Hi everyone! In three weeks, I’m travelling to China for three weeks, visiting Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Chongqing, Yangshuo, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong.
I’ve recently become really interested in traditional Chinese medicine and would love to explore this passion during my trip.
Does anyone have recommendations for interesting museums, traditional Chinese pharmacies, herbal shops, or other places where I could learn more as a curious beginner? Even somewhere beautiful or historically interesting would be great!
Any tips or hidden gems are welcome. Thank you! 😊

Hey guys just been thinking a lot about this recently, and I was hoping someone out there in this subreddit could shed some light.

Hiii, I was wondering if any of you have ever attended Fudan University’s summer program and if you could share your experience with me (Was it worth the price? Are there any scholarships available? What was the accommodation like? etc.)

I’m thinking about attending a summer program at a Chinese university in 2027, so I’d really appreciate any feedback!

Thanks!!

I am 25M, North Indian gay man living in Shanghai, and my boyfriend is 29M Thai-Chinese.

We both live together and have been in love for the past two years. Honestly, I love him a lot.

We are emotionally, financially, and physically dependent on each other. Last month, I visited my hometown in India to meet my family for five days, but I told my boyfriend that I would be gone for seven days.

After five days, I came back without telling my boyfriend, and guess what I found? He was hooking up with his Chinese colleague, who is married to a woman and has two kids.

I feel really betrayed. How can someone not control their lust for just five or seven days? I am in a relationship, and I can commit to never seeing other men for as long as we are together. Even in a long-distance relationship, I can wait for weeks, months, or even a year.

After I caught them, I let them finish. Five minutes later, they both came out of the room, and his colleague left the apartment. Instead of crying and complaining, I decided to listen to his side of the story.

He said he couldn't control his lust for a week and told me that he loves me a lot because, as he knows, I am aware of all his ugly life experiences.

He mostly cries on my shoulder whenever he wants to, and he expects me to support him when he is going through tough times. I do support him, as I also do the same with him.

A month has passed, and I have also checked his phone secretly. There is nothing suspicious or anything that suggests he has been cheating again. I even installed dating apps using his ID on his phone, but he wasn't active on them either. The chats were old, and there was nothing in the archive.

However, after that incident, I started distancing myself from him. I have begun preparing myself for the possibility that we might separate. Now, I cry less and share fewer things with him. He has stayed the same, but I have started distancing myself little by little, without him noticing.

But I am also confused. Am I doing the right thing, considering that he is very emotionally and mentally dependent on me?

After that incident, I lost the trust I had built with him.

I would appreciate it if anyone could share their thoughts on this matter. I can't share this with my friends because we have a mutual friend group, and I can't share it with my family either, as they are already homophobic.

2009年，我们去了重庆，那时候的西红市，很热。

唱红打黑，声势浩大；不拘一格，广招人才。那个地方，忽然有了某种令人兴奋的气氛，仿佛只要有决心、有魄力，就没有什么事情办不成。

许多人也是在那个大背景下去的重庆，两年时间，换了两个单位。至今回想起来，那种热火朝天的感觉，让人眼热胸涨。

那时候，重庆的主角并不是市长黄奇帆。

薄先生站在聚光灯下，而黄市长，给外界留下的更多是另一种印象：懂经济，会发展，善于经营城市，仿佛是一位难得的实干型官员。

后来的重庆，重庆的后来，故事急转直下。

2012年2月，王立军突然进入美国驻成都总领事馆，一夜之间撕开了重庆政治舞台的幕布。

当时，坊间传出黄奇帆率领大批警力浩浩荡荡赶赴成都，试图把王立军带回重庆，据说那天成渝高速上疾驶的车队叫人血脉喷张。

只是后来，黄奇帆虽然承认自己确实去了成都领事馆，但否认带领大批警车前往的说法。他称，自己只带了一名秘书长，乘坐一辆车前往，并与王立军进行了沟通……

夜深人静的时候，我也曾想过，如果当时王立军没有离开领事馆，如果黄市长带回了王立军，那场僵局会不会走向另一个方向，重庆的历史会不会因此而改写？

历史没有如果，它的吊诡之处就在于，有时候一个人的选择，一个偶然的事件，就可能成为整个政治局势的转折点。

薄先生倒了，那个曾经轰轰烈烈的重庆，突然变成了另一个故事。

人们开始重新审视唱红打黑，重新审视重庆的政治生态，也重新审视那些与薄熙来共事的人。

让人感到意外的是，黄奇帆竟然安然留了下来。

他不仅没有随着薄熙来的倒台而倒下，反而继续担任重庆市长，直到2016年卸任。此后，他进入全国人大财经委员会工作，又以经济学家的身份活跃于各类论坛。

这些年，他谈中国经济，谈产业升级，谈地方发展，谈金融与房地产。

听众不少，赞誉也不少。

“最懂中国经济的市长”之类的评价，在各种报道和讨论中流传。

一个曾经身处重庆政治风暴中心的人，就这样渐渐淡出了人们对那场风暴的记忆，转而以经济专家的身份，继续出现在公众面前。

这些年，我也没有太关注他。说实在的，官场上的人来人往的故事太多了，一个人离开了那个位置，继续做自己的事情，也没什么可奇怪的。

直是今天，当“黄奇帆涉嫌严重违纪违法，接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查”的消息传来时，我脑子里首先冒出来的，竟然还是当年重庆的那些往事。

尽管距离那场风暴，已经过去十多年了。

不知道这次针对他调查究竟涉及什么问题，也不知道问题主要发生在哪个时期。

当年，重庆经历了那么一场巨大的政治震荡。作为与薄先生共事多年的市长，黄奇帆为什么能够安然过关？

当时没有被追究，究竟意味着什么？

意味着没有问题？意味着当时没有发现问题？还是意味着，一个人的政治命运，本来就不能简单地用他与某个落马人物的关系来判断？

这些问题没有答案，但今天的消息，让它们重新浮出了水面。

中国官场有一种很有意思的现象。一个官员在位的时候，人们往往根据他的政绩评价他；一个官员倒下以后，人们又开始翻看他的履历，寻找那些过去没有注意到的细节。

昨天还是经济专家，今天成了被调查对象；昨天还在论坛上侃侃而谈，今天却要接受纪律审查和监察调查。

看来一个人曾经安然度过一场政治风暴，也不能说他的一切都已经经受住了考验。

至于这次调查究竟会查出些什么，我们不妨等一等。

今天扑面而来的黄奇帆，又叫人想起了当年的重庆，想起那个热火朝天的城市，想起那场轰轰烈烈的政治运动，想起王立军进入美国领事馆的那个夜晚，也想起后来那些看似已经尘埃落定的人和事。

历史并没有走远，有些问题，当时没有答案，过了十年，仍然没有答案；当时以为已经翻过了那一页，后来才发现，故事还没有结束。

当年民间私下打趣的“西红市”，戏谑里带着疯狂；而如今风暴过处，落马与过关、安全落地与清算追责，界限竟是如此模糊。

这让人想起陈忠实先生《白鹿原》里写过的那个“鏊子”，在上面翻烧饼，一会儿烤这一面，一会儿烤那一面，身在其中的人，谁又能保证哪一天不会轮到自己呢？

正所谓“才笑他人命不长，哪知自己归来丧”。这场风暴远远没有尘埃落定，那些以为早已翻篇的人和事，或许只是在等待下一个被翻过来的瞬间。

那么下一个会是谁呢？

Hi everyone,

I’m in Europe and I’m considering buying a used car from China through a platform called AutoCango (autocango.com). I found out it’s owned by Cango Inc., a company listed on the NYSE, but I couldn’t find any independent reviews, Reddit threads or Trustpilot ratings from real customers.

Has anyone here actually bought something through them or at least dealt with them? I’d like to know:

• Did the whole process go smoothly (payment, export, shipping, delivery)?
• Did the final price match the quote, or were there hidden fees?
• Was the car in the condition described in the inspection report?
• How was their communication and support if something went wrong?
• Any red flags I should watch out for (e.g., payment methods, WhatsApp/WeChat contacts, fake accounts pretending to be them)?

Any experience, good or bad, or recommendations for a more reliable exporter would be really appreciated. Thanks!

Hi all, I have a question about China's visa-free transit policy.

I'm planning this route:
Jakarta (CGK) → Hong Kong (HKG), staying 3 nights
Hong Kong (HKG) → Beijing (PEK), staying 4 nights
Beijing (PEK) → Jakarta (CGK)

Would this itinerary qualify for visa-free transit when I enter mainland China? I'm an Indonesian passport holder.

Thanks in advance!

Does anyone know where to find the valorant blind boxes made by Pop Mart? I’ve visited over 5 stores and can’t find it. Or any other Valorant merch nearby the Chengdu area. I saw someone holding a bag with a picture on jt earlier.

I want to buy a package but the original seller, based in China, won't ship to where I am so I went to Superbuy to see if I could get it forwarded but the information they gave me was: 刘环湘(MAKKJ) 13352789806 516000 广东省 惠州 惠城区 水口街道东江高新科技产业园兴运东路1号鼎晟盛威智慧科技园6栋3楼B区. I put it through google translate but the address is quite long so I don't know exactly what to enter as the address when I try to from the original seller. Can you guys help me make sense of it all? Thanks in advance.

title, basically. what do chinese social media users think about canada as a country, and places like Richmond, Markham etc? Or Canadian multiculturalism, immigration etc.

Hi fellow reditors. I am from the US and a VP-level tech exec at my company. I am / my company is making a new device and we've been considering using a Chinese company in Shenzhen as a supplier. Before we firm things up, I will want to visit this company, view their operations, and in general meet them for at least a few days. This would be my first trip ever to China.

In my searching thus far, it seems pretty standard recommendation to not bring my normal business phone, laptop, or similar - that I should bring only a minimal amount of technology that is considered "burner" tech and don't bring business confidential tech in that we wouldn't want in the hands of a Chinese state-owned competitor. I guess what I'm asking though here is how do folks that visit China for business do so effectively? Are there VPNs that folks know to be effective?

I am generally aware of a handful of must-have Chinese apps to download before I arrive (wechat, etc)... Beyond that, what else should I be thinking about?

It seems as though the best way to enter would be flying to Hong Kong and traveling to Shenzhen using the 5 day visa-on-arrival method. Am I right about this?

Hello! I’ve booked an international flight with Shenzhen airlines from Beijing with a layover in Shenzhen. The official website says max weight for carry on item is 5kg- does anyone have experience with whether they’re typically strict in enforcing this?

I have a normal wheeled cabin suitcase weighing about 12kg- wondering if they are likely to let it through 🥲
TIA!

Hello friends,

I'm a Brazilian person and I need you help.

I'm sorry I'm advance, I know this may not be the best subreddit to post it, but Chinese people on the internet usually know very well how to make things go viral. Could you please give any advice in how to make content reach more people in tiktok and xiaohong shu? I know some Mandarin Chinese (HSK 2), and don't want to sound disrespectful, could you guys help me with translations or direct me to some of subreddit you think is more appropriate for this?

As some of you may know, Brazil is going through a very difficult election right now, with the ghost of USA imperialism upon us.

They are supporting one of the worst candidates yet in your history, trying to steal our resources and transform us in a colony basically.

I'm with trying to reach more people through tiktok and xiaohong shu because Instagram and Facebook are boycotting everything I post about my candidate.

Thanks in advance! 感谢

一个很有意思的问题，女人的着装可以露肩、可以露背、可以露出胸部的上半球、可以露出下半球、可以露乳沟、可以露侧乳，偏偏有一个地方不行，就是那个点。

明明已经露了那么多了，怎么偏偏到了这里，就不可以了呢？

这个事情嚒，好像不只会发生在女人身上吧，有些词，似乎也是如此。

比如包子、比如维尼熊、比如200斤、比如150岁……

这些东西，有什么问题吗？包子是一种食物，维尼熊是一个卡通形象，200斤是一个重量，150岁是一个年龄。

你可以谈包子，也可以谈维尼熊，但最好不要让人产生某种联想。

至于200斤、150岁，这些寻常不过的数字。只是说起来的时候为什么会意味深长呢？为什么会惴惴不安呢？

究竟是包子出了问题，还是熊出了问题？是数字出了问题，还是想到这些词的人出了问题？

为什么有些东西可以说，有些东西不可以说；有些意思可以公开表达，有些意思只能心领神会，这大概就是所谓敏感词特有的魔力吧。

敏感词有些是明文规定的。法律、监管要求、平台规则，都可能对某些表达作出限制。至于限制是否合理、边界是否清楚，那是另一个问题。

有些则是老百姓自己琢磨出来的。一个谐音，一个数字，一个动物，一张表情包，甚至一句看起来毫不相干的话，只要大家知道它指的是什么，就可能成为某种特殊的表达。

这些词未必写在什么正式的清单上，也未必有人专门宣布它们不能使用。但用的人懂，听的人懂，甚至连看起来说自己不懂的人，也未必真的不懂。

还有一种更有意思。同样一句话，同样一个称呼，换个人说，可能就不是同一个意思了。

比如某些特定的称谓，在某个体系里，称呼不仅是称呼，还可能意味着身份、地位、资格和关系。该怎么称呼谁，谁有资格使用什么称谓，有时候都有一套不成文的规矩。

称呼用对了，可能是尊重；用错了，可能就成了问题。

至于某句话，普通人说出来是牢骚，特定身份的人说出来可能被视为表态；甲说出来没人注意，乙说出来却可能引起一番解读。

你看敏感的究竟是词语本身，还是说话的人？是那句话有问题，还是说那句话的人不该说？

有时候连当事人自己也未必说得清楚，敏感是怎样产生的？

一个词被创造出来的时候并不敏感。只是因为它与某个人、某件事、某段历史发生了联系，便被“敏感”了。

语言从来不只是字面意思，人们会用比喻，会用反话，会用典故，也会用一个眼神、一声叹息，表达那些不便直说的事情。

当表达受到限制时，人们开始寻找替代词。这个词不能用，换一个；这个比喻可能不妥，再换一个。

于是原本不必费心解释的东西，现在需要解释；原本不必反复斟酌的词语，现在需要斟酌。

有些话，明明大家都知道是什么意思，却偏偏不把意思说完整；有些词，明明没有任何问题，却可能引起某种联想，而让人犹豫再三。

当说话的人要猜，听话的人要猜，管理的人也要猜的时候，一个词的字面意思，反而成了最不重要的部分，它甚至还成了一套辨认边界的暗号。

很多时候，人们并不知道边界究竟在哪里，也不知道什么受到限制，什么可以正常表达，只能靠经验摸索。

看见某个词被处理，便猜测类似的词是不是也有风险；看见某个人因为某句话惹了麻烦，便琢磨自己是不是也应该避开类似的表达；最后连原本没有任何问题的话，也开始觉得还是少说为妙。

趋利避害是人的本能，如果说一句话可能带来麻烦，而不说几乎没有代价，那么沉默自然会成为某些人的选择。

尤其当一个人已经见过别人因为表达而付出的代价之后，他会开始主动调整自己的言行，即使没有人站在旁边提醒他，他也会自己提醒自己。

这个词，算了不用了；那句话，还是删掉吧；这个问题，最好别问了；这件事，想想就行了……

当人开始自觉的审查自己的想法时，就不必等别人告诉你什么，会主动把那些可能带来麻烦的话删掉。

它未必意味着一个人认同那些限制，也不意味着他真的相信自己不能说的那些话是错误的，他只是觉得不值得冒险而已。

沉默不一定意味着认同，谨慎也不一定意味着恐惧。

……

女人的身体，为什么可以露出那么多，偏偏到了某个点，就不可以？

不同的文化、时代和场合，对这个问题有不同的答案。那个点并没有发生变化，变化的是社会赋予它的意义，以及人们对这种意义的理解。敏感词也是如此。

那么到底那个点可不可以露？

你确定，你确定你问的是那个点，还是那个不许人追问的理由？

Hola, llevo un tiempo preparándome para cumplir con todos los papeles y requisitos, pero estoy un poco estancado con las páginas web, el papelo y poder comunicarme con las universidades en china, ya que algunas páginas no cargan bien y no se cuales son oficiales y cuales no.

Si alguien sabe como postular bien le agradecería su guía, gracias de antemano.

Hi everyone,

I’ll be applying for a master’s through CSC Type A for 2027/28. Many Chinese universities require two Professor/Associate Professor references, but I have an Associate Professor and an Assistant Professor who directly supervised my Master’s and Bachelor’s theses, respectively.

Has anyone successfully gotten an exception or used an Assistant Professor’s letter despite this requirement? I’d appreciate firsthand experiences, especially with Type A applications!

This has given me a lot of headache, as I’ve been worrying about the referee situation more than any other aspect of my application. Everything is nearly sorted, except for me being unable to find an Associate Professor that could write the letter for me.