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Make yourself at home! Housing agent offers first city impressions for expats
Jason Zhang from northwest Gansu Province has been helping expats find a home in Shanghai for 20 years and he concedes that they probably give expats the city's first impression. -
A touch of class – saying ni hao instead of 'hello'
Chinese language teacher combines linguistic education with appreciation of cultural diversity. -
Getting into the driver's seat is easy, getting a license is rigorous
A driving school in Minhang District provides lessons in English for expats. Even with the language barrier overcome, it's no cakewalk. -
Feeling fit: a shop that suits customers to a T -- as in Tina
A fabric market in Huangpu District is a favorite destination for locals and tourists alike looking for handmade garments. -
A cut above the rest: Local hairdresser specializes in expat coiffures
The Martin & Jin salon is a favorite with foreigners living in Shanghai because it understands that not every strand of hair in the world is the same. -
Welcome Mats for Expats: Shanghai and me
Expatriates share how they have integrated into their new communities with the assistance of locals. -
Finding our better angels: Indefatigable nurses lead by selfless example
The job of a nurse is not just giving an injection or distributing drugs to patients in need, theirs is a noble profession and in China, like elsewhere, nurses have led by example. -
Bigger role for sports education: Taking lessons from a coach's unusual success
Academic studies matter, but are far from enough in shaping a student's overall character, so sports can definitely help as a Guangzhou rope-skipping coach proves with his success. -
The legacy of China's first female war correspondent
Zhang Yulian's memoir, now in a new illustrated version, reveals an extraordinary woman who lived in extraordinary times. -
Party Working Committee secretary guides renovation, aids elderly
Ren Wei, the secretary of the Party Working Committee of Pengpu Xincun Subdistrict, has served as a key leader of the subdistrict since December 2013. -
Friends of farmers: Beautiful family sows the seeds of altruism
A rural family of three from Hubei Province has been honored nationally for their altruism and generosity, with the father putting the well-being of farmers above his own. -
Forests forever: China's tree-planting heroes make the impossible possible
From a group of farmers bent on planting trees along the Yellow River to a lonely ranger expanding greenery in his village on Taihang Mountain, they make the impossible possible.