Apr 11, 2024
Foreigners have a reputation for clumsiness in China. The litany of knocks, breaks and injuries accumulated by my expat friends is truly alarming. Excluding digestive disagreements, simply for brevity’s sake, here are some of the most common expat injuries in China. Read more>>
Apr 04, 2017 Comments(8)
Chinese culture certainly has no shortage of symbols of luck and good fortune, many of them stemming from wordplay or riddles. These symbols are easily seen in everyday life, but sometimes their meaning is not easily discernible. Here we take a look at ...... Read More>>
Nov 10, 2012 Comments(2)
Despite being made illegal when the Communists rose to power in 1949, pornography flourishes in China. Just look at any DVD stand. Although the penalties for purchasing, peddling and producing pornographic material are draconian, it is clear that the threat ...... Read More>>
Oct 14, 2013 Comments(37)
Here are 10 ways in which you’ll return home a reformed person after having experienced Chinese culture for an extended period of time. ... Read More>>
Jan 20, 2013 Comments(5)
An in depth investigation looks into the seedy workings of the sex industry in the famed “sex capital” of China, Dongguan. ... Read More>>
Apr 08, 2015 Comments(25)
If you’re single, new to China and plan on being here for a while, the issue of dating a Chinese partner will inevitably arise. Here are some things you should know before you start dating in China, so you and your Chinese partner don’t have too many ...... Read More>>
Jul 01, 2014 Comments(7)
Fast food delivery guys whizzing about on their e-bikes at all hours of the day and night is a common sight across China. So how do you avail of this awesome service? We take a look at the three most popular fast food outlets and their online ordering ...... Read More>>
Nov 08, 2010 Comments(2)
Geologically, the separation between the North and the South is easy to define: two continental cratons, edges merging near the Huai River. Culturally and ethnically, however, the division fades from somewhere in the centre like a bad Chinese haircut, ...... Read More>>
May 25, 2021 Comments(17)
We’ve all heard about the habits we should avoid picking up as an expat living in China, but what about those things we should learn? ... Read More>>
May 10, 2012 Comments(6)
Photo: shardsofchina.wordpress.com Odds are, if you've been out to dinner in China, you've been offered cigarette after cigarette from a dizzying array of brands and boxes. Whether or not you accept them, each one has a specific meaning and makes a ...... Read More>>
Oct 09, 2009 Comments(0)
The internet keeps on growing, the technology allowing us to record ourselves in all matter of compromising positions keeps progressing and people certainly aren't going to stop having sex. Even China's internet censors can't seem to stop flesh from ...... Read More>>
Aug 17, 2013 Comments(9)
It's not exactly a secret that China is the “land of cheap custom made clothes”. But, as with everything here, it's easy to get ripped off if you don't know what you're doing. These tips hold true for tailors with their own stores, and even the tailors ...... Read More>>
Dec 21, 2012 Comments(23)
You’ve probably witnessed a scene similar to this one before: A grown woman stomping her foot, whining cutely, pouting her lips and making eyes at her boyfriend. "Lao Gong," she might say, pitching her voice to resemble that of a petulant ...... Read More>>
Oct 19, 2009 Comments(2)
Most of us have encountered them. Beauty salons that are somehow still open past midnight. Late night phone calls when you’re staying at a hotel in a strange city. Massage parlors where the massages are not the most exciting thing on the menu. Women ...... Read More>>
Apr 24, 2013 Comments(8)
Following the recent Sanya sex party scandal, the term “socialite girls”, which describes amateur models that climb the slopes of fame, has become popular. A reporter talks to a model agent who explains the negative effect the term has had on the modeling ...... Read More>>
Jun 08, 2017 Comments(19)
So, you’ve decided to take the plunge and buy a vehicle in China, but where to start? What do you buy and how do you buy it? Are you even allowed to as a foreigner? Let’s take a look and find out …... Read More>>
Nov 14, 2016 Comments(12)
One can hardly sum up the influence of the West on China in just a few words, but we certainly can’t deny that a role has been played. The following list covers some key ways in which foreign influence can be seen in modern-day China. ... Read More>>
Jun 01, 2017 Comments(17)
Oftentimes, as foreigners living in one of China's larger, more metropolitan cities, it's easy to become spoiled by all of the little conveniences. In Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and their metropolitan ilk, we're spoiled by our Carl's Jr. hamburgers, our ...... Read More>>
Jul 09, 2014 Comments(1)
Thanks to the explosive growth in smartphone usage in China, mobile dating apps have changed the rules of the dating game forever. This article looks at a few of the fastest-growing and most promising dating apps in China. Mr or Mrs Right may just be a ...... Read More>>
Jun 17, 2011 Comments(6)
The Mandarin word for “naked” is the beautifully mellifluous “lu? t?” (裸体) which slides off the tongue and summons images of arty nudes (NSFW), and liberated naturalists frolicking on beaches. But being a nudist in China is far from...... Read More>>
Jul 01, 2013 Comments(23)
Have you ever stopped to ask yourself why it is that Chinese restrooms are lacking in toilet paper? Why pregnant women wear those apron-thingies on their way to work? Or what the obsession with keeping noisy, screeching crickets is about? ... Read More>>
Sep 14, 2015 Comments(5)
A list of the ten most popular breeds of dogs in China with detailed information about their characteristics, lifespan and cost. ... Read More>>
May 23, 2017 Comments(23)
China’s notorious “leftover women” are the lucky ladies who’ve reached the age of 27, but have not yet married. Why are these ladies being set apart? Why don’t men want them? In a land with a male dominated gender imbalance, how can this be happening? ...... Read More>>
Dec 30, 2012 Comments(6)
On December 24, a report summarizing a survey of Chinese men’s and women’s outlook on love and marriage was published. The results illustrate the huge current imbalance between the number of unmarried men and women in China—23.15 million more men than ...... Read More>>
Jul 02, 2013 Comments(3)
A survey was recently carried out at Guangzhou’s Sun Yat-sen University asking male and female students what their opinions were on masturbation. The results of the survey showed some revealing facts about what is normally a taboo topic in China. ... Read More>>
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