How do expatriates rent an apartment or a house in China?
Friday, 10 August 2012 04:08
nickistin
Rending an apartment or a house in China is the same thing like what we experience in West. In my personal opinion the biggest problem is our language capacity is not enough to handle the issue. There are ways to get an flat or a house by using internet, real estate agency, or asking your colleague or friends for help.
Finding an apartment online. Finding an apartment to rent online is not easy in China. There are thousands of apartments on the Internet and it is hard to tell the quality, even if they look very good in the picture. You will have to spend some time at it. If you see a really good one and it is available, contact the landlord or the agency and visit it as soon as possible. After visiting you can ask them to keep the apartment for you, but the landlord won’t hold it long without a deposit. Once other people decide to give a deposit, the flat is gone. Unless you speak Chinese, looking online for your flat is not a really practical solution, but it can give you a rough idea of the market.
Last Updated on Friday, 10 August 2012 04:10
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Gardenning differences between Chinese and West
Saturday, 14 July 2012 03:09
nickistin
In Jiangsu there are many gardens in its cities and some of them are the best ones in China. These gardens use Chinese traditional ways and techniques to design, layout and construct these fabulous gardens, which are different with Western style gardens.
Chinese botanic garden culture and its Western counterpart belong to two different categories. A lot of differences exist such as layouts and techniques of lobby, corridor, waterside kiosk, bridge, pagoda, wall and more. The following is a brief comparison between them and you may feel interesting:
Last Updated on Sunday, 15 July 2012 21:47
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Qingming Festival 2012 in China
Wednesday, 07 March 2012 22:19
nickistin
The Qingming Festival (traditional Chinese: 清明節; simplified Chinese: 清明节), meaning Clear Bright Festival, is a traditional Chinese ancestors day. Its calculation is on the 104th day after the winter solstice (or the 15th day from the Spring Equinox), usually occurring around April 5 of the Chinese calender. For 2012, the festival falls on April 4 and this holiday is from April 2 to 4, and is a public holiday. Chinese people treat it as an agriculture festival and a family day to commemorate their ancestors.
Last Updated on Friday, 09 March 2012 16:51
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Valentine's Day celebrated in China
Thursday, 16 February 2012 04:20
nickistin
In those days, Valentine's Day, a traditional Western festival, has become a popular holiday, specifically for young generation. Chinese people have grown accustomed to celebrating the festival, with a variety of love-laden goods such as jewelry, flowers, dinners, or movies.
A flower shop keeper in downtown Nanjing, who asked to remain anonymous, tells the reporter that orders for roses on Valentine's Day have already surged over ten times the figure at other times of the year. Many other flower seller have the same saying, "A rose is priced at five yuan in regular time, but 10 yuan on Valentine's Day."
Last Updated on Thursday, 16 February 2012 04:20
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War epic film failed to get Oscar nomination
Thursday, 09 February 2012 01:29
nickistin
The story related to China-Japanese war, The flowers of War, failed to obtain its Oscar nomination in Hollywood in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
The film, directed by Chinese movie director Zhang Yimou, opened in China on 16 December in 2011 that got a full support from Chinese government for a possible nomination for this award. Hollywood actor - the starring English actor Christian Bale, was the critical role in the movie.
Last Updated on Monday, 13 February 2012 16:35
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