China’s Top Scenic Spots: 5A Sites and World Heritage Complete List
China’s top scenic spots sit at the intersection of two independent rating systems — and…
Learn Chinese at Beijing Foreign Studies University
Beijing Foreign Studies University — known as BFSU — sits in Haidian district, Beijing’s academic heartland. For international students learning Mandarin, few campuses in the world offer a richer environment. Over 1,600 students from more than 100 countries study here. On any given morning, you might walk past a group of Nigerian students speaking Hausa,…
Prince Kung’s Mansion: The Hidden “Fu” Stone
Prince Kung’s Mansion isn’t just another imperial estate in Beijing. Tucked inside a rock cave in its garden sits a 7.9-meter stone stele — and the Chinese character carved on it makes people queue for hours just to stand near it. That character is 福 (fú), meaning blessing, fortune, and happiness all at once. The…
Shanghai International Studies University: Top Interpreting School
Shanghai International Studies University holds a distinction that most prospective students overlook entirely. Its Graduate Institute of Interpretation and Translation — known simply as GIIT — is the only Asian institution ranked among the world’s top 15 conference interpreting schools by the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC). Globally, schools like this sit alongside Geneva,…
2026 Beijing Auto Show: The Future of Cars Has Arrived
The 2026 Beijing Auto Show just wrapped up — and if you follow the auto industry at all, you already know this wasn’t a typical car show. It was, by most measures, the largest automotive event in human history. And it happened right in the middle of Beijing. For anyone planning to visit China, or…
From Shanghai to Zhouzhuang: The Perfect Day Trip
Zhouzhuang Ancient Town Scenic Area sits just 70km from downtown Shanghai — close enough to visit in a morning, different enough to feel like a completely different world. Where Shanghai gives you glass towers and maglev trains, Zhouzhuang gives you stone bridges arching over quiet canals, black-awning wooden boats gliding past Ming Dynasty courtyards, and…
Shanghai’s 55 Shopping Festival 2026: What to See and Do
Shanghai‘s 55 Shopping Festival is back — and this year, it’s bigger than a shopping event. Launched annually on May 5th, the festival has grown into a full-scale city celebration blending retail, music, light shows, street performances, and food. In 2026, districts across the city kicked off early, with events running from late April through…
Jinan University: China’s First International Campus
Jinan University sits in Tianhe District, Guangzhou — and on most days, its campus sounds more like a UN hallway than a typical Chinese university. Students pass each other in Korean, Arabic, Indonesian, and English. That’s not a coincidence. Jinan University (JNU, 暨南大学) holds a distinction no other Chinese university can claim: it was China’s…
Guangdong Travel Guide: Food, Scenery
Guangdong is the reason Chinese food looks the way it does everywhere else in the world. Walk into a Chinatown in San Francisco, London, or Sydney — and the menu almost certainly traces back here. That connection is real. Until the late 20th century, most overseas Chinese emigrants came from Guangdong, and they brought their…
Universities in Guangzhou: Which One Is Right for You?
The universities in Guangzhou attract international students from over 170 countries — and yet the city rarely leads the conversation about studying in China. That spot tends to go to Beijing or Shanghai. In reality, Guangzhou offers a competitive academic environment, lower living costs than many peer cities, and a central position in the Guangdong–Hong…
Guangzhou, China: More Than a Food Capital
Guangzhou has a reputation. Ask most people outside China what they know about this city, and food comes up first — Cantonese cuisine, dim sum, the original yum cha culture. That reputation is earned. Dim sum literally means “touch the heart,” and Guangzhou is where that tradition took shape, as the city became a commercial…
