#AtoZChallenge in China: Trans-Siberian Railway (Part 1)
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!
#AtoZChallenge in China: Squat Toilet
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 Ecology of Functional Society: Valuing Life Systems in a Polluted World
The Ecology of Functional Society: Valuing Life Systems in a Polluted World
#AtoZChallenge in China: Rénmínbì (人民币 People's Currency)
The Chinese currency is also called the Chinese Yuan (or CNY). So which one is correct?
#AtoZChallenge in China: Qing Dynasty Railway Station (soon to be demolished)
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.
#AtoZChallenge in China: Péngyǒu (朋友 Friend)
Today’s #AtoZChallenge is about making friends in China. Our word is péngyou (朋友) or “friend”!
#AtoZChallenge in China: Open-Crotch Pants!
Whatever the discussion is about split pants, for sure they’ll be a common sight in parks in Beijing this spring and summer!
#AtoZChallenge in China: Nǐ hǎo, It's Me
Hello! It’s our #AtoZChallenge again! I can’t believe I’m on my 14th entry… and 12 letters to go! Today’s challenge coincides with my weekly series, Mandarin Mondays, and we discuss the very basic word that you need to know when learning Mandarin — nǐ hǎo (你好).
#AtoZChallenge in China: Mobile Communications
It’s my 13th #AtoZChallenge in China entry — and yes we’re halfway to the finish line! In today’s entry we focus on the “mobile-ness” of a country that imposes rules on the internet.
#AtoZChallenge in China: Lǎowài (Foreigner) List
Our #AtoZChallenge in China for today is a lǎowài 老外 (foreigner) list, that is, some preconceptions of a first timer in Beijing.