Guest Post by Ashlie Lopez Chinese chess is called Xiangqi And is played widely in china. The same family as the chaturanga, western chess, shogi, and Jogi, Chinese chess is also a two-player board game. Known as Xiangqi in the West, it is a widely played board game in China and is played widely worldwide. …
A closer look on what ‘Face’ (面子) exactly is in China Written by Juliette Pitt So, we’re sure if you’ve been to China or if you are familiar with Chinese culture you have come across the term “miànzi”(面子). The direct translation of “miànzi” is face. Similar to the Western idea of reputation, ‘face’ describes one’s reputation or …
The future of doing business in China – an interview with Mr. Biao Wang Written by Juliette Pitt We’ve written a lot of articles about doing business in or with China, and we thought that a better way we could gain further insight and understanding was to interview an expert. We spoke to Mr. Biao …
Your 3 Ultimate Top Tips on How to Succeed in an Interview in China! Written by Juliette Pitt So, if you’ve been following our blogs, you’ll probably notice that we’ve been writing or we have written articles about how to do business in China. Some of the topics that we’ve covered so far are the …
Your Pocket Guide on How to Introduce Yourself in Chinese Written by Juliette Pitt Learning how to introduce yourself in Chinese is a vital skill. Whether you are just studying Chinese for fun or visiting China for business or even just attending an event, learning how to introduce yourself is a good way to make …
As a result of the pandemic, more and more language schools have taken their services online for international students. This is usually in the form of Zoom, Google Hangouts or Microsoft Teams. One school in particular, however, has taken online learning to a new level. In this post, I talk about my experience using the …