Category: China
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HSK 4 Test Results: 67%
So I finally received my HSK 4 test results and the result is that I PASSED the test. Here’s the certificate: However, it’s not a complete pass since I technically didn’t pass the writing section. It used to be that you needed 60% in all three areas to have passed the test but now, as…
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What’s it like to live in China?
I write this post in an effort to give some idea of what it’s like to live in China, Beijing in particular, seeing as though I’ve only ever lived in the nation’s capital and only travelled through other parts of the country. I should make it clear that someone living in a Tier 1 city…
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Looking at Chinese Phones
Need a new phone. My Xiaomi Mi 5 “flagship phone” was having battery issues for the last eight months and finally gave up its ghost, or at least I’m unwilling to deal with it any more. Although the hardware was great, the software sucked. I’ve been cell phone-less for the last week and, other than…
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China
It’s a country in the news quite often and it is a country that I’ve lived and worked in for a few years now. At the other end of almost four years here, I’ve amassed a few posts about the country. Below I’ve listed the ones that are directly related to my time in China,…
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Beijing Walking (with Illustrations)
If I had to choose one word to describe Beijing and the few other cities in China that I’ve been to, it would be “Go!” Not as in “go and experience” but more like “GO! MOVE! GET OUT OF THE WAY!” Now, I’m not going to lump all of China into this category because, really, my experience is…