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Living in China during coronavirus outbreak
You are online reading this blog, so you must have heard about the recent coronavirus outbreak. I’m not going to repeat what the news are saying, but I wanted to write a litte about my own experience in living in Guangzhou during this time. We started hearing about the coronavirus last week, but didn’t get that worried at first. When I tried to go to the pharmacy on January 23rd, surgical masks were already sold out. Luckily my sister-in-law always keeps a stash of masks and medical items at home as she is a nurse. On Friday the 24th we still went to the local flower market, but just wearing…
Huangpu ancient village and old port
Huangpu ancient port and village was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127), it was the starting point of the Maritime Silk Road and the only treaty port until late Qing dynasty. If you are visiting or living in Guangzhou,…
Making friends while living in Guangzhou
When I first moved to Guangzhou in 2010, I came to a totally new place on my own. The only person I knew beforehand was a Finnish guy who had posted about this experience on a message forum. Besides that…
Summer Greetings from Guangzhou
Summer temperatures will continue in in Guangzhou, but in many ways Summer is now over. Summer courses have ended, Autumn semester is coming, our yearly trip to Finland is soon coming to an end. The day after tomorrow we will…
Summer of Chinese! Welcome to Guangzhou to participate on our Intensive Summer Chinese Course
Expat Chinese presents Summer 2019 Chinese Summer Program Spend a full month learning Chinese language and culture, do day trips to ancient villages and scenic routes, learn Chinese Calligraphy! All of this and much more are provided for your at…
