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About The Money

The currency in China is called the yuan or renminbi (RMB), which translates to “people’s money”. When speaking Mandarin, each unit is referred to as ‘kuai’ – the…

Car Crazy China

Traffic in China’s cities is crazy, and the incessant construction of bridges, overpasses, and subways has only served to exacerbate the problem in the short term.

Mandopop – Cantopop

The 2 major dialects of Chinese being Mandarin and Cantonese, there are 2 ‘brands’ of pop music throughout the Chinese speaking community, including those in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan,…

WeChat Rules

It seems that everyone in China is (constantly) using an app for smartphones called WeChat, and it has revolutionized how Chinese people interact.

WeChat & QQ: Tencent 1-2 Punch

Tencent is one of the giants in China’s digital revolution, first changing how Chinese people message and email on the web with QQ, and again with WeChat on…

Weibo, aka Chinese Twitter

Weibo.com is often called the Chinese Twitter in Western media reports (and Weibo has asked them to stop).

China’s Homegrown Search Engine: Baidu.com

What do people in China use when searching for information on the Internet?

Face in China: 面子 / Mian Zi

The concept of face is a vital cultural component to the Chinese culture. There’s been a lot written on this topic, and still it is hard to define…

Wo Ai Ni = I Love You

A great place to start in learning any foreign language is to learn how to say “I love you”. This universal human expression can teach us 2 pronouns…

Ni he shenme ?

Ni he shen me is the pinyin for 4 characters which together mean “what do you want to drink?”. Note that the pinyin used here does not have…