Shanghai ranked at top in the most livable cities

Top 10 most livable cities on the Chinese mainland in 2015 ECA, an agency focusing on the development and provision of solutions for the management and assignment of employees around the world, recently launched a global livability index report. Hong Kong still ranks highly as a place for Asian expats, but has fallen to 33rd place in the global ranking, furt…

Top 10 Reasons to Study Abroad in Shanghai

Shanghai is one of newest exciting Chinese Summer Camp destinations, here are our top 10 reasons why to choose Shanghai: 1. ECONOMY. Shanghai is China’s economic capital and one of the largest cities in the world. Over the past two decades it has been one of the fastest developing cities in the world. Of approximately 166 different types of industry in the cou…

Is Shanghainese Different Than Mandarin?

Shanghai is the largest city in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), with a population of more than 23 million people. It is a major cultural and financial center and is an important port for container shipments. The Chinese characters for this city are 上海, which is pronounced Shànghǎi. The first character 上 (shàng) means “on”, and the s…

Pingjiang Road | Pingjiang Historic Street

With the length of 1,606 meters, Pingjiang Road parallels with Pingjiang River. The typical houses of ancient Suzhou with white walls and black tiles are standing by the street, simple and unsophisticated. Today, the old town of Suzhou centred around Pingjiang Road in the northeast, remains little changed since Song Dynasty, some 800 years ago. For many c…

Chinese Calligraphy

General Introduction Chinese Calligraphy More PhotosIn China calligraphy occupies a distinguished position in the field of traditional art. It is not only a means of communication, but also a means of expressing a person’s inner world in an aesthetic sense. Ancient people paid great attention to calligraphy. It was the essential whereby a candid…

5 Great China Taxi Tips

Below are 5 great China taxi tips that can be helpful for people visiting China: 1) Assume your taxi driver doesn’t speak English, doesn’t know anything about the city you’re in, and doesn’t read maps. If you need to, don’t hesitate to ask your hotel for help. 2) Before you leave home, print out maps of your hotel and the major destinations you want to visit. Prin…
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