We’re down to the last two entries for #AtoZChallenge in China! I can’t believe I reached this far! In today’s challenge, I have two blogs: a visual tour of the Yungang Grottoes in Ancient Shanxi Province (to be published later) and this blog where we sing to the tune of Yǎnyuán (演员 or “actor”), a popular …
Today’s #AtoZChallenge: We visit the Xuānwǔmén Tiānzhǔtáng (宣武门天主堂) or the Xuanwumen Church, just southwest of the Forbidden City. It is situated in one of the demolished gates in Beijing’s ancient imperial city fortifications.
Today’s #AtoZChallenge features a social media giant that you might not heard of. With 899 million monthly active users (Q4 2016), WeChat is the king of social media in China.
In today’s #AtoZChallenge in China… people might be thinking how I can publish blogs, tweet, or post Instagram photos in China. It’s because of a VPN — or virtual private network.
In today’s #AtoZChallenge in China, we continue talking about trains, but this time they’re underground the massive city that is Beijing.
It’s our #AtoZChallenge in China again! In this entry, we start traveling from Beijing to Moscow via the Trans-Siberian Railway, which turned a century old last year!
Today’s #AtoZChallenge in China features something many foreigners, mostly Westerners, find surprising, and at times shocking. But it’s merely a common part of living in many parts of the country. It’s the squat toilet,
The Chinese currency is also called the Chinese Yuan (or CNY). So which one is correct?
We visit the historic Qinghuayuan Railway Station (清华园火车站), soon to be demolished. It’s one of the few stations built in the Qing Dynasty (in the 1910s) that remains standing despite the sweeping changes in Beijing’s landscape.
Today’s #AtoZChallenge is about making friends in China. Our word is péngyou (朋友) or “friend”!