Category: Life in China
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The Guangzhou Lotus Hill
It’s been my mission to visit places in Guangzhou outside of the normal go-to list and I found an incredible place! Located in the Eastern Panyu district of Guangzhou, China, the Lotus Hill (Lianhuashan 莲花山) is famous for its Western Han dynasty quarry, its temple, and other scenic sites. THE LOTUS HILL FAIRYTALE Once upon…
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The Million Sunflower Garden
In the southern Nansha district of Guangzhou you’ll find a park full of flowers. Millions of them, to be exact (according to the park name). The Million Sunflower Garden isn’t exactly what you’d expect from a normal garden. If you’re thinking of a peaceful and quiet park – forget that. It feels more like an…
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Happy Holi from Dongguan!
Holi is a special festival celebrated mainly in India, Nepal, and also by other countries and Hindus around the world. It symbolizes the end of winter and the beginning of spring and is also called the “Festival of Colors” because people will throw colorful powders all over each other! Holi was actually last week, but…
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Celebrating the Chinese Lantern Festival
Happy Year of the Dog! This was my third year to experience Chinese New Year while living in China. I wasn’t actually in China for the New Year’s Day (more on that later), but luckily for me the Chinese Spring Festival holiday stretches out for 15 days so I could still be involved in some…
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Chinese Social Media: 7 Cool Things You Can Do With WeChat
In China the primary social media apps are WeChat, QQ, and Weibo. I became pretty adept at using these (or more like obsessed with them) because they have so many amazing features and are so multi-functional! It takes a little bit more effort for me to check my American social media apps now. If you…
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The Time I Went On A (Surprise) Date in China
One of the most bizarre things to happen to me in China was a few months after I first moved here. As you can tell from the title, I went on a date…but I DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE A DATE. How do you not know? Well normally you talk to someone and…