样,也祝所有的战士们“老兵节”/“休战日”快乐!) Today in China, we celebrate being single and the one predicament that all single people often find themselves in: being the third wheel in your friends’ relationships. Or the…