Blog Tag - Social Media

Find Your Beijing Tribe With These WeChat Groups
Who needs more WeChat Groups in your life? Don't answer that -- we know you do! OK so maybe you don’t really need that many groups, but what you need...
The Beef is Cured: WeChat Finally Allows Users to Share External Links Again
Cut the chit-chat and gather around to learn the latest about everyone's favorite super-app in our ongoing column, What's New WeChat. During the...
Trending in Beijing: Power Cuts, Douying Volume and More
The fun, the strange, and the what-on-earth-is-this? Trending in Beijing is a wrap-up of top stories in Beijing as told by the trending hashtags,...
Douyin Dive: Watch a Video Each Day, Treat Your Body in the Right Way
Long before COVID-19 struck, you probably had already been receiving tons of blogs about healthy lifestyles or what kinds of food can’t be paired...
Douyin Dive: How Many Years Will I Be Sentenced For My Grandpa's Vase?
As a civilization that has experienced thousands of years of change and witnessed countless dynasties come and go, it's only natural that China...
Douyin Dive: The Channel That Will Make Your Inner Entomologist Happy
Douyin is a massive ocean of content creators, so how do you choose to follow? In Douyin Dive, we recommend the channels that will intrigue, impress...
Local Gem: Can You Have Food For Both Your Thought And Your Stomach At The Museum?
As we reported earlier this week, Beijing is certainly a world leader when it comes to museums. Not only is it home to a large amount of them, but it...
Six Beijing WeChat Groups to Save the Earth
There’s a WeChat group for everything nowadays, and we’ve covered the basics for parents and foodies in past blogs. Now, in honor of Earth Day on Apr...
What's New WeChat: Animated Emojis and Customized Status Updates
Cut the chit-chat and gather around to learn the latest about everyone's favorite super-app in our ongoing column, What's New WeChat. Note: New...
Social Media Influencer? Come Have Fun for Cash
Are you a social media influencer, or as they’re referred to locally, a KOL (Key Opinion Leader)? We’re seeking three foreigners to be featured in...
The Expat Influencers Taking Chinese Social Media by Storm
From Youtube to Bilibili and Instagram to TikTok, the ubiquity of video streaming seemingly knows no bounds. And between camera phones, video editing...
What's New WeChat: Hide Chats, Group Chat Remarks, and Similar Image Search
Cut the chit-chat and gather around to learn the latest about everyone's favorite super-app in our ongoing column, What's New WeChat. Note: New...
DP Your Guide to the Biggest Chinese Music Apps
Anyone in a WeChat group for music sharing must have noticed that, somewhat annoyingly, people share songs from a range of different apps. While...
Eleven WeChat Family-Friendly Groups for Beijingers
If you’re like me, you probably have a love-hate relationship with WeChat groups. It is a shock to anyone moving to China to realize just how...
Mandarin Monday: The Best News Applications to Help You Learn Chinese
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where we help you improve your Chinese by detailing learning tips, fun and practical phrases, and trends....