Blog Tag - Culture

Kapital Koopas: Games Dubbed With Regional Chinese Dialects, Martial Arts Simulators & More
Press F to pay respects to all the fallen goombas. It's time for a deep dive into China's gaming culture in our column, Kapital Koopas. Sichuan...
Mandarin Monday: Good Morning C Good Night A, the Year in Chinese Internet Slang
It's that time of the year again when every media outlet publishes enough year-in-review articles to make your head spin. But as headlines are still...
Mandarin Monday: An Infographic to Comprehend Chinese Gastronomy in a Linguistic Way
Imagine, if you will, your Chinese language skills are in their prime, you've just passed your HSK 4 test with a high score, and now the menu in your...
Local Gem: Sour Soup Fish? Sweet Dumplings Fried with Pickles? Fishy Grass? The Bizarre Culinary Adventure to Guizhou
Local Gem is an exploration of Beijing’s diverse palate. Get out of your comfort zone and try something new! To share your own neighborhood pride,...
Mandarin Monday: What Would Squid Game Look Like if it was Held in China?
A cruel game show capitalizing on the hopelessness of the poor in order to entertain the upper classes is a theme that's been somewhat exhausted by...
PG-30: Must Protecting Minors Always Affect the Adults in the Room?
你相信光么 Do you believe in the light? For those of us who were born in the '90s and lucky enough to watch TV during those formative years, this slogan...
Harry Potter in Beijing: Your Spell Book For The Hutong Wizards And Witches
After years of waiting, Beijing Universal Resort finally opened its gates to the public on Sep 20. Tickets for the first few days sold like hotcakes...
After The Moon Becomes Full, So Does the Crab Roe
While many reach for mooncakes right about now, I always restain myself from indulging in this traditional delicacy. For a gourmand such as myself,...
Creatures of Chinese Folklore and Their Foreign Doppelgängers
As you may already know, we have entered the seventh month of the lunar calendar, which is of the month of the ghost according to traditional Chinese...
Who is Yuan Longping? The Man Who Fed Millions With Affordable Rice
If you happened to browse any Chinese social media during this past weekend, probably you have noticed there was a guy who has been mentioned...
Mandarin Monday: What La Is this La?
Even though the chili pepper is not native to China, Chinese restaurants have still managed to build a world-renowned reputation for spicy flavors...
Mandarin Monday: Mastering 儿 so That You Too Can Speak Like a True Lao Beijinger
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends. Er, erm...
Ticket Giveaway: Xi Festival's Immersive Music, Arts, and Culture Experience Takes Over Longfusi, May 1-5
If there were any lingering doubts that spring is in full swing and – dare we say – already giving way to summer, the recent unveiling of Xi Festival...
 Mandarin Monday: Taking Homonyms to the Next Level
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends. It's...
2020 Year in Review: That Slang That Netizens Slung This Year
The 20th year of this millennium has been the longest yet, and boy are we ready to say goodbye. But hey, if we had to spend it anywhere, then Beijing...