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 […]
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At some stage in a person’s professional life, they will come upon the realisation that who you know is as important as what you know. If you’re a foreigner in China looking to get into professional work, where do you start? importantly, how do you go about networking like a pro? Not long ago, […]
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Repost of an article written by a former Teach and Travel participant, Francesca Oakley some time ago. We think its great and wanted to share it with you all! Don’t miss out on coming to China because of things you wish you knew… Now you do! I’ve been pondering a lot lately, over the misconceptions […]
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When planning to visit China it’s important to budget how much you will be spending so you can do all the things you plan, visit all the places you intend to go and not have to worry about money issues once you are here. What is the cost of living in China like? […]
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When you want to send business messages to your potential clients, partners or even to your colleagues, your messages need to be both effective and efficient at the same time. You obviously do not want to waste anyone’s time in any possible way! However you might wonder – is writing business messages in China different […]
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ImmerQi’s Fourth Time Participating in Beijing Huiling Charity Walkathon Again! 大福快跑! Annual Beijing Huiling (北京慧灵) Walkathon & ImmerQi! In the morning of May 14th, led by our CSR team, ImmerQi staff and our program participants from Teach & Travel China and Corporate Internship Program had the opportunity to take part in the annual Beijing Huiling Charity Walkathon held at […]
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As a foreigner in China, you get to celebrate both Chinese and Western festivals. It is interesting that in the two so different culture, they still have something in common. Take Easter and Tomb Sweeping Day for example, they are quite like each other actually. Lately, you can see everywhere is covered with abundant colors […]
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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 […]
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Start Learning Mandarin Online. There is a number of great online Mandarin learning resources. Some are free whilst others cost money though they will certainly assist you in learning Chinese. We have done the work for you and hand picked the best learning Chinese learning tools out there and grouped them by function. These tools […]
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The opportunity to intern in China can be so much more than simply an internship. China is immensely unique in it’s culture and the experiences it can offer all those who choose to explore it. Throughout your experience, skills can be gained that will not only help you professionally but also teach you numerous life […]
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