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Intro to the Chinese “Entry-Exit Document”

Update 2023-05-28 We’re getting more first-hand reports that the Entry-Exit Permit is now only being issued for travel to the

Okay, so I completely fell for it. There are many trends we get swept up in throughout our lifetimes, and

Years ago, when I went to have my fortune read at the Shihlin Night Market in Taipei, the fortune-teller gave

I love Chinese New Year, but not just for the way the city I live in empties out as everyone

Years ago, when I made the serendipitous – and seemingly accidental – decision to come to China, I actually had

My favorite American holidays have always been the Fourth of July and Thanksgiving. I like them best because they don’t

It’s an unusual experience being a foreigner in China. Living in Australia, a pretty multicultural country, I guess I generally

The velvety expanses of grass, and the rolling hills blanketed in oaks and maples still commanded my attention hours after

Last year, July 2017, I arrived in Shanghai for the second time to attend a graduate program. My parents do

With the recent Brett Kavanaugh hearings and confirmation, women around the world have looked on aghast, wondering how an entitled