Meeting my girlfriend for the first time. She’s in China and I’m in the U.S. I’m pretty scared. It’s my first time leaving the state let alone the country. I should be leaving around January and landing in Harbin. Can anyone give me tips so I can stay safe and acclimate with the culture?

this question sounds stupid but i'm genuinely deadass serious when i ask this. i can't find any answers to this anywhere online. i live in the uk and in the uk we often order chinese takeaway food. actual chinese home food isn't gonna be the same as the takeaway served in a different country but i feel like even the takeaway food over there would be different. what foreign takeaway/takeout do people get most often in china. i'm just genuinely really curious about this

I’m not Chinese. I’m a foreigner who would be coming to do some form of teaching. However, I don’t want to sign a contract with an exit fee. In my experience, it’s schools that take advantage of employees. We call it the ‘churn and burn’. They make money from only having to pay new teachers and they make money when you inevitably leave.

I believe this is an old song from the Sino-Japanese, or maybe from the Civil War. If you recognize it, could you share a link, or if not, maybe the title of the song? Quality of the recording is not very good

I'm sitting in a tier 1 city in a Mexican restaurant having lunch, and the guy in the next table takes out his nail clipper and starts clipping his nails while others around him are eating.

Is this seen as socially normal in China? Personally, I find it absolutely vile behaviour and has put me off my lunch. I have seen this on public transport, but not where people are eating.

I know it's not my country, so I can try to tolerate the exaggerated slurping, being forced to see the contents of someone's mouth when they're eating, the talking with their mouth full of food so some morsels fire out from their mouths across the table, the loud, wet-sounding chewing, etc. However, I would absolutely draw the line at public nail clipping before I have to speak to someone.

What do other Chinese people think about this?

I’ve been very interested in going to a tour in China focusing on visiting farms and plantations and learning about production as a whole. But all the tours I’ve found are super expensive, like $2000+ for 8 days. But it seems that all these tours are business class, with premium accomodation, all the transport planned etc. I’m a humble traveler and I don’t need all that- I can find my own way and stay in hostels or humble guest houses, but I can ofcourse pay fair price for tours guides and lessons. Are there any options like this anyone could suggest? I don’t speak chinese so it would need to be in english.

So my family is thinking of opening a business in Shengzhou and asking me to shift there. How’s the life there?

I am a very ambitious person with serious FOMO.
I am in my 30s doing average in Bangladesh. I have small businesses that help me get through the month.

What’re the things that I might love or hate? I don’t want to regret wasting 5-10 years of my life in a city that might not help me progress.

Is people need maids cooks nannie elder care are going to rise and people employee more workers how do you think guys because 60% unorganised in 2026

Hi there! I’m planning to explore the Gansu Loop from 10 to 20 November. My plan is to fly into Lanzhou via an international airport and start my journey from there, travelling by train between cities along the route.

Would mid-November be too late in the season to visit? Is there a chance of snow, and how likely is it that some parks or major attractions will be closed during this period?

Also, does anyone have recommendations for reliable local drivers for full-day bookings to explore the cities and nearby attractions?

Hey guys im from India and i recently went to the canton fair and i am flabbergasted this was my first time in china and i was culture shocked you people are very dedicated to whatever you do and you guys jave such good cars and roads and i also had some questions as why and how are there so many teenagers that are 17-18 y/o in the canton fair and booths/stalls and what drives these young people to pursue customers and i was shocked When one of the girl came with me that night to the zanxi market and she was flirting with me what do i make out of all of this im very confused as what is going on in china

Seems there is a very high % private cars in China are EV. With majority of people live in highrise apartments, do most car spaces under the building have EV charge port ?

Hii :> I'm currently a second year Food Science & Nutrition student, and I've been thinking about pursuing my master's in Food Science in China, preferably at Jiangnan University. I've been researching the CSC scholarship because studying abroad would be financially difficult for me without a scholarship. I still have two years left before completing my bachelor's, so I want to start preparing early and improve my chances as much as possible. My grades for the first two semesters are around 75–76%(I know my grades are bad lol, I had lot of things going on). So, I'd really appreciate it if anyone who knows about Jiangnan University or has received the CSC scholarship could help me with a few questions. 1. How difficult is it to get a fully funded CSC scholarship for a master's at Jiangnan University, especially for Food Science? 2. Does the uni offer other scholarships for international master's students that cover tuition, accommodation, and living expenses, in case I don't get CSC? 3. What should I focus on during my remaining two years of bachelor's to strengthen my application? Do internships, research experience, publications, or a research proposal make difference? 4. Are there any entrance exams I need to take in order to get in? like (IELTS/TOEFL, GRE, HSK) exams required? I know I need to work on my profile, and I want to use these two years wisely rather than wait until my final year to figure everything out. So it'll be a huge help for me if you could provide me with some info, TY!

I’m watching 55 Days at Peking and came across this quote, often attributed to Napoleon:

“Let China sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.”

What a powerful line, especially when you think about China’s place in the world today.

Just thought I’d share it here. It’s fascinating how a line from a historical movie can still feel so relevant decades later.

Curious what you guys think! 🇨🇳

Hi everyone, I'm trying to track down a specific item as a Christmas surprise for my brother. Earlier this year, we traveled to Shenzhen, China, and visited a C-Store convenience store (the one with the red tomato logo). My brother really liked the uniform shirt the staff were wearing.

​Does anyone know if it's possible to source genuine employee workwear from Chinese convenience store chains, or does anyone have experience using proxy services or platforms like Xianyu to find niche items like this? Any advice or pointers would be greatly appreciated!

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying all Chinese people are like this, or dissing the importance of the work of the great Chinese activists that help animals, but this sort of thing does seem to be a major issue in China. Granted, animal cruelty is a major and tragically upsetting world issue, the world over.
This is the sort of thing that I do think the world needs to know about when it comes to China.
Does China even have any real animal welfare laws to protect companion animals and farmed animals?