Across Europe and North America there is a commonly held belief that people from China are inherently good at Mathematics. This stereotype has been reinforced in popular culture, with the geeky Chinese student a regular fixture in memes, cartoons and high school movies. These stereotypes are supported by some factual data, such as the international recognised ‘Programme for International Student Assessment’, PISA Mathematics rankings. Over […]
The year 2021 was never meant to be on the olympic calendar, but the Covid-19 pandemic created a one year postponement to the olympics for the first time in the modern era. As such, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the 2020 Paralympics were truly unique olympic events. With these sporting spectacles successfully completed, attention now turns to Japan’s neighbour. China had great success at this […]
Learning Chinese is an incredibly enjoyable and empowering process, but at times it can be very challenging. Often, the best solution for difficulties and frustration is humour, and what better to laugh at than memes about learning Chinese? So to support your emotional wellbeing during the challenges of learning Chinese, we’ve scoured the internet for the very best learning Chinese memes – enjoy! Chinese in […]
The Euro 2020 football championship reaches its zenith this weekend with the final between England and Italy. After a one year delay to this competition, fans around the world have jubilantly celebrated the return of international football played in front of thousands of spectators. China’s football fans have been particularly excited to celebrate the Euro Football Championship and analyst expect over 50 million Chinese fans […]
Technical skills, in general, would apply across the world, but if you study abroad, their relevance may be at a scale that’s still unprecedented back home. Irrespective of your field of study, these technical skills are generally accepted as some of the most valuable skills to have, given the current global situation. For this list, we’re going to focus on skills that may not necessarily […]
The idea of learning something in your sleep, sounds like the type of sarcastic remark a frustrated secondary school teacher would make to a dozing student. However, there is a growing body of evidence supporting the theory that it is possible to learn and snooze. For students who facing learning hundreds of Chinese characters to reach a confident level of language fluency, the opportunity to […]
A herd of fifteen wild elephants have captured the hearts of millions across China as they make a long and mysterious migration across the country’s southern provinces. The elephants’ journey began in April this year, after the herd left their nature reserve in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, Southern China. Since leaving the nature reserve, the elephants have trekked over 500 kilometers. Following the wild elephants on […]
A Chinese shepherd from a remote region of Gansu Province has become a national hero, and made international headlines, after saving the lives of six ultra-marathon runners. The modest shepherd explained his heroic actions were simply the actions of, “an ordinary person who did a very ordinary thing.” Huanghe Shilin Mountain Marathon The heroic shepherd, Zhu Keming, rescued the six ultra-marathon runners on the afternoon […]
An awe-inspiring archaeological find at a site in China’s Sichuan province, is forcing historians to rewrite the history of Chinese civilization. The recently unveiled discoveries of at the Sanxingdui site date from 1,200 B.C.. The treasures discovered indicate that the mysterious Shu Kingdom, which ruled the upper reaches of the Yangtze River until 316 BC, had advanced bronze crafting skills and was a highly developed civilisation. […]
This week a Russian translator and part-time model realised his dream by finally being voted off a Chinese reality television show. Vladislav Ivanov, from Vladivostok, Russia, joined the reality TV show, ‘Produce Camp 2021’ in January. Since then, he has been kept from leaving the show by viewers continually voting for him, despite his lack of enthusiasm for the contests. Following his exit from the […]
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