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Inner Mongolia Day Two: Riding The Beast With Two Humps
Day Two, the day I personally look forward to as the day that gets sand all over my belongings. We awoke very early in Baotou to head to the desert. This proved to be all worth it as we were there in just over an hour. Looking at it was really strange, turning off a […]
MoreInner Mongolia Day One: Trains, Horses, Buses And Piggy-back Rides
Our annual trip to Inner Mongolia departed Beijing for the wilder regions of China. Fully prepared for all weathers, 51 of us travelled by overnight train to the capital of the autonomous region, Hohhot. The train would prove to be the first in a variety of transportation methods that day. We arrived in Hohhot bright […]
MoreMoon Cakes And iPods
Do I have a tale for you. These past couple of days have been crazy – non stop! Have you heard of a Moon Cake, or Moon Festival? Nope, well neither had I. To be short and sweet (like the cake) a Moon Cake is the Chinese version of a Fruitcake, yup, that also means […]
MoreWinter Wonderland
The frost covered coaches lined up patiently awaiting the copiously clad interns in the half -light of the icy dawn. Snowflakes fluttered in the frozen wind, coating the ice-glazed pavements in fleecy whiteness. The pallid heavens polished the way for the tour bus snowploughs to voyage across the dicey Beijing boulevards. The Summer Palace stood, […]
MoreInterns Get Their Chi On!
Tai Chi – or T’ai chi ch’uan (太极拳) is an extremely popular kind of Chinese martial arts practiced throughout centuries. I don’t know about you guys, but when I think “martial arts” I think kicking, punching and insane fighting a little a la “Karate Kid”. But a quick google search proved me wrong on that […]
MoreScorpions, And Snakes, And Spiders! Oh, My!
Have you ever eaten a scorpion? How about grasshopper? Snake? Tarantula? I thought not, and if you’d asked our very brave interns yesterday morning, I’m sure they would have turned green at the thought. Not now, though, because last night saw our trip to Wangfujing and the famous ‘snack’ street. Grasshopper and scorpion are just […]
MoreChinese New Year ( Spring Festival 春节)
Chinese Spring Festival, also called ‘Lunar New Year’, has more than 4,000 years of history. Being one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it is the grandest and the most important festival for Chinese people. It is also the time for all of the family members to get together, which is similar to Christmas Day to […]
MoreSports & Games In China
It is inevitable that with such a long history and great culture China should have developed several unique and traditional sports and past times. Although China has long been associated with the martial arts, sport in China today consists of a small variety of competitive sports played in China. Chinese Kungfu (also called “Wushu”) has one […]
MoreShanghai Calling – A Film About Expats In China!
There are many ways to prepare yourself for the shock of uprooting your whole life and moving to a foreign country, you can read books, surf the net or speak to people who’ve been there and done it. As of 2012, and thanks to director Daniel Hsia, you can now also watch an entertaining and […]
MoreWhat’s The Benefit Of A Gap Year
In the past, it was thought that if you didn’t go straight to college after high school your future would be disadvantaged both academically and professionally. Yet taking a gap year is becoming increasing accepted and those who make the most of this experience are even standing out from their peers. There are many reasons […]
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