Apple watch will be released on April 24 in Shanghai.

Apple launched its new smart watch on Monday, with a couple of nods toward China. “Apple Watch is the most personal device we have ever created – it’s not just with you, it’s on you,” Tim Cook said. “Since what you wear is an expression of who you are, we designed Apple Watch to appeal to a whole variety of people with different tastes and different preferences.” T…

HSK Test Schedule in 2015!

Hsk (Chinese Proficiency Test) Test Schedule in 2015 Test Dates         Deadline for Registration Date of Results Announced     Paper-based      Test Internet-based Test 10th Jan. Sat. 14th Dec. 2014 31st Dec. 2014 10th Feb. 1st Feb. Sun. 5th Jan. 22nd Jan. 8th Mar. 28th Mar. Sat. 1st Mar. 18th Mar. 28th Apr. 18th Apr. Sat. 22nd Mar. 8th Apr. 18th May. 1…

What is “Xujiahui”

Xujiahui literally means “Xu’s junction” – or, more precisely, “property of Xu family at the junction of two rivers” in Mandarin. The “Xu family” refers to the family of Xu Guangqi (1562–1633), China’s most notable Catholic convert. Most of what is now Xujiahui was once the ancestral home of th…

Shanghai Disneyland pushes opening date to ‘first half of 2016’

Who called it? Shanghai Disneyland, estimated to have so far cost Walt Disney Co. 5.5 billion USD, will open sometime in the first half of 2016. The opening date had originally been set for the end of 2015, as stated by Disney’s Chief Executive Robert Iger in April 2014. No official statements have been released in regards to reasons for the delay, but co…

Study reveals Chinese speakers use more of their brain than English speakers

A study has found that people who speak tonal languages such as Mandarin or Cantonese use both hemispheres of their brain rather than just the left hemisphere, which researchers have long emphasized as being the primary processing center for languages. Quartz sorts out the report, which was recently published in the in the Proceedings for the National Aca…

Chinese new year

Chinese New Year celebrations, also known as the Spring Festival, in China start on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. The festival lasts for about 23 days, ending on the 15th day of the first lunar month in the following year in the Chinese calendar.   What do people do? Many people clean their homes to welcome the Spring Festival…
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