China / First person

Foreign mediator in China's 'world supermarket' Yiwu

[2017-04-21 15:34]

Syed Ummar Ali Bukhari (R) revisits a businessman who Bukhari has mediated in Yiwu city, East China's Zhejiang province, April 19, 2017.

Birthdays at a mass grave hail life

[2017-04-05 07:14]

A mass grave.

Sailing on the wings of China's billion valentines

[2017-02-14 15:38]

For millennia upon millennia the middle kingdom has produced some of the most revealing and thought-provoking literature on romance and classics.

The diary of a foreign daughter-in-law during Spring Festival in South China

[2017-02-06 13:20]

The diary of a foreign daughter-in-law during Spring Festival in South China

The migration of reunion – Chinese Spring Festival

[2017-01-29 15:12]

Anyone who has spent the Spring Festival holiday in China and braved the traveling masses will certainly have a story to share, and since I have been in China for over eight years certainly I have a story to share about my Chinese Spring Festival traveling experience.

Lhasa: Journey to 'roof of the world'

[2016-08-08 10:54]

Her hands were stretched out in front of her as if she was trying to grab something, her chest and stomach were pinned to the road and the tips of her toes were touching the gravel.

Getting my first hair cut in Ningbo

[2014-10-22 08:54]

One of the potentially most traumatic things a girl has to go through is finding a new hairdresser.

Young China - You've got talent

[2014-09-01 09:38]

I had a great experience recently. It's a Sunday in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province and I scored an unexpected role as a substitute judge of an English competition for kids.

Meeting the master

[2014-06-10 09:54]

Adventures are what make our life worth living. They can happen to you anywhere: when you are away from home, when you are walking on the street, or they can come with a curious encounter.

My Chinese name

[2014-04-28 15:31]

Yep my Chinese name is Kafei (coffee). Initially, whenever I introduced myself to people in China, people kept remarking that my name is very similar to how you pronounce coffee in Chinese (kah-fay).

An insider's view of China-Kenya ties

[2014-04-14 16:57]

My interaction with this country dates back almost twenty five years ago when I learnt how to read and write, and it dawned on me that quite a good amount of stuff around me carried the label, 'made in Shanghai China'.

8 stories from 8 years in China

[2014-04-03 16:52]

Sometimes people ask me, Do you like China? My answer is always the same. I don't like China but I love China.

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