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Tap That App: Waygo - Translation Made Easy

Translate Chinese, Japanese and Korean into English by simply pointing your phone's camera at the characters you wish to convert – no need to look up pinyin anymore.

by Matthew Bossons, 09 September 2016

Beijing, Zhuhai Courts Sentence Meth Dealers to Death

Drug dealing is not a wise career choice in the People's Republic of China – or anywhere for that matter.

by Matthew Bossons, 27 June 2016

Dali: Home of Temples, Mountains and Cheese

China's answer to Banff.

by Matthew Bossons, 04 June 2016

PHOTOS: May Day Traffic Madness in the Middle Kingdom

To fully explore this weekend's crazy highway congestion, we have assembled this visual roundup for your enjoyment!

by Matthew Bossons, 01 May 2016

The Story of Beijing's Legendary Ghost Bus

The scariest part of this story is that all of us, at some point, have ridden the last bus.

by Matthew Bossons, 12 April 2016

Budweiser Storm Festival Coming to Beijing, Guangzhou

The 2016 Budweiser Storm Music Festival will be venturing to four new cities, including Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Xiamen.

by Matthew Bossons, 08 April 2016

KHL Bringing Professional Hockey to Beijing

The puck drops in September, as the Russia-backed league expands into China.

by Matthew Bossons, 27 January 2016

US Embassy Warns Threats Against Westerners in Sanlitun

The US Embassy in Beijing is urging its citizens to exercise heightened vigilance this Christmas.

by Matthew Bossons, 24 December 2015

Recent Comments

Thanks for the overview of the new HSK standards. It gave me a much better picture of the changes in the exam. I've also found vocabulary lists for the new HSK levels: https://www.hackchinese.com/exams/New%20HSK%203. It looks like a good resource for HSK test preparation.

Jina

April 27, 2021 at 18:10 pm

Indeed.. Good writing.

theCalmer

April 14, 2021 at 18:44 pm

Is this still there?

mrangry

January 17, 2021 at 9:45 am

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