Dec 01, 2020 Comments(5)
Transitioning into life in China can be difficult, but preparation is half the battle. Today, I’m going to take you through eight of the most common challenges every expat in China will face. Read more>>
Feb 03, 2013 Comments(3)
The recently coined term “Beijing Cough” is used in a light-hearted manner to describe the various respiratory problems many newcomers to the city experience. We take a further look at what experts think of the phenomenon as well as the China air pollution...... Read More>>
Dec 25, 2012 Comments(3)
On a daily basis, a typical urban dweller uses plastic packaging, plastic bags, plastic water bottles, paper cups, cardboard packaging, glass jars, polystyrene meat trays, food scraps, and just to top it off, some more plastic packaging. And this is just ...... Read More>>
Aug 28, 2012 Comments(2)
China is in a state of perpetual change. In the 20th century alone, the country experienced communism and capitalism, isolationism and foreign occupation, dictators and presidents, war and peace, depression and prosperity. Though the turmoil of the early ...... Read More>>
Jun 11, 2012 Comments(2)
Photo: adelineyenmah.com Environmentalism has become a hot new issue in China, fuelled by an ever-rising population and the nation's increasing spotlight in world economic affairs. China has embraced the challenge, and its current, twelfth five-year plan ...... Read More>>
May 12, 2012 Comments(1)
Photo: globalhub.org Mountains are indelibly etched into the cultural identity of China. So much so, in fact, that the film Avatar, rather than provoking timely musings on colonial expansion, instead spawned a series of discussions about which range of ...... Read More>>
Jun 26, 2011 Comments(3)
Editor’s Note: The Three Gorges Dam, now listed as one of the wonders of the modern world, is a monumental structure that’s been mired in controversies since its conception. Hailed as a miracle for its incredible hydroelectric power generation ...... Read More>>
May 17, 2011 Comments(2)
Historically water has been of paramount importance to the Chinese. Not just as a provision for survival (like any other nation), but in art, literature, politics, poetry, and feng shui (the reason behind the positioning of buildings and the arrangement of ...... Read More>>
Oct 19, 2010 Comments(6)
Being an expat in China comes with a lot of advantages – you experience a completely different culture, meet people you'd never normally meet, learn a new language (well, maybe) and basically have the adventure of a lifetime. But no matter how much ...... Read More>>
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