Why I as non-Chinese speaking foreigner let myself ride subway

By Huma Sheikh         BEIJING, March 23 (Xinhuanet) -- It's always like feeling panicky the first few times in a foreign country when your working place is not within the walking range. In China amid huge crowds of people, traveling, especially for a non-Chinese-speaking foreigner, seems intimidating, but not for me! I have enjoyed t...

Shanghai Xin Tian Di

      Located in the center of Shanghai City south of Huaihai Zhong Lu, Shanghai Xin Tian Di has become an urban tourist attraction that holds the historical and cultural legacies of the city. Shanghai Xin Tian Di is a fashionable pedestrian street composed of Shikumen and modern architecture style.        Shanghai Xin Tian Di is ...

The Good Life: Playing Peasants for the Weekend

    It seems that with the stress of a 9 to 5, Monday to Friday lifestyle, pollution, commuting and all the other bug bears of living in a metropolis is driving the Chinese, very much like the English, to seek out a little piece of their very own Eden. But with Chinese cities so pack cheek by jowl, where can the budding Chinese kitchen gardener find a patch of land? The answe...

Shanghai Community Church

  Shanghai Community Church is located at Hengshan Road in southwestern Shanghai. It is the largest Christian church in Shanghai. Some American immigrants established a church at Donghu Road in 1920. At first, most Christians that worshiped here were Americans. In 1923, immigrants from differentcountries in Shanghai raised funds and began the construction of a new church at Hensan Ro...

''Shanghai Rush'' takes a slow, hard look at expats

  After a long and arduous audition, the cast and crew of the reality show "Shanghai Rush" have hit the ground running. Xu Wei discovers what might be happening and why the show is a breakthrough. After months of preparations and auditions, the 12-episode reality show "Shanghai Rush" started filming around the city this week. The show presented by International Channel Shanghai (I...

Shopping in Tianjin

  With products cheaper than Beijing and Shanghai but just as varied, Tianjin has garnered a reputation as China's new bargain-hunting destination. Shoppers throng Tianjin's famous antique markets and shopping centers seeking deals on clothes, high-quality handmade carpets, clay figurines and Wei brand kites. Binjiang Dao (Street) is the best place to go for all your window-shoppin...

Useful Telephone Numbers in Guangzhou

  China Country Code Number: 0086 Guangzhou City Code Number: 020Postcode: 510000 Emergency & Most Commonly Used •  Fire: 119•  First Aid: 120 •  Police Station: 110•  Check Telephone Number: 114•  Telephone Failure Complaining (free): 112•  Weather Report: 121•  Report a Traffic Accident: 122•  China Telecom: 10000•  China Mobile: ...

Shopping in Guangzhou

  Guangzhou is a shopper's paradise for the wide variety of inexpensive clothing, electronics, and other consumer goods available in its stores, markets and malls. Along with these 21st century staples, though, Guangzhou is also a great place to shop for traditional Cantonese handicrafts, food and souvenirs, such as Canton Carvings, Canton Enamel, Canton Embroidery, Wang Laoji Herbal...

Chinese food Therapy

  1. Laying stress on the whole, selecting medicated diet on the basis of differential diagnosis By the principle of "laying stress on the whole, selecting medicated diet on the basis of differential diagnosis", we mean that when prescribing medicated diet, we should first make an overall analysis of the patient's physical and health condition, the nature of his illness, the season ...

Table Manners in China

  Talking about eating habit, unlike the West, where everyone has their own plate of food, inChinathe dishes are placed on the table and everybody shares. If you are being treated by a Chinese host, be prepared for a ton of food. Chinese are very proud of their culture of cuisine and will do their best to show their hospitality. And sometimes the host will serve some dishes with h...