Introduction at the beginning Chinese pandas abroad are not only hairy “diplomats”, but also the first window for foreign tourists to know China. When you see the “sweet” Postcard under Edinburgh Castle, these cute figures are quietly telling you: if you want to understand contemporary China, you might as well go to see the overseas…
Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong are not just about “eating snacks”. From Michelin star-rated Cantonese cuisine to late-night Hot Pot, Hong Kong’s Chinese restaurants offer eight major cuisines in a city, so that foreign tourists who come to Hong Kong for the first time can also eat Chinese food at one time. This guide selects…
Chinese wok is not only the soul pot of Chinese families, but also the first entrance for overseas retainers to reproduce the authentic Chinese flavour. The “wok” design with a round bottom, thin-wall and heat conduction lets it release a unique “wok gas” in the stir fry room, and also attracts more and more foreigners…
China Ctrip (Trip.com Group) is a leading global travel platform headquartered in Shanghai, established in 1999 and listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol TCOM. It integrates air tickets, G-Series High-Speed Train tickets, hotels, car rentals, and visas into an English interface, allowing overseas tourists to book using 29 types of foreign currency credit…
Why do global travelers list Kunming as “China’s first stop”? The body temperature of 15–25°C in Kunming throughout the year allowed 78% of European and American tourists to skip heavy luggage (Wikipedia, 2024). When Beijing and Shanghai are 35°C in summer or 0°C in winter, this plateau City with an altitude of 1,900 m is…
China Visa Services is the core official service system to protect foreigners’ legal entry into China and carry out tourism, work, study and other activities. Relying on the global service network, standardised process and digital service platform, the system continuously optimises service experience and provides efficient and convenient support for transnational personnel exchanges. Understanding its…
Chinese Lunar New Year vs the Western New Year, as the celebration nodes of the two main time systems of human beings, carry a totally different cosmology, social structure, and cultural memory. From the perspective of calendar philosophy, ritual symbols, and social functions, this paper systematically analyzes the big differences between the two kinds of…
China visa requirements are the core issues that every foreigner who plans to travel, study, work, or do business in China must clarify in advance. Only by accurately mastering the application conditions and processes of different visa types can you successfully start your China trip or development plan. In this paper, the core requirements for…
China visa photo requirements are formulated in accordance with the DOC 9,303 document of ICAO, applicable to the requirements for the applicant’s photo when the Exit Entry Administration Department of the public security organ accepts all kinds of exit entry certificate applications Requirements for taking photos Basic requirements for photos Specifications of digital photo files…
Peking University Chinese Language Program has many subprograms; this article introduces a comprehensive strategy for admission. Based on the 70 years of teaching accumulation of the College of Chinese as a foreign language education (started from the “Chinese language special course for foreign students” in 1952), Peking University has created a Chinese learning system covering…
