The 2025 Essential Checklist for Expats Leaving China for Good
Many foreigners in China wrap up their jobs and return home during June and July. We’ve gathered some handy tips that might help as you prepare to leave.Daily Life Related 1.Transfer Money to your Foreign Account2.Cancel the Accounts3.Cancel Phone SIM
Unlock Your China Career in 8 Weeks: That’s Mandarin Business Course
Don’t Let Language & Culture Gaps Hold Back Your SuccessLanguage or cultural barriers shouldn’t slow down your progress. That’s why That’s Mandarin Business Course offers an 8-week program tailored for expats working in China. This immersive business Chinese course combines
How to Find what you’re Looking for in Chengdu
Having Trouble Finding What You Need in Chengdu?If you’re living in Chengdu or planning to move here, navigating daily life can be a challenge, especially if you don’t speak Chinese. That’s exactly why we’ve created a range of tools and
WeChat: The Hidden Features
The social media application provides just about every function you can think of.
REDnote Tips (1): Chinese Slang Cheat Sheet
Lost? Confused? Need fun, up-to-date user engagement? Unable to understand the Chinese slang on Little Red Book?Don’t worry TikTok Refugees; you’re in good company. We’re making handy cheat sheets for you to step up your REDnote game.Popular Chinese slang or
Where to Buy Halloween Costumes in Chengdu
Love it, or loathe it, Halloween is fast approaching. That means the time has come to choose your spooky costumes. It seems as though this holiday largely celebrated in the past by Americans, has provided Chinese stores with the perfect
Top 9 Apps for Foreigners in China
Top 9 Apps for Foreigners in China 👉 Turbocharge your experience in China by adding these apps to your arsenal.If you haven’t noticed already, people’s lives are dominated by their mobile phones from mobile payments to transportation, your phone can
How to Travel, Pay, Get SIM & Live in China – New Expat Guide
How to Travel, Pay, Get SIM & Live in China – New Expat GuideHere is a pretty comprehensive guide to useful tips on day-to-day life in China, such as; travel, mobile payment, and more. This content is useful mostly for
Supercharge your Chinese in Stunning Sichuan this Summer
A Full Immersion Scenic Summer CampIf learning Chinese is one of your resolutions this year, and traveling another, then this is the place for you.From July 22nd – 29th July, Chinese Corner will organize a Chinese Immersion Summer Camp, offering
Mobile Phone Cards for Foreigners in Chengdu
How Foreigners Apply for Mobile Phone Cards in Chengdu China’s first full-service China Telecom outlet at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport opened in February. It is located next to the international travelers’ exit at Terminal 1. This outlet offers quick and
Guide to Payment Services for Foreigners in Chengdu
Official Guide to Make Foreigners’ Payments Easier in ChengduDepartments of Chengdu Municipal Government recently published a Guide to Payment Services for International Visitors in Chengdu, providing instructions on using overseas bank cards, mobile payment, CNY notes, e-CNY and the Chinese bank cards. Information
Mobile RMB Transfers: Speed and Savings for Foreigners in China
• To consistently improve the remittance experiences in China, SkyRemit is offering a legit RMB transfer service dedicated to expats.• This new solution ensures a faster, more convenient and more economical way to send RMB home. This not only allows
6 NEW Cool WeChat Features (July 2023)
• The can-do-everything APP WeChat has just launched some cool new features, trying to keep it ever competitive with other apps in the ecosystem (like the every-growing XiaoHongShu aka RED). Just like Instagram or RED, you can now pin your
Apply for your English Vaccine Record in Chengdu
• First things first, please note that the vaccine record mentioned in this article does not mean that returning to China has, or will get any easier. Very few foreigners are still able to return at the moment and compulsory quarantine
How to Promote your Chengdu Event for FREE
If you organise events in Chengdu and want to spread the word – don’t miss the chance to showcase your activity or promotion for FREE, to Chengdu’s largest and most vibrant online community of international and local English speakers.Anyone is welcome to add their event
WeChat 8.0 is Here! Check out the Major Updates.
WeChat has undeniably changed the way we communicate in China thanks largely to a myriad of amazing features.• On January 21, 2021, exactly ten years after WeChat released the beta version 1.0 for iPhone users, iOS Version 8.0 was released.
You May Lose Your Chinese Mobile Number If It Is Out of Balance
You May Lose Your Chinese Mobile Number If It Is Out of Balance For people stuck abroad, I guess many of you are not using your chinese mobile phone number, and may be haven’t checked its balance for a long time.For
Getting Inked in Chengdu
Getting inked in China is no longer a taboo, and Chengdu is quickly becoming one of the most tattooed cities in the Middle Kingdom – along with Kunming, Lijiang and the east coast megacities.
Who Can & How to Come back to China [Update]
Good news, China are now reopening more China Visa Application Service Centres in even more countries. Following the news that 36 EU countries were added to this list, even more, countries have been listed. However, this doesn’t mean that everyone from
A Guide to Paying Utility Bills in Chengdu
So you’ve finally sorted out your apartment, but you still have to pay your utility bills. Here is how to pay for gas, electricity, water, and management fees in Chengdu.Gas Generally speaking, there are two ways of doing this:1. Pay in