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23/01/2023

Happy New Year: 新年快乐 (xīn nián kuài lè)

31/01/2022

Happy Chinese New Year!!
恭喜发财!! Gong xi fa cai
新年快乐!! Xin nian kaui le

24/01/2020

Happy Chinese New Year!!
恭喜发财!! Gong xi fa cai
新年快乐!! Xin nian kaui le

21/01/2020

2020 is the Year of the Rat according to Chinese zodiac. This is a Year of Metal Rat, starting from the 2020 Chinese New Year on Jan. 25 and lasting to 2021 Lunar New Year’s Eve on Feb. 11.
China Zodiac Animal - Rat

Rat is the first in the 12-year cycle of Chinese zodiac. The Years of the Rat include 1912, 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008, 2020, 2032...

Though people consider the rat not adorable, and it even makes its way into derogatory languages, it ranks first on the Chinese zodiac signs. It has characteristics of an animal with spirit, wit, alertness, delicacy, flexibility and vitality.
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People born in the Year of the Rat are instinctive, acute and alert in nature which makes them to be brilliant businessmen. They can always react properly before the worst circumstances take place. They are also sophisticated and popular in social interaction. They are sanguine and very adaptable, being popular with others.

Strengths
Adaptable, smart, cautious, acute, alert, positive, flexible, outgoing, cheerful
Weaknesses
Timid, unstable, stubborn, picky, lack of persistence, querulous

People born in different years of Rat show varied personal characters when counting the affect from the traditional Chinese Five Elements (Wu Xing).

Types Years of Birth Personality Traits
Wood Rat 1924, 1984 Independent with proper pride, conforming to traditional ideas.
Fire Rat 1936, 1996 Clever, capable, but lacking sense of discipline.
Earth Rat 1948, 2008 Sober and contented mind, strong adaptability.
Metal Rat 1960, 2020 Sensitive with strong self-awareness; persuasive with ready tongue.
Water Rat 1912, 1972 Intelligent with high thinking faculty, but conservative in practice.

05/02/2019

Happy Chinese New Year!!

04/07/2018

If you are an expat, thinking about moving to China. You have to watch this YouTube "China Culture Shock" series!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdtni1rh8TRsn1g4irTDMzGcKPkbUyM3H

05/10/2017

Love this photo on Instagram

1,797 Likes, 20 Comments - ❤️ BEIJING 🇨🇳 CHINA (.beijing) on Instagram: “中秋快乐！ Happy ! It’s the second grandest festival in China after the Chinese New…”

05/10/2017

The China Shock Series premieres this month on YouTube!

China (Culture) Shock Series: How To Spend The 10 Day "October Holiday" https://youtu.be/nkqO-cEvmw8

China National Day + The Moon Festival means "Golden Week" in 中国. For us, this means 10 golden days off work. New teachers have been at Academics In Asia’s parent school SIAS International University for just over a month and share their plans for rest and adventure with us!

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China National Day + The Moon Festival means "Golden Week" in 中国. For us, this means 10 golden days off work. New teachers have been at SIAS for just over a ...

05/10/2017

27/06/2017

Advice for those of you who live with pollution.

27/01/2017

Happy Chinese New Year from Jeremy Lin 林書豪 and Steph Curry!

27/01/2017

Happy Chinese New Year!