Lifestyle Archives - Africans on China https://africansonchina.com/category/lifestyle/ On a mission to elevate the African voice on China Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:47:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://i0.wp.com/africansonchina.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-africans_onchina_logo.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Lifestyle Archives - Africans on China https://africansonchina.com/category/lifestyle/ 32 32 180517257 All Roads Lead To Nowhere Else, But China https://africansonchina.com/all-roads-lead-to-nowhere-else-but-china/ https://africansonchina.com/all-roads-lead-to-nowhere-else-but-china/#respond Fri, 26 Mar 2021 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=2454 No travel during Chinese New Year 2021? Here is how a South African living in China celebrated the holiday and coped with feeling homesick.

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/all-roads-lead-to-nowhere-else-but-china/feed/ 0 2454 A South African’s Holiday Wandering Through The Silk Road https://africansonchina.com/a-south-africans-holiday-wandering-through-the-silk-road/ https://africansonchina.com/a-south-africans-holiday-wandering-through-the-silk-road/#respond Sat, 05 Dec 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=2162 Elize is from Cape Town, South Africa and moved to China in 2017. In this article, Engle shares with us her holiday experience in Silk Road.

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/a-south-africans-holiday-wandering-through-the-silk-road/feed/ 0 2162 ‘Chinese People In China And Chinese People In Ghana Are Not The Same’ With Duncan Acorlor https://africansonchina.com/chinese-people-in-china-and-chinese-people-in-ghana-are-not-the-same-with-duncan-acorlor/ https://africansonchina.com/chinese-people-in-china-and-chinese-people-in-ghana-are-not-the-same-with-duncan-acorlor/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1821 Working in China as an African can be an eye-opening experience. In this personal account, Duncan Acorlor shares his experience there. In particular, he highlights the difference in behavior between…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/chinese-people-in-china-and-chinese-people-in-ghana-are-not-the-same-with-duncan-acorlor/feed/ 1 1821 Work Ethic And Social Benefits In China With Angel Boakye https://africansonchina.com/work-ethic-and-social-benefits-in-china-with-angel-boakye/ https://africansonchina.com/work-ethic-and-social-benefits-in-china-with-angel-boakye/#respond Sat, 24 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1799 Working in China as a foreigner has a variety of benefits financially and socially. Angel Boakye, international relations and diplomacy master’s student at Shanghai University, has had a spectrum of…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/work-ethic-and-social-benefits-in-china-with-angel-boakye/feed/ 0 1799 Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing In China, And Buying Black With Southern Gents’ Fola Lawson https://africansonchina.com/entrepreneurship-manufacturing-in-china-and-buying-black-with-southern-gents-fola-lawson/ https://africansonchina.com/entrepreneurship-manufacturing-in-china-and-buying-black-with-southern-gents-fola-lawson/#respond Sat, 10 Oct 2020 10:28:01 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1645 As the demand for business opportunities rises and the interest in understanding how to leverage those opportunities with or within China continues, our October theme shares experiences of entrepreneurs working…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/entrepreneurship-manufacturing-in-china-and-buying-black-with-southern-gents-fola-lawson/feed/ 0 1645 My Experience In China During The Pandemic: “Fight The Pandemic With One Heart” https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-fight-the-pandemic-with-one-heart/ https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-fight-the-pandemic-with-one-heart/#respond Sat, 26 Sep 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1525 I would also advise anyone coming to China to learn the Chinese language and culture to enable the person to make him/herself familiar with the Chinese culture and enjoy his/her stay here. - Emmanuel Kwasi Anhwere

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-fight-the-pandemic-with-one-heart/feed/ 0 1525 My Experience In China During The Pandemic: “My View Of China Has Definitely Changed” https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-my-view-of-china-has-definitely-changed/ https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-my-view-of-china-has-definitely-changed/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1455 In light of my experience during the pandemic, my view of China has definitely changed. It was heartwarming to see a nation come together in the way they did to stand against the same cause. - Khanya Gundwana

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-my-view-of-china-has-definitely-changed/feed/ 1 1455 My Experience In China During The Pandemic: “I Was Moved By The Resilience” https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-i-was-moved-by-the-resilience/ https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-i-was-moved-by-the-resilience/#respond Sat, 12 Sep 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1354 by Augustina Adzo Bansah As panic increased throughout the world due to COVID-19, accounts and rumors spread about the lockdown, testing, and who to blame. We at ‘Africans on China’,…

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-i-was-moved-by-the-resilience/feed/ 0 1354 My Experience In China During The Pandemic: “Communication Would Have Eased A Lot Of Tension” https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-communication-would-have-eased-a-lot-of-tension/ https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-communication-would-have-eased-a-lot-of-tension/#respond Sat, 05 Sep 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1275 Simple communication of why a mandatory testing and imposed quarantine had to be done to Africans, within my city, would have eased a lot of tension. - Nora Aidoo

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]]> https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-communication-would-have-eased-a-lot-of-tension/feed/ 0 1275 My Experience In China During The Pandemic: “The Good Outweighs The Bad” https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-the-good-outweighs-the-bad/ https://africansonchina.com/my-experience-in-china-during-the-pandemic-the-good-outweighs-the-bad/#respond Sat, 05 Sep 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://africansonchina.com/?p=1266 You can only enjoy your stay in China if you are able to integrate yourself into the Chinese culture, speak the Chinese language, and associate yourself with them. It is this and only this that will make your stay in China unforgettable, just like mine. - Prince Akantogdaam

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