“All the Chinese look the same” One of common stereotypes about Chinese people is that they all look the same. The reason is that all Asians share some typical traits in appearance – black hair, dark narrow eyes, distinctive face shape and low height. On the contrary,...
Male-female relationships in China Nearly 35 million young men in China will hardly ever find a real date or even have sex in their lives Every Sunday in a Shenzhen park, called Lianhuashan, you can witness quite a peculiar scene: some elderly people are sitting here...
“Cha bu duo” – the key trait of Chinese mentality There is a Chinese expression “Cha bu duo” (差不多), which can be translated as “almost the same” or “good enough”. The “Cha bu duo” concept is one of distinctive traits of Chinese mentality. It basically implies...
China brings to life George Orwell’s “1984” China has a radical plan to influence the behaviour of its 1.4 billion citizens: It wants to grade them based on aspects of their lives to reflect how good (or bad) a civilian they are. So-called “social credit...
Why is English so hard for the Chinese? About 300 million people in China are learning English, but only a handful of them are able to speak it In modern Chinese society learning the English language is a top priority. According to the official statistics, about 300...
How China’s copycats became some of the most innovative brands“Shanzhai” means a business model based on producing fake or pirated products, that has earned China the reputation of being a “copycat nation”Chinese companies are known for copying market-proven products...
