Mandarin Monday: The First 100 Characters Every Beginner Needs to Memorize
Just months before arriving in Beijing, I asked my Chinese friend to give me a…
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Easy Dining: A Cheat Sheet for Ordering in Mandarin
Rather than preparing a Christmas feast ourselves, many of us may have already made plans…
Your Cliffs Notes on Dragon Boat Festival
Usually, at this time of year, we’d be busily rounding up all the best activities…
Burger Fest + Mid Autumn Mooncakes! This Week’s Top Family-Friendly Events
Dive into this week’s collection of Beijing’s best family-friendly events.
QiXi Love Stories: From the Moment They Met, They Knew It Was Love
Let’s move past the boring QiXi myths and hear some real-life epic love stories from Beijing!
Having Difficulty Learning Chinese? Try the New Xinhua Dictionary!
The new Xinhua Dictionary Chinese-English version was launched at the Beijing Book Fair!
O Christmas Tree: Where to Find a Real Tree in Beijing
There’s nothing more festive than the scent of a real pine tree around the house in the run-up to Christmas. They can be a little tricky to find, however, so we’ve rounded up a few places to pick one up.
The Pizza Show: Beijing’s Newest Pizza Parlor
Located on B2 of well-known shopping mall Parkview Green, The Pizza Show is Beijing’s newest Neapolitan-style pizza shop, combining the speedy service of a fast food joint with fresh and handmade food.
Waste Not, Want Not: One Student Looks Back at Her Journey to Sustainability
Community is a flexible concept. For example, I belong to a community of people from different cultures, but who all care for the environment, and who refer to ourselves as environmentalists. Being an environmentalist is not what you say but what you do: it’s a kind of attitude that keeps us living for a certain lifestyle standard that will protect the environment. But just like the others in my community, I didn’t start off behaving, or even thinking, like one.
Throwback Thursday: Dragon Boat Festival From All Angles
Usually, at this time of year, we’d be busily rounding up all the best activities relating to the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival. From fragrant pouch and zongzi making classes, to paddle boat races, and telling the story of Qu Yuan, learning and cultural activities tend to go hand in hand with this special two-day public holiday.