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What Is The Average Income In China?

When you are looking for a job, you want to make sure that you are going to be getting paid at a reasonable rate. If you are looking at teaching ESL in China, for instance, you’re going to want to make sure that you are getting proper monthly pay but also that you are meeting the more general average income in China, too. After all, if you know that you are getting less than the standard wage in…
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Social Media in China: Top 9 Platforms in 2021

Social media does a lot of great things for the world, but it isn’t the same everywhere you go. Take social media in China, for instance. It doesn’t use your beloved platforms of Facebook, Instagrams, YouTube and others. It has its own self-created ecosystem of apps that…
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Alipay for Foreigners: A Simple Guide

If you’re in China, you’ll find that there is a lot of freedom when it comes to integrating finances with our smartphones. Are you a foreigner that is looking for a way to join in the fun? Alipay is a great option to consider as it uses a “Tour Pass” feature that…
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Chinese Apartments: Everything You Need to Know 2020

If you lie awake at night wondering about what kind of Chinese apartment you may be able to find when you settle down in the Middle Kingdom, fear not and read on. Moving to China is not without its stresses and strains especially when it comes to logistics, but we are here to provide you some useful guide. In this article, we bring you a brief introduction to Chinese apartments. With everything…
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How to Use WeChat Pay? A Simple Guide in 2020

Enjoying life in China is going to be effortless and there is no better example of this than the fact that you can do basically everything from your phone! Let’s explore the topic how to use WeChat Pay to pay literally everything in China! Using the app WeChat, you can…
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Going to China Without Knowing Chinese? Yes You Can!

If you’re looking at enjoying life in China but you don’t want to be dealing with the language, you may be considering the ideation of going to China without knowing Chinese. Is this something you can do? Should you do it? These are all common questions that you’ll…
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Your Moving to China Guide: A Complete Checklist

China remains a popular choice for many expats to live and work. Whether as a teacher, copywriter, education consultant or any other profession, China is rife with job opportunities. And when the COVID-19 epidemic is eventually over (it will end at some point!), China will allow expats to enter the country once again. This is your Moving to China Guide for when that time finally arrives. With…
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What’s it like living in China as an Expat?

So you’ve made the decision to move to the Middle Kingdom. Whether for work or study, living in China as an expat can be a unique experience. Living in China is whatever you make of it. It has upsides and downsides. In this article, we bring you a few things you may wish…
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Can you use Skype, WhatsApp or FaceTime in China?

Choosing to go to China is a life-changing experience, all for the better.However, it also requires some changes and shifts, as you could probably expect when it comes to travelling so far away from home. More than just the culture and language, however, is…
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The 8 Best Apps to Learn Chinese (2020)

Did you know that you can rely on the best apps to learn Mandarin? In fact, you’ll find a wide selection of learning Chinese apps that will show you just how mobile the entire world is, particularly when it comes to learning a new language. Since you’ve got a lot of stuff to do and not a lot of time to fool around with inferior technology, you’ll find a list of the best apps to learn…
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