Have you been working in China? Whether working as a teacher, copywriter or in some other business capacity, you’ll probably need to move some of your earnings home from time to time. Firstly, let’s establish that moving Yuan (Renminbi) out of China is not as straightforward as transferring money from other countries. The Chinese Government…
It may have happened rapidly, but COVID-19 is effectively over in China: Effective January 8, 2023, there is no longer a requirement for quarantine for international arrivals entering the PRC Health codes are no longer required Lockdowns are no longer actioned Masks are required on public transport. They are not always required in shopping malls, but…
You’ve configured your WeChat Pay and it seems to work in most places. In particular, it works fine in more established venues, shops, restaurants, cafes, hotels, etcetera. However, when paying at more peripheral businesses, or with smaller vendors like street sellers, the payment seems to start going through, but then an error message is thrown…
Yes, this is something that happens more and more in China these days. Add to this the fact that Google has now closed its Translate service in China due to low usage. So you need a VPN to use it now. So you’re needing to translate a website, a sign, or some literature in China.…
Why the need to convince oneself? If you don’t like it, why not just go home? Well, I do like China. A lot. It has so many great qualities. Most of the time, I thoroughly enjoy life in China. Nowhere’s perfect, not that the obvious needs stating. Before I moved to China, I accepted that…
Chinese people certainly have a sense of humour. But like most regions of the world, they have their own take on what’s funny and what’s not. In China, slapstick and double entendre have their place, but political satire is a “no-no”, publicly. Pan-language humour is easy to get lost in, and in China, dry sarcasm…
Although COVID and China’s strict pandemic mechanisms have seen a lot of foreigners leave China, there are still a healthy number of Vloggers cataloguing their time in China. Some are pro-China, some not so pro-China, and some maintain a non-political stance. It’s wise to read learn far and wide, feel out the middle ground, and…
If you’re moving, or even visiting China, and you hail from a more temperate country, like the UK, the Chinese weather, particularly the more south you go, may come as a shock. By UK standards, it’s sweltering, to say the least. So bearing the aforementioned in mind, it’s worthwhile preparing yourself, mentally at least, and…
Wenzhou sits toward the southern end of Zhejiang province, eastern China. Zhejiang is one of the wealthiest provinces due to its widespread, forward-thinking light industry. Handicrafts, textiles and electronics find their way across the world through nearby Ningbo port. In all honesty, there’s not a huge amount of “bad: when it comes to Wenzhou, but…
As of July 2022, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang province has heightened its COVID-19 control measures. Although fewer establishments require the scanning of the Wenzhou health code WeChat mini program, which conveys test and vaccination status, as well as recent travel, regular tests are now required by all citizens. It is recommended to visit one of the…
