The Year of the Tigher 2022 2022 is the year of Tiger (Water-水虎 shuǐ hǔ) according to Chinese zodiac, starting from February 1st, 2022 and lasting to January 21st, 2023. Tiger is the third in the 12-years cycle of the Chinese zodiac sign. The 12 zodiac animals are, in order: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, [...]
6 Most Popular Chinese Online Shopping Sites Online shopping is growing rapidly in China, do you know the most popular Chinese online shopping site? Double Eleven — online shopping festival is coming in next month. Let's have a look at 6 most popular shopping sites in China that may help you buy products online easily. [...]
Essential Vocabulary for Online Shopping in Chinese Online shopping is growing rapidly in China. It is part of everyday life for Chinese people, saving time, money and the trouble of leaveing the house. Singles Day or Double-11 is China's biggest online shopping festival. On November 11,2020, there was more than RMB 372.3 billion (US$56 billion) [...]
Learn Chinese about Mid- Autumn Festival Mid- Autumn Festival --- 中 秋节 zhōng qiū jié Mid-Autumn Festival --- Chinese: 中秋节 ( zhōng qiū jié ) is traditionally celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month in September or October in the Gregorian calendar. In 2020, Mid-Autumn Festival is on September 21st. Chinese [...]
Dragon Boat Festival Dragon Boat Festival of 2021 falls on June 14 ( the 5th day of the 5th month according to Chinese lunar calendar). Also known as Duanwu Festival ( 端午节 Duānwǔ Jié). the holiday in China starts from June 12 to 14, 2021. Many legends circulate around the festival but the most [...]
Qingming Festival The Qingming Festival (Qīngmíng Jié 清明节), known as Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese Festival. Introduction Qīngmíng Jié (清明节) in Chinese means “pure brightness Festival” or "Clear and Bright Festival". It corresponds with the onset of warmer weather, the start of spring plowing, and family outings. During the Qingming time, the [...]
Top 10 Most Popular Chinese WebsitesTop 10 Most Popular Chinese Websites! What are the most popular websites in China?In this article, we will introduce the top 10 most popular Chinese websites. It would helpful for foreigners who may want to live in China, but don’t know what websites to use.1. Baidu - The Chinese Google; [...]
The Top 8 Apps for China Travelers and Expats If you are plan to travel or work in China, the top 8 Apps for China travelers and expats, you should know. Communication, browsing mobile internet, listening to music and watching videos are the most common activities of Chinese mobile users. Not surprisingly, companies who traditionally dominated those niches on the [...]
the Most Famous Chinese Women in History It is International Women’s Day (the 8th of March) today, let’s learn some famous women in Chinese history. Fu Hao - China’s First Female General 妇好 Fù Hǎo Fu Hao (Fù Hǎo, 妇好,died c. 1200 BC) or Lady Hao was a queen, general and high priestess of the Shang dynasty in Eastern [...]
How Chinese People Celebrate Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is celebrated for sixteen days ( from New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival ). It is on the 5th of February 2019, beginning a year of the Pig. China's public holiday will be February 4–10, 2019. How Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year？Its preparations begin [...]
