🎥 Film culture around the world~ As predicted, the month of the Lunar New Year is a sad time for foreign movies in China. We only get 3, possibly 4. In the culture bureau’s effort to support Chinese culture, we get a LOT of fun local films instead. Even a new Peppa Pig cartoon. Nothing compared…
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8 Foreign Movies Come to Mainland China in December 2018 (including Trailers w/ Chinese Subtitles)
~Film culture from around the world~ It’s finally December, and we all know what that means! No, thankfully we don’t have to wait for another Star Wars movie to come to China this year. It means time to rewatch all our Christmas movies! And we even get one in the cinemas here… my, how the…
12 Foreign Movies Come to Mainland China in November 2018 (including Trailers w/ Chinese Subtitles)
~Film culture from around the world~ Not gonna lie, this might be the best month for movies in China in the history of movies in China. Even with the exact same number of films as last month, we have MUCH more variety and there is absolutely something for everyone. We’ve got action, we’ve got fantasy,…
【世界美食】Foods of the World: Banana Bread 从美国的香蕉面包
~Introducing food culture from around the world~ Hungry? I know we are. We always are. Thankfully, we’re just in luck… the bananas we bought 4 days ago are super ripe and we can mash them up to make a delicious sweet bread dessert! Banana bread 香蕉面包 xiāng jiāo miàn bāo is a quick and easy after-meal treat from…
Music: Fleet Foxes – Crack-Up
~Introducing music culture from around the world~ Have you ever listened to Fleet Foxes before? It’s been a while, we know. Crack-Up is their third studio album and it is their first release in six years. Fleet Foxes is a critically acclaimed indie folk band from Seattle, USA, who rose to prominence in 2007 with their first couple EPs… then came their…
【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…