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World tier 1 cities refer to those metropolises that have a global economic and political impact. The sheer size of these concentrated urban centers and the economies of scale are the biggest provers of global economic growth. The important status of these tier 1 cities are mainly reflected in various aspects such as the level […]

If you are preparing for your HSK exams, you might already know that you need to know at least 300 words for the lowest level in HSK. In total, there is around 10,000 Chinese characters (Hanzi) that were once in circulation in the language. But don’t be intimidated by the number of Hanzi out there!

If categorizes according to their functions, the most popular and arguably indispensable apps on the phones of your average Chinese are: Social networking: WeChat Payment: Alipay, WeChat pay Shopping: Taobao, JD, Pinduoduo Food delivery: MeiTuan, MISSFRESH, JD Entertainment: DouYin, Bilibili, KuaiShou, Tencent, iQIYI, YouKu Music: NetEaseMusic, QQMusic Cab hailing: DiDi, AutoNavi Maps: AutoNavi, BaiduMap Recommendation:

Lion dance is a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries. Performers mimic a lion’s movements in a lion costume to show their worship towards their patron saint. Lion dance is believed to bring good luck and fortune and has been practiced for hundreds of years. It combines martial arts, dancing,

Traditionally, Chinese New Year is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. Till this day, most Chinese people feel that the new year really begins only after the lunar New Year. Chinese people only started integrating the western calendar year a little over a century ago, recognizing January 1 as the start of the New Year.

What did the ancient people play? Touhu, or the game of throwing arrows into a pot, where the loser required to drink as punishment, can be regarded as an important entertainment of that time. Touhu had been a part of the traditional etiquette and also a banquet game of the Han people from the pre

996 working system refers to a kind of employment system that requires workers to “start at 9:00 a.m., leave at 9:00 p.m., and work six days a week”. Sometimes it is also used to refer to a series of working systems in which the employers make the employees to extend their working hours without extra

Over the past 10 years, the number of obese people in China has doubled, with an average of one in three overweight people and one in nine clinically obese people. In October, researchers from China’s National Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a study in the US journal “Annals of Internal Medicine”, according

Delivery service has been such an essential part of the daily life in China! Delivery service not only provide people the convenience of urban life, but also created a lot of working opportunities for people looking for employment opportunities in big cities. More people than ever are turning to gigging in the food delivery space.

Chinese restaurants have the reputation of being lively and jovial, but also very often “loud and boisterous”. On the dinner table is filled with warmth, joy and (usually loud) enthusiasm. This is also why Chinese people are crazy about eating hotpot! The local cuisines in all different areas in China can be drastically different, but