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You’ve just met someone in China. A few minutes later: “How old are you?”“Are you married?”“Do you have children?” 😳 We just met! 🥟 The Quick Bite Questions about age, marriage, children, work or where you come from may feel surprisingly...
You’ve just met someone in China. A few minutes later: “How old are you?”“Are you married?”“Do you have children?” 😳 We just met! 🥟 The Quick Bite Questions about age, marriage, children, work or where you come from may feel surprisingly...
You’re visiting a famous sight in China when someone smiles, points at their phone and asks: “Photo?” Sometimes they want a selfie with you. For international visitors who aren’t used to this, the first reaction can be: Why me? 😂 🥟 The...
You are walking through a park in China after dinner. Music starts playing. A dozen — sometimes dozens — of people line up. Then everyone starts doing the same dance. What’s going on? Welcome to square dancing (广场舞, guǎngchǎngwǔ) — one of the...
Beijing itineraries can look beautifully efficient on a map. Temple of Heaven → Tiananmen Square → Forbidden City → Jingshan Park. All four attractions follow a fairly logical northbound route through central Beijing (北京, Běijīng). But can you realistically do all of...
For someone making their first trip to Asia, Hong Kong can be a wonderfully approachable introduction. There are famous sights, of course. But Hong Kong (香港) becomes much more interesting when you mix the skyline with ferries, neighborhood streets, local food, markets and some...
Traveling in China with older parents raises some surprisingly specific questions. One traveler planning a trip to Suzhou (苏州, Sūzhōu) with her father discovered that visitors aged 70 and above can enter the famous Humble Administrator’s Garden (拙政园, Zhuōzhèng Yuán) free. But does that benefit...
The National Museum of China (中国国家博物馆, Zhōngguó Guójiā Bówùguǎn) is free to visit—but that certainly doesn’t mean you can simply turn up. For international visitors, there can be another source of confusion: what happens when the WeChat reservation system appears to ask for...
Using Alipay (支付宝, Zhīfùbǎo) in China quickly becomes second nature—but the first few merchant transactions can feel slightly strange. A cashier enters something on a screen, picks up a scanner and waits for your payment QR code. But what if you haven’t actually...
Arriving at Beijing Capital International Airport (北京首都国际机场, Běijīng Shǒudū Guójì Jīchǎng) and planning to take the airport train into Beijing? If you already have—or plan to use—a Beijing Yikatong (一卡通, Yīkǎtōng) transport card, one small question can make your airport arrival much simpler: Does the...
Seeing the Badaling Great Wall (八达岭长城, Bādálǐng Chángchéng) illuminated after dark is a very different experience from visiting during the daytime. But there is an important practical detail: if you take the cable car or funicular up for the night tour, can you also...
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