For the past few weeks I’ve been admiring a new member of my housing compound: a cute little baby with the biggest mop of hair! Every day after work, I see a group of mothers huddled together at ...

I once knew a cross-cultural couple in China who had it all figured out. He was a successful business man from the US, she was an ambitious and well-educated woman from China. They’d managed to ...

I got married in China recently and had a typical Chinese wedding banquet. Prior to the wedding I didn’t really know what to expect and I’m ashamed to admit, I was kind of dreading it ...

Remember when Mark Kitto posted that article “You’ll never be Chinese” in Prospect Magazine back in August last year and how that led to a wave of similar articles by long-term ...

This topic has been covered quite extensively on this and many other expat sites, and many of the tips are quite generic and can be applied to cross-cultural couples all over the world. But, every ...

My name is Moonlake and I survived a long-distance relationship between China and Europe. In a few months, I intend to walk down the aisle to wed my amazing Chinese fiancé, promising to ...

Ever since Ma Nuo’s famous utterance of, what some would term, pure greed and materialism, increasing attention is being placed on young people’s material wants and how it influences ...

China’s dating scene can be complicated for the best and most enthusiastic of people. Being an LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) individual can make dating seem like even more of an ...

China is extremely couple-y. I seriously cannot go anywhere without seeing couples. And boy, are they in love. Couples in other countries can get a little creepy in public with overly touchy ...