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When you first move to China, you’ll encounter a number of habits and customs that seem really strange at first. After living here a few years, these Chinese oddities have somehow become (almost) normal to me, and I’ve even adopted…
One of the most popular ways to hail a taxi in China is by phone, using the DiDi app. It’s incredibly convenient; however, in the past this was only available to those who could speak Chinese. Luckily, the popular DiDi…
After a long trip, or after working all day, It is necessary to find some place to wash away the journey tired, release the pressure of work, can also feel this more than 5000 years old traditional culture. Shaoxing (Chinese:…
Researchers at the University of York report pooches respond better to dog-directed speech (DDS) as opposed to when we talk to them. To test this theory, researchers rounded up 37 dogs and had them listen to a person talking to…
Mannequins lead terrible lives. Every day, they stand in the same place, posing the same way. Ruthless retail employees even detach their limbs and strip them naked on a regular basis, too. Naturally, these poor creatures seek new experiences, adventures…
Writing in the journal Society & Animals, the team from Northeastern University Boston and the University of Colorado Boulder gathered 256 undergraduate students together and then presented them with fake news reports of attacks on either a 1-year-old baby, a…
For those who still are not familiar with, WeChat (微信, Weixin, which means “micro-letter” or “micro-message” in Chinese) is a social network: it’s sort of halfway between WhatsApp and Facebook, with the dual purpose of dividing content on your dashboard besides communication…
In the spring of 2013, a new term was launched over the Chinese Internet: ‘Green Tea Bitch’ (绿茶婊 luchabiao). According to Chinese netizens, the term is used to describe ambitious women who “pretend to be very innocent”. Somewhere between March…
The topic of children’s books in China recently made international headlines following a reported crackdown on foreign storybooks in the PRC. What’s on Weibo explores the status quo after the ‘Taobao ban’: has Peppa Pig really left the building? What…
Most are familiar with those little “do not eat” packets that can be found in various food and household items packaging, but their potential danger might be less well-known. A Chinese mum is now warning others to keep the dry…