If you’re just starting your Chinese-learning journey, good news: on the whole, tenses are much simpler to learn than if you were learning English from scratch. English tenses, especially the past …
15/08/2025
Language Learning
If you were a member of the royal family in ancient China, keeping cool in summer involved relaxing in airy buildings equipped with skywells, artificial lakes, and bowls of ice placed in the room to c…
14/07/2025
Culture
Over the past decade or so, China has rapidly transformed into a largely cashless society, with mobile payments now accepted virtually everywhere. In the past, cash was the main way to get around f…
17/06/2025
Tourism
Mischa Wilmers is a fluent Mandarin speaker and editor of the imlearningmandarin.com blog and podcast in which he shares insights and tips for learning Chinese. In 2023, he moved to Taipei for a year …
16/05/2025
When you think of traditional Chinese clothing, you might automatically think of 旗袍 qípáo / cheongsam (长衫 ‘chángshān’ in Mandarin) – but have you heard of 汉服 hànfú? What is hanfu? While the shif…
16/04/2025
There’s nothing wrong with learning a new language with the help of a textbook. After all, you need to learn to walk before you can run – and learning any new language involves getting to grips with a…
13/03/2025
While bullet trains are often more associated with Japan, China’s 高铁 gāotiě ('high-speed rail') is the longest high-speed rail network in the world. While it’s tempting to hop on a plane to travel …
15/10/2024
Welcome to our blog takeover, where we invite you to explore the vibrant narratives and cultural insights shared by our community. Today, we're excited to feature Lily, a talented writer from China, w…
19/09/2024
Excited about travelling to China? Whether you’re studying or working abroad or just going for a holiday, there’s nothing like experiencing a new place, enjoying the tasty local cuisine and seeing fam…
15/08/2024
As we squeezed our way out of the cable car, people spilling from the gondola like frozen peas pouring out of a bag, we stepped out of the station and towards the road. On the other side was 龙门浩老街 …
15/07/2024
