To put it bluntly, China Travel Permit is to turn “I want to go to those niche corners in China that are not fully open on the map” into a customs clearance script of a legal pass. It’s neither like the L-word tourist sign that everyone can take, nor the cool and casual way of…
When it comes to “China’s imperial examination”, many people first think of the eight part essay and the Fan Jin middle examination. But in fact, this set of open recruitment systems, which lasted for 1,300 years, was the most effective and equal talent filter in a way. It has written the three-point line of “reading,…
The 26th Harbin Ice and Snow World will officially open at 10:00 on December 21, 2024. We sincerely invite friends from all over the world to join us for this long-awaited ice and snow event! The theme of the 26th Harbin Ice and Snow World is “Ice and Snow Dreams, Asia Together”.
Nanchang University doesn’t show up on most students’ radar when they think about studying in China. Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou — those are the names people Google. And yet, here’s something that might surprise you: one department at Nanchang University ranks 7th in the world for Food Science (US News, 2025). Another team invented the LED…
The Postcard Is Real — But It Is Only the Cover Inner Mongolia arrives in most travel feeds as a single picture. Green grass runs to the horizon. A white yurt sits under an enormous sky. That postcard is real. Yet it shows only the cover of a far larger book. Most English guides stop…
Anhui University holds a credential most international students have never heard of — and it might just change how you think about learning Chinese in China. In 2000, China’s Overseas Chinese Affairs Office under the State Council officially designated Anhui University (AHU) as a Teaching Base for Chinese Language and Culture (Stony Brook University Study…
Olympic Park is almost everywhere — Sydney, London, Atlanta, Tokyo each have one. But only one Olympic Park on the planet has held both a Summer and a Winter Olympic Games. That park sits at the north end of Beijing, and most foreign visitors walk through it without realizing what they are walking through. The…
Harbin Institute of Technology, often referred to as “Harbin University of Technology,” is the first name that most foreign friends think of when they search for “China’s top engineering university.” It is not just an academic landmark in the northeast; it is more like a window for the world to see the foundation of China’s…
Huazhong University of Science and Technology does not look like a typical engineering school. Walk through its south gate in mid-March, and the first thing that hits you is not the smell of a laboratory. It is the scent of cherry blossoms. Pink and white petals drift across footpaths. Students cycle beneath arching branches. Somewhere…
European tourists pointed to the “SJTU” sign in the distance in the subway and asked me, “which castle is this?” I said with a smile: “it’s Shanghai Jiao Tong University, which may be more magical than the castle.” So, I would like to write a long article simply to break down the search intention behind…
