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  • The kindness of strangers in a friendly city

    2016-11-30Two incidents. The first happened as I was cycling home. I nearly crashed into another cyclist. Both of us stayed on our bikes. No bones broken. No scratches. A limp, apologetic smile from me.

  • China is my second home

    2016-11-29I always say China is my second Home. It’s a massive country, extremely diverse culturally, ethnically and linguistically, with an astoundingly rich history. Unlike many other countries in this world.

  • Beautiful Country: Young US writer's touching tale of China

    2016-09-15Twelve years ago, 14-year-old John Randolph Thornton was sent to China for a year's study by his father, John Thornton, a banker and a visiting professor at Tsinghua University.

  • Evolutionary flight of the Peking duck

    2016-09-04Every time I visited my mother in Hong Kong when we were all much younger, she would feed me my favorite comfort foods - a steaming bowl of slippery rice noodles with a roast goose drumstick, and Peking duck.

  • An expat's favorite places in China

    2016-07-25A forum regular, claudeckenni, has traveled to 12 provinces and more than 20 cities in China. To help others enjoy the Middle Kingdon's most amazing places, he picked his favorite spots and shared handy travel tips for each one.

  • Foreign impressions of China's cities

    2016-07-25One of our bloggers from France, who goes by the online tag teamkrejados, gives her opinions on some of the cities she's been to since moving to China. Which Chinese cities have you been to and what are the good things and bad things about living in those cities?

  • What I like the most about China

    2016-07-25What about China attracts you most? Is it its culture, language, landscape or its people? Our forum readers share their opinions. You are also welcome to leave your thoughts.

  • Foreigners' favorite Chinese dishes

    2016-07-25No trip would be complete without savoring the local food culture. Actually, China has various kinds of delicious food, including a wide variety of local snacks.

  • Is China safe for foreign tourists?

    2016-07-25Safety is the top priority for any tourist planning to travel abroad. Compared with other countries, is China safer for travelers?

  • Coming to terms with a change of culture

    2016-07-25Culture shock is sometimes unavoidable. It is the feeling an individual experiences when visiting a new country, or any environment where things are done differently. Here are some examples of culture shock our Forum readers experienced during their stay in China.

  • Most attractive Chinese cities for foreigners

    2016-07-25China has so many amazing places to visit that it is sometimes difficult to choose among them. What's your favorite city in China?

  • Beware these tourist traps in China

    2016-07-25China is a very foreigner-friendly country when it comes to traveling but you still need to be alert for potential travel scams and traps. Our forum readers share their personal experiences of scams in China.

  • Chinese street foods you must not miss

    2016-07-25If you plan to visit China, then one of the things that you should put in your must-do list is to taste Chinese food - not just from the fancy restaurants but also from the street vendors.

  • Living in China: Expectations vs reality

    2016-07-25You may have a lot of expectations before you travel or move to another country. Kellivschina, our blogger from the US, also expected to encounter a few of these when she arrived in China. What were your expectations before you came to China?

  • Top 10 tips for newcomers

    2016-07-25For our US blogger, who goes by the online moniker kellivschina, it is hard to capture in words exactly what it is like to live in China, since life here seems different in many ways from her home country. But she still came up with 10 tips to summarize her Chinese experiences.

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