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30 Absolutely Insane Questions from China's Gaokao

Do you have what it takes to answer these incredibly difficult questions from China's National College Entrance Examination?

by Bridget O'Donnell, 06 June 2023

Meet 5 of China's Strangest Cryptids

You may be familiar with the bigfoot and Loch Ness monster, but what about China's assortment of mysterious creatures?

by Matthew Bossons, 11 October 2015

Explainer: Everything You Need to Know About the Gaokao

China's annual high-stakes, high-pressure college entrance exam.

by Cathy Wu, 06 June 2023

Explainer: Everything You Need to Know About Qingming

Have no idea what Tomb-Sweeping Day is all about? We're here to explain.

by Cathy Wu, 03 April 2023

7 Spooky Chinese Urban Legends

​With October being the scariest month of the year, it seems as good a time as any to dive into the Middle Kingdom’s eeriest folklore.

by That's PRD, 29 October 2019

A Complete Guide to Chinese Number Hand Gestures

If you're living in China, you've got to know these ten simple hand signs.

by Catherine Lee, 18 February 2017

10 Chinese Movies You Should Watch at Least Once

Skip firing up the ol' VPN and step up your Chinese film repertoire.

by That's, 19 October 2020

20 Coronavirus Memes So You Can Laugh in the Face of Death

They say laughter is the best medicine...

by Ned Kelly, 22 January 2020

Recent Comments

Thanks for the overview of the new HSK standards. It gave me a much better picture of the changes in the exam. I've also found vocabulary lists for the new HSK levels: https://www.hackchinese.com/exams/New%20HSK%203. It looks like a good resource for HSK test preparation.

Jina

April 27, 2021 at 18:10 pm

Indeed.. Good writing.

theCalmer

April 14, 2021 at 18:44 pm

Is this still there?

mrangry

January 17, 2021 at 9:45 am

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