Archive - Siming Shan

Overheard in Shanghai

from expensive birthday gift to Korean tourists

Jun 30 •

February 2025

When a first date turns political

dating in Shanghai: what to (or not) say

Feb 14 •

November 2024

One Beijing cafe that I have visited over 100 times

all my friends know, so should you

Nov 27, 2024 •

September 2024

A weekend at China's middle-class utopia

likes and dislikes about a controversial beach town

Sep 2, 2024 •

July 2024

How to hike and camp in a Chinese way

long sleeves, hotpot, karaoke

Jul 1, 2024 •

June 2024

A rather strange concert experience in Beijing

Our own Taylor Swift? and should we cry at concerts?

Jun 11, 2024 •

May 2024

How to behave in Beijing cinemas

"s" for serious

May 11, 2024 •

March 2024

The last snow day of Beijing

7-11, sanitation crew, delivery driver

Mar 22, 2024 •

September 2023

KFC, a place I used to go

every Chinese millennial has their own story with KFC

Sep 22, 2023 •

August 2023

The rice noodle place in East Beijing

it's always there

Aug 12, 2023 •

May 2023

Beijing vs Shanghai

is there ever a good answer

May 31, 2023 •

February 2023

A Zhejiang Town's Lunar New Year

gender roles at dinner tables, conversations with mom, Returning to Reims

Feb 19, 2023 •

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