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‘Bao’ Claims Oscars Best Animated Short
Chinese-centric Bao claimed Best Animated Short at the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, or the Oscars, held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday. The short is written and directed by Chinese-born Canadian director Domee Shi and produced by Pixar Animation Studios. Bao explores the life of a Chinese immigrant mom living in Toronto with her inattentive…
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Grandma Delights Netizens in Nostalgic Cooking Videos
A 73-year-old grandma from Taishan in the southern coastal province of Guangdong has gained fame online after her daughter posted videos of her cooking traditional Chinese dishes on social media. Lin Lan was recently visiting her daughter Lisa’s house in New York where she spent time cooking for her family every day. Lisa filmed her…
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What can you do in Shanghai during Chinese New Year?
Chinese New Year, also known as Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China, with a 7-day long holidays. If you are planning to be in Shanghai during this time, there is a lot going on in the city! Chinese New Year is roughly analogous to Christmas for Chinese citizens, meaning that it’s arguably the biggest holiday in the country. It’s an excellent…
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How does it feel to be a foreign celebrity in China?
Greg, the Canadian “Beijinger”, having moved to China since 1999. This year marks his 20th year of living in China. Did you know he was the co-host of a famous English teaching show in China and people would recognize him even across the street? Now, come check out the second chapter in Greg’s stories in China, how he…
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It’s time for you to get famous in China!
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! It’s been a while since Greg shared his absorbing stories. This time we’ll bring you something new! Besides the mini-documentary series, we’ve been continually making interesting sketches about native English on Douyin, like the difference between English that on textbook and in real life. Here is the collection of the Douyin clips we’ve posted,…
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How To Transfer Money Home From China?
Sending money out of China to your home country is one of the most frustrating experiences you probably have here that’s why Western Union have come up with some other method to transfer decent sums of cash internationally. Please be noted that foreigners can exchange maximum $500 USD per day due to capital outflow controls. Here are our suggestions on doing this: If…