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• If learning Chinese is one of your New Year’s resolutions, then this is the place for you. Omeida Chinese Academy offers various programs to suit everyone’s needs. Their Standard Chinese Immersion Program offers a full immersion in the language, culture, and

As 2021 is coming to an end, it’s time to celebrate Chengdu! There are dinners, drinks specials, parties and big nights out to help you bring in 2022. Which one will you choose?Dec. 31: NY @ Gili’s and G’s Bistro

If you’re spending Christmas in Chengdu this year then you’re in luck, as there is an abundance of events, parties, restaurant offers and delicious hotel dinners for you to get involved in in the city over the festive season. Restaurants/ 餐厅From

• We’re not going home this year, but we still want to make unforgettable memories during the festive season. Luckily China is jam packed full of some of the most beautiful and interesting places in earth (and some of them are

As the days draw shorter, and the prospect of visiting home seems ever out of reach, we find ourselves getting lost in thoughts of big, familiar food, that HUG you… and will definitely leave you a little more cuddly. We’re back on

As the days grow shorter, colder, and a little more glum – we’re all in need of a little pick me up. Brunch with your favorite friends? Eggs all ways? Prices that aren’t going to break the bank? Yes, yes, yes. G’s

Recently, a large number of foreigners -particularly those with only one bank account- could no longer access money stored in their WeChat Wallet due to sudden enforcement of an existing policy that requires linking one’s WeChat Pay to two separate

Thanksgiving celebrations are all about cooking and sharing an abundance of food with family and friends. We’re all missing home, just a little more than usual this year so we have put together a list of the places in the

Based in China and looking to quickly improve your Chinese skills?Join the Chinese Language Institute (CLI) in beautiful Guilin during your winter holidays for our intensive Chinese Immersion Program.With flexible program dates, begin your program on any Monday of the year

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• Your health code, or friends and colleagues’ health codes may have turned orange/ yellow, or red this week. This might be the first time you’re experiencing this (as we’ve been quite lucky in Sichuan with COVID-19 outbreaks so far).•

Updated November 23 2021, 10:30Since November 23rd, there are 0 high are medium-risk areas in Chengdu. Risk areas in Chengdu (November 10th)If you’ve visited any of the areas mentioned above, or your office/ living address is registered in one of

• On October 25th, 2021, China’s General Office of the State Council announced the official national holiday schedule for 2022.• As a recap, there are 7 Chinese holidays in China which are New Year’s Day, Spring Festival, Qingming Festival (Tomb Sweep), Labor Day, Dragon

It looks like another autumn has arrived in the city, where we’re not going beyond China’s fine borders – and before you know it winter will be in town. Luckily there’s lots going on to keep us distracted; celebrations, yet another

Young children deserve an outstanding education that challenges, excites and inspires. At SPGS International School, our commitment to delivering a genuine British education extends not just across our unique programme of learning but focuses on developing the whole child, from

One of the biggest party weeks of the year is coming up once again, there are so many parties and events to choose from. Stay focused, put on your fangs and sink your teeth into these Halloween treats…Hotels/ HostelsOct. 30-31:

• 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

SPGS International School Chengdu’s weekly Reading Clubs are back by popular demand this month. The clubs are an opportunity for children aged between  3 and 7 to meet some of the school’s outstanding teachers, make new friends and nurture your

Do you want to have an easier life in China?Do you want to improve your employment prospects?If yes – then learning, or improving Chinese might be for you!We’re all likely to be in China for a little while now – so

This year has been a tough one for many expats and local people here in China. We travel less, miss more food from home more, and spend more time in the city.The good news is, we’ve got to know sweet Chengdu better; new