Tag: China
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Chinese New Year 2020: The Year of Rat
With the end of the CCTV Chunwan gala (and the striking of midnight), it is now officially the Year of the Rat and the start of a new lunar year. Though this year has been dampened a bit by the outbreak of the coronavirus in Wuhan, it still is an important time to get together…
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Finished HSK 3 Test books and Looking at the Test
The month of May saw me finish the textbook for the HSK 3 course. In total it took three months to finish 20 units, or about 110 hours, roughly. Here’s a screenshot of my spreadsheet tracking my progress: You’ll see I re-started writing Chinese characters about midway through May, but those were HSK 3-specific. You’ll…
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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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Some things I’ve learned while in China
Below are some of the things I’ve learned about China, its people and its culture over the years I’ve been here. Some are pretty common knowledge (such as the ideas about colours and numbers) whereas some off them are more from my own observation (such as Nong Fu overfilling their water bottles). On Technology Just…
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It’s the fu days of summer
Things have heated up here in Beijing and I’m barely able to stay cool and composed while on the way to and from work. No matter if I walk slow or not, I’m dripping in sweat by the time I get to the subway station. Actually, just about any time. I guess prairie boys take…