We all think that Indians don't like Chinese and Chinese don't like Indians, is that really the case?

But both India and China are in BRICS.

Hello! I have a question, when I first started learning mandarin, my teacher gave me a name and I really liked it. It is 翔煜 ( Xiáng Yù ). She gave it to me based on my personality and the year I was born.

She also told me normally in China, parents would hire a specialist in names, a fortune teller, that would choose the name based on the day the person was born. How often is that used? Do any of you have a name coming from a fortune teller?

If it really is a big tradition, I was wondering if you knew a fortune teller that I could hire through WeChat, or if it would be wiser to wait until I go to China and hire a professional fortune teller.

Or, if possible, keep that name, for I like it's meaning and the shape of the Hanzi.

Thanks and kind regards.

Some background.

I have good resume for my age, I am a POC (not white) my background is mostly in tech and specifically cyber security. I’ve worked at Fortune 500 companies. I attended an IVY league but never graduated. I’m 22. A woman. I also can have a good bit of savings before attempting it that could support me 60k~ USD. Just wondering if it’s realistic and what type of salary can I expect. Trying to curb my expectations and set some goals.

I want to move to China for several reasons, my degree at the IVY leave I went to was international relations with a focus in Asia, I grew up with proximity because I lived in a large chinatown for most of my life. Most of my friends were Chinese, just overall a lot of Chinese influence young which led me to a curiosity about China, which led me to my degree, which led me to wanting to move to China.

This was unexpected and nothing I seemed out but I’m happy to have, I got married to a Chinese guy. I’ve dated almost every race so I wasn’t specifically looking for any race to marry, more his personality fits mine super well (he’s great, I could ramble off for days everything I like about him.) his parents live in China and he’s been in the US for 8 years (I met him 2 years ago and we got married last month). I’ve always wanted to move to China but meeting him kept me here in the US so now that we are more stable I want to reevaluate my goals.

How would you react if your country banned social media for kids and teens? Do you think it is a good idea?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c89vjj0lxx9o

Unfortunately China and its people are often used as a scapegoat for our governments shortfalls in housing

I want a perspective from people who have met Aussie tourists, visited Australia or even have opinions from media or advertisements

Thank you in advance :)

What do you think about people getting Chinese character tattoos? If you don't like tattoos at all, mention that.

It would be odd to tattoo the word "dragon" or "spirit" on your arm in English, but the Chinese charcters are much more beautiful. I am interestd in any other thoughts on the matter.

This is a slim chance, but not sure where to start, and looking for advice. A bit more than 10 years ago, when I was 13, my Chinese teacher in the US was part of an exchange program. He came to the US for 1 year to teach Chinese. In China, he taught English at a university. I loved his class and we kept in contact afterwards. Sadly, I lost access to my old email account and lost his contact info.

I know his name, his age +/- 10 years, his profession, the age of his daughter (she was born while he was in the US), and I have a portrait photo of him from the school yearbook. I also know the year, the city, and the school that he taught at in the US. Sadly, I don't remember the Chinese province that he lived in, or the name of university he taught at. I vaguely remember that he might be from a city with access to The Great Wall, however, I could be misremembering that. He definitely lived somewhere in the Eastern half, of course, that doesn't help at all considering over 90% of the population lives there as well.

Given that his name isn't super unique, do I have any chance of finding him again? How would you recommend going about searching for him? Post on Chinese social media? I'm not fluent in Mandarin, but I do have some Mandarin-speaking friends I could ask for help.

As unlikely as it is to find him again, I would love to reconnect with him as an adult. I still think about his class all the time. It was one of the highlights of my childhood. And I wonder how he and his family is doing.

Hi, I have a daughter and named her Yi Fei.

I have chosen the first word which is yi: 怡, and having difficulty to choose which "fei" to pair it. Should I go with 菲 fēi, or fei (Africa) or some other fei.
Please suggest

so i recently downloaded the app, but after changing my pfp i got a violation and (i think?) my account frozen. im only confused because i see others with similar pfps to the one i chose and their accounts are fine, so i dont understand what happened? i also havent commented or anything, just liked a few posts. if anyone could help me id appreciate it!! i dont want to make the same mistake again if my account gets unfrozen

I'm working on a story that draws heavily on different dynasties from Imperial China, and I can't really find resources online. I'm a white American, so I'm trying to avoid stereotyping and I don't really have someone in real life to ask, so I thought I'd ask here 😅.

Hello ! How to make sure that a company is legit in china ? I want to buy products from a company I found online.

I was told that this is how President Mao drinks it, but is it true?

Hi everyone,

I hope this question doesn't come across as offensive, as that is not my intention. I'm genuinely curious about why scenes depicting LGBTQ+ relationships are often removed from Western movies and TV shows when they are released in China.

Is this primarily due to cultural values, legal restrictions, or concerns about public reception? How do people in China generally feel about this kind of censorship? Are there ongoing discussions or debates about LGBTQ+ representation in media in China, or is it a topic that’s mostly avoided?

Thanks in advance for helping me understand!

Tldr: how can I make use of my time in China to immerse and learn about traditional culture? Any reliable resources for me to learn about the fundamentals (philosophy and core elements) of Chinese culture - what helped create the solid foundation of all of Chinese art)?

Hi, I am moving to China next year under the language program. I know that I will not absorb as much during the year due to the lack of language proficiency, but that’s okay. I also just want to experience China.

Overall, I’m interested in the philosophy of Chinese art. Why do they place so much emphasis on certain animals and flowers for example. Do they transcend in all forms of art (pottery, clothing, homeware, etc.)? Things like that. The area I am most interested in is their Hanfu and their traditional musical instruments. I want to know all the nitty gritty like how did they even come up with the pattern? Most importantly I want to fully grasp the core elements and philosophy of Chinese art.

What fascinates me about Chinese arts is that it seems to originates within their country? With China influencing so many other countries, who influenced China? I am aware India influenced China with Buddhism and martial arts, but core elements of Chinese culture all seem to have stemmed from China itself.

Back to physical traditional inventions, an example would be the Guqin. It originated from China and I can’t find any source that would imply the Chinese were inspired by another country to make the instrument (whereas in Japan their koto has been noted to be inspired by the Chinese). There are countless more examples but you get my gist. So I want to learn what inspired the Chinese, if there were groups/countries that deeply inspired China?

Any book recommendations on these topics as well as Chinese history will be appreciated! As for moving to China, I’d like to know what I can do to immerse myself in these topics - Workshops? Group chats? Classes? What cities or provinces would you recommend? I can speak some mandarin btw, and while I’m not fluent with the help of the language course + living in China I am pretty confident I will reach HSK5 by the end of next year:)

African here from Uganda residing in South Africa. How did China come to acquire its current geographical borders? I find Ying Zheng the First Emperor very fascinating and intend to visit your great nation once I find the money to embark on the journey.

map of ancient qin empire - Google Search

When did the borders move further west and north and south? Thanks for enlightening me in advance. Cheers comrades

How to impress a chinese lady in 30’s? Dying to meet and hang out with one

I’ve been looking for the 双十一 special event hosted by Hello Saturday, 《双十一疯狂好六夜》. According to Weibo this event can be watched on 湖南卫视，淘宝，and 芒果TV. However, 湖南卫视 doesn’t seem to have the livestream’s playback, 淘宝 doesn’t record livestreams (and if it did I can’t find the streaming account), and 芒果TV doesn’t stream it in my country.

Is there anywhere else I can watch this stream? Am I missing something?

I saw few videos on instagram about chinese rhinoplasty with dramatic changes. Is it true? In that case where can i surf about plastic surgery in china about doctors or hospitals and their reviews? Do they have any app?

What is the best food to try made by Non-Han Chinese?

hi i like carti and im curious

im looking through my last fm and adding chinese artists/artists who make music in chinese language to my spotify that i lost when i listened to once and forgot to save them but found them on my last fm.

i found this 宝宏浚 Radio but it seems like many artists not just one. i cant figure out what it means if its a random playlist, a specific genre of artists etc and google isnt translating the word.