Chinese Culture

Chinese Zodiac Signs and the Chinese New Year

February 8, 2013
Chinese Zodiac Signs and the Chinese New Year

The Chinese New Year (also known as Chun Jie or “The Spring Festival”) is the biggest holiday in China. It is a time when offices, factories, and pretty much the whole country seemingly shut down for a week to go home and be with family. In fact, during the holiday, China is home to the [...]

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Phone Apps That Will Change Your China Experience

April 23, 2012
Phone Apps That Will Change Your China Experience

This post was written by forum member Jonny Potter. Ok so by now you’ve swapped MSN for QQ, put your pics up on RenRen and are blogging on Sina Weibo (if your not familiar with these 3 pillars of Chinese society then get downloading!) But what next? Read on below for some of the apps [...]

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Nowism: China’s Religious Avoidance of “Plans”

March 13, 2012
Nowism: China's Religious Avoidance of "Plans"

The Chinese love their sayings. This one is probably my favorite:  计划赶不上变化 (Ji4 Hua4 Gan3 Bu2 Shang4 Bian4 Hua4). It means, more or less, that the plans can’t keep up with the changes. And so it goes in China. People are always talking about how when you live in China you need to have a [...]

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