Author: china-guide
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I Don’t Think They Know What Their T-Shirt Imprints Mean… Haha
It’s very common in China to buy clothes off the street with English words or sentences written on them. Some of them look and read fine, but others… hmmm not so much. The funniest part of it all is that most of them probably have no idea what whatever’s written on their clothes actually means! Others do…
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It’s Long, Hard, and Will Give You a Sugar Rush. What Is It??
What is Long, Hard, and Will Give You a Sugar Rush. It is the sugarcane! Sugarcane, 甘(ɡān)蔗(zhè) (scientific name: Saccharum officinarum) is widely planted in southern tropical areas of China such as Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, and Yunnan. It’s become so popular in these regions that it’s seen (and eaten) as a leisure fruit among the…
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Couple Squats in Their Underwear in the Rain to Kill Themselves?
Valentine’s Day may be over, but some stories are always worth sharing even days later. On Feb 14th this past Thursday, a man and a woman squatted in the middle of a road in Hangzhou. The man was only wearing underwear, while the woman had her underwear and a sweater on. They kept their head…
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Millions of Chinese Will Be Eating This Thing Today!
Happy Lantern Festival, everyone! Today marks the day of the annual Lantern Festival, also known as the Shangyuan Festival; an important Chinese tradition that has been celebrated for more than 2,000 years on the 15th day of the lunar calendar. And this year, this festival falls on February 19. But as you very well know, China…
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Miss Traveling? A Trick to Make People Think You’re Flying!
It’s already been over a week, but the Spring Festival is still fresh in our memory. Whether you took the holiday to rest in your city while everyone else had returned home, or decided to venture off on a few short day trips in the area, I think we can all agree that this break…
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Chineselization Level Test——How Chinese You Are?
Fortune Cookie has been focusing on cultural gaps for a long time. We have so many interesting stuff about different cultures in different parts of the world. This week’s article is a round-up for culture-related contents. Hopefully you’ll find something of your interest and enjoy them! T I P Every blue phrase contains a link which will…