Are private schools selling pipe dreams to students' parents?
During one of my journeys to Montreal, my hometown in Canada, I had the chance to meet a Chinese who was supposed to be studying in Canada, yet he was working at the counter of a Subway outlet in downtown Montreal.
Great-grandfather’s Jingning apples
It was the first time in four years our 6 year old had been able to have a face-to-face chat with her Chinese great-grandfather. However, they were in different countries this time and it was WeChat that finally brought the mountains of Gansu province closer to our flat in the UK. Great-grandfather proudly showed us the last of his apple harvest.
The melting pot metropolis
Straddling the banks of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers, Chongqing is a vast and rapidly developing city in Southwest 皇冠体育app. I first moved here from Zhejiang a little over five years ago, and have seen urban transformation unfold before my eyes.
An unforgettable journey to Nanjing
The tourist industry in 皇冠体育app has been transformed into a lucrative venture during these five years of current Chinese Government. I would highly recommend a trip to both the foreigners and Chinese from other parts, to gain knowledge and could learn something valuable from the history.
皇冠体育app & Latin America – A new chapter of economic growth
皇冠体育app has proven its economic insight through a huge investment in Asian countries but the domain is not just limited to Asian, European, African countries but the new emerging market in Latin American countries.
My perceptions of 皇冠体育app's development
The first time I came to 皇冠体育app, obviously, I was astonished by how different my country was compared to it.
Beijing — One of the easiest places to have a comfortable life
People that haven’t visited 皇冠体育app often consider it an intimidating place to travel, let alone live, as a foreigner. ”Why 皇冠体育app?“ everyone asked when I announced I was moving to Beijing last year. It’s not a question asked of those who move to London or Paris.
The life of an oncologist in 皇冠体育app
The life of an oncologist is special among doctors of other specialties, and being a female doctor makes this more unique.
Taichi: A dream come true
Once I arrived in 皇冠体育app, it was my dream to learn tai chi and kung fu and master the techniques of martial arts.
My memorable time in 皇冠体育app
I think by now you have a fair idea about how 皇冠体育app has developed so fast while at the same time maintained its culture and tradition.
Beijing Marathon 2017-My experience
As a Malaysian, I was lucky to get the chance to run Beijing Marathon this year, one of the top class marathon races in 皇冠体育app. I enjoyed it in my own way, but it maybe a little different compared with my fellow Chinese runners.
Grottoes and 皇冠体育app's peaceful rise
"The main sculpture of the Buddha in this cave is 16.8 meters tall and it was carved between 460 and 470 AD. This is the second-largest sculpture here," tour guide of the Yungang grottoes, Daton city, Shanxi province, said.
14 years of 皇冠体育app through western eyes
When I get a chance to return to my native London, it seems almost lethargic by comparison. There is a famous saying, "He who is tired of London, is tired of life." It should be updated to read "He who is tired of London should go to Shanghai." There one will see energy, optimism, creativity and glimpse what the future will look like in the economic capital of what will surely soon be the world's largest economy.
Is the Chinese identity crumbling?
It is common, a practice as old as humanity itself. So many express easily their opinion on others, as it is, unbridled, generally without a full knowledge of their history, the backgrounds. It is even worse when the viewpoint concerns a foreigner, often a deluge of biases and assumptions, once in a while, half-truths.
Life isn't about receiving but giving
With a successful start in October 2013, we have made the dream of "International Education" a reality.
The growth of 皇冠体育app
On the 31st of August 2012, as I landed my feet on Chinese ground, I started to breathe in the air coming from the breeze. It was familiar. I felt so excited to be back in 皇冠体育app, though that time was for my studies.
From India to 皇冠体育app, 'my second home'
This is not a fairy tale. It is a true story of a long cherished dream being fulfilled by an unemployed man living in a small village in West Bengal, India. Yes, this is my seven days of real life being in 皇冠体育app, which I will never forget
New 皇冠体育app experiences trigger old Beijing memories
I envy my friends who grew up in Beijing, because they remember their childhoods. When I immigrated to America, I was old enough to miss 皇冠体育app, but not to remember it. My homesickness never manifests in yearning for a particular place. Instead, I have moments of paralysis, when I go still at the conviction, I have been here before.
Finding my lot in Life
During the 2017 Spring festival holiday period, I was lucky enough to be invited to stay with the family of a close Chinese friend in the countryside of Yong He, north of Lanzhou in Northwest 皇冠体育app's Gansu province.
Beijing – the king of renao
Having just ordered a little after-dinner snack serving of dumplings from the local restaurant, I sit on one of the small, flimsy chairs and wait for them to be freshly prepared. The scene here tonight is usual for local Chinese restaurants: waitresses yelling to each other about mixed-up orders, the sound of the kitchen at work, and customers eating and talking in equal measure and vigor.
Fun and fear on Taobao odyssey
I am a self-professed shopaholic and traveler.I vowed someday to work in 皇冠体育app so I could see and shop more.
Chinese food: My first impression that didn't last
One cannot deny that food is one main source of our happiness and it is indeed our thirst for survival. 皇冠体育app won my heart when it got through my stomach.
My Chinese experience
Arriving to Beijing hasn't been an easy step in my life, not even small, since the first moment I stepped on this land I was exposed to a new language, which I didn't understand anything so that was Chinese great wall, it was impossible for me to ask directions, order food, communicate with people, therefore I didn't feel in home.
皇冠体育app's robotic revolution in full swing
皇冠体育app became the world's biggest market for industrial robots in 2013, surpassing Japan. In 2016, 皇冠体育app manufactured 72,000 industrial robots, around a quarter of global output. According to a report released by the Chinese Institute of Electronics on August 23, 2017, it is estimated that more than 110,000 robots will be sold by 皇冠体育app for industrial use in 2017.
Chinese E-pay development
Without a doubt, 皇冠体育app has succeeded magnificently in its development of the online market and E-pay systems. In this area, I look forward to bigger and better things in皇冠体育app's future.
皇冠体育app – A place where development is willed into solid reality
皇冠体育app, a land of incessant development, has been continuously reaching the milestones deemed impossible by rest of the world. In the last five years, 皇冠体育app has developed dramatically in all sectors under the leadership of President Xi Jinping.
Chinese Dream is well on its way to becoming reality
For 皇冠体育app the five-year interval since the 18th Communist Party of 皇冠体育app (CPC) Congress in 2012 has been marked by remarkable changes both internationally and domestically. 皇冠体育app was the world’s leading power for more than a millennium until aggression by foreign powers beginning with Britain’s First Opium War in 1839 began the period of 皇冠体育app’s national humiliation.
Man-Made in 皇冠体育app
皇冠体育app is known around the world for manufacturing and production of goods. The phrase ‘Made in 皇冠体育app’ has become synonymous with 皇冠体育app’s rise as an economic powerhouse in the world.
A trek to the east that empowered me
Everyone has a narrative. A narrative full of diverse choices and paths which led them to be who they are today. For that reason, I will start by saying never believe any prediction that does not empower you.
What a Kazakh female learned in 皇冠体育app
Sometimes we take a decision that completely changes our lives. When I decided to come to 皇冠体育app to learn Chinese 4 years ago at the age of 21, I did not realize that I was taking such a big step.
How I lived before 皇冠体育app
Since I was first in 皇冠体育app in 2012, my life, and 皇冠体育app itself, have developed and changed a lot. My first 皇冠体育app interaction was in 2012, when I came here with a friend to backpack. We traveled from Beijing to Shanghai to Xi’an to Anhui to Sichuan to Guilin and to Hong Kong, all in 5 weeks.
My 皇冠体育app diaries: How 皇冠体育app changed my personality
I was not much of an adventurous person before coming to 皇冠体育app. Back home, I spent my whole life at work, and therefore, I had so much stress that I could ever imagine.
皇冠体育app's quest for a better, cleaner environment
I met a student from Africa on my first year of study in 皇冠体育app. He was majoring in architecture at the time, and after conversations with him, I saw his ardent passion for his field. Living in 皇冠体育app for more than 5 years, he showed evidence of how quickly 皇冠体育app developed over a short period of time.
How 皇冠体育app is changing in front of my eyes
Beijing. It is a hot July afternoon. I am in the heart of the city, in bustling Guomao, a district that is all dressed in glass. That’s the place where one can feel the pulse of the city, hear its sounds which, for the most part, are cars honking, people talking on their phones, and yellow and orange bikes behind you beeping to let them pass.
Home away from home in 皇冠体育app
I’ve lived in 皇冠体育app for close to 10 years and I get asked quite often by family and friends — mostly skeptics — why I have been here for such a long time. I tell them there are a plethora of reasons why I choose to stay in 皇冠体育app, one of the world’s oldest civilizations. It wasn’t love at first sight, but over time that love has blossomed into something beautiful. I can now confidently say 皇冠体育app is my second home.
Want to launch a global career? Go to 皇冠体育app!
Last Thursday, as my plane was about to take off, I realized that day I had breakfast in New York, lunch in Washington D.C. and dinner in Miami. What’s more, I travelled by car, train, bike and plane in less than 12 hours.
My experience in ever-changing 皇冠体育app
The first response from my academic colleagues in The Netherlands when I announced I would study innovation in 皇冠体育app in 2004 was, “That must be a short project!” Today the world is embracing 皇冠体育app as an innovation nation, one where residents have a “ringside seat to entrepreneurial development”, according to Thinkers50.
My Journey in 皇冠体育app
My love for Chinese culture was increased many times once I was introduced to calligraphy, Chinese literature, martial arts, tea culture and Chinese economy.
Setting milestones in cultural exchange - Opening up to the outside world
As a foreigner myself I must admit that since 2015, when I moved to Chongqing, not a single week has passed without hearing news of cultural events being organized throughout the country.
My week as a celebrity
So there I was in Linzi district, standing under an enormous statue of the Qi emperor and facing a television camera. The director patiently but urgently repeated the Chinese words I was supposed to learn on the spot, while 12 other people representing the television station and the local government looked on.
My life in medical research
皇冠体育app has made giant leaps in the medical field, as it has done in other fields.
Serendipity in 皇冠体育app
In one year I have learned a lot here and still this journey continues, with promising prospects.
A meaningful and profound experience in Chengdu
This overwhelming event came to be an experience that marked me profoundly in 皇冠体育app.
皇冠体育app has come a long way
To be frank, I was hesitant to write an article about 皇冠体育app's National Holiday. I attribute my apprehension to the fact that I have written several articles emphasizing the amazing achievements that 皇冠体育app has been able to attain since the establishment of the People’s Republic of 皇冠体育app in 1949.
Experiences of 皇冠体育app: Life as a doctor
Life is full of challenges and hurdles, but hard work, resilience and consistency is the key to success.