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Written by a Chinese person who lived in China for 23 years — now based in Finland. Honest, personal guides to food, travel, cities, culture, and language.
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Shui Diao Ge Tou: The Moon Poem Every Chinese Person Knows by Heart
Su Shi wrote Shui Diao Ge Tou on a Mid-Autumn night in 1076, missing his brother. Nearly a thousand years later, it's still the first thing Chinese people think of when they look at the moon.
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Regional dishes, ingredients, and the stories behind real Chinese cuisine.
Practical guides for visiting China — beyond the tourist trail.
What makes each city unique — from megacities to hidden gems.
Traditions, customs, and what the West often gets wrong.
How Chinese really works — characters, tones, and everyday phrases.
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Chinese Tea Culture: It's Nothing Like What You Think
Tea in China isn't a ceremony — it's daily life. From gongfu cha to grandpa-style mugs, here's what tea actually means to Chinese people, from someone who grew up drinking it.
Guilin and Yangshuo: The Landscape That Doesn't Look Real
Karst peaks, mirror rivers, and caves lit like dreams. Guilin and Yangshuo are the China you've seen in paintings — except it actually looks like that.
Beijing: The City That Reminds You How Old Everything Else Isn't
Beijing is not trying to be likeable. It is the capital, the centre, the place where Chinese history lives at full volume. Here's what a few days there taught me — and what it will teach you.
Xiao Yao You: The Guqin Piece That Teaches You How to Be Free
A 2,000-year-old philosophy of freedom, played on China's most ancient instrument. Xiao Yao You is not just music — it is a journey from the ocean floor to the open sky.
Chinese Breakfast: What People Actually Eat Every Morning
Forget cereal and cold sandwiches — Chinese breakfast is hot, savory, and eaten on the street. Here's what 1.4 billion people really eat in the morning, from someone who grew up on Hunan rice noodles.
Hot Pot: A Beginner's Guide to China's Greatest Communal Meal
How hot pot works, what to order, how to build your dipping sauce, and what nobody tells you — from someone who spent a year eating it in Chengdu.
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Most content about China is written by tourists passing through or journalists covering politics. This site is different. It's written by someone who grew up there — who knows what real Chinese life looks, tastes, and feels like — and who now lives in Finland, bridging two very different worlds.
Whether you're planning a trip, curious about the culture, or just want to understand China beyond the headlines, you're in the right place.