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No Hate Permitted Here; We are Lovers, Not Fighters!

China experiences some of the highest rates of cyber bullying in the world. As backlash to such a statistic, a new online group has come to the fore, one in which there are no haters and no negative comments. 中国是世界上网络欺凌率最高的国家之一。...

China Work-Life Imbalance; Married to the Job?

Despite all the entrepreneurial advancement of recent years, in which people balance both work and life; better yet, integrate the two; mental and physical health is still on the decline. Advocates of work-life integration say it is now harder...

Bye Bye Bai Bai; Outrage Over Correct Chinese Pronunciation

Chinese citizens, nay netizens, love little more than a fierce online argument. One of the most recent and hottest is seeing uproar over the official pronunciation of common, and not so common, expressions, given their revised appearance in Chinese...

Rainbow Flatulence, or How Online Millennials Talk to Each Other

Few things are such eye openers than than youth’s use of language when communicating with each other on social media. Such also offers a fascinating snapshot of today’s society as well as being an essential tool for keeping up...

Valentines, Blind Dates, Marriage Market or Plain Old Socialising?

“A woman’s virtue lies in her lack of knowledge”, goes an old Chinese saying. Such is still a common traditional view held among elderly people who gather in a so called “marriage market” or “blind date corner”, where advertisements posted on walls...

Record Demand for Customised Chinese New Year Travel Plans

Staying home for Spring Festival is fast becoming “old tradition”, while newer, more exciting  prospects of fun in the sun lure China’s youth away from the depths of a cold, mainland winter holiday. 呆在家里过春节正在迅速成为“古老的传统”,而在阳光下享受更新的、更令人兴奋的前景吸引着中国的年轻人远离寒冷的大陆寒假。 According to NewsTravel, the Ctrip 2019 New...

Me Now; China’s Rising Education of Entitlement

“Why aren’t you eating your noodles? Are you anorexic? You should see a doctor. “你为什么不吃面条? 你有性症吗? 你应该去看医生。 “Chinese people don’t care about mental health that much like Americans do. But if you’re in my school and you skip lunch, the consultant...

China’s Spicy Top Ten; Dishes that Power a Nation

China's spicy food is legendary. While much of it is region-specific; from spicy Hunan to numbing Sichuan, there are also the nationwide favourites. The Nanjinger presents ten of the very best. 中国的辛辣食物是传奇。 虽然其中大部分是特定地区的;从辛辣的湖南到麻木的四川,也有全国最受欢迎的。 《南京人》呈现了十个最好的。 10. Suan Cai Yu (酸菜鱼) 10. 素菜鱼(酸菜鱼) “Suan Cai Yu”...

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