Personal Blogs
The blogs listed below are stories about China on a number of topics from the perspectives of the authors.
For the sake of this blog directory, we’re dividing this up into two categories:
General Personal Blogs About China
The Travel Bug Bite
Travel Bug Bite is Olena Kagui’s online portfolio of all her articles, including her adventures in China.
Hello Uncle Foreigner
Created by an American couple who left behind life in the United States to teach English in China, Hello Uncle Foreigner is a blog and Youtube channel about life in China.
Diary of a Mad Chaos
A blog exploring the cultural differences between China and Western society. Features articles about China in both English and Chinese.
Cool Kid Andy
Cool Kid Andy writes about travel, culture, and Beijing school/learning articles.
The Mulan Show
Fashion and lifestyle vlogger Adrianna Wang, aka Mulan, shares all the latest fashion tips on her Weibo account, the Mulan Show and on Meipai.
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Hutong Hygge
Join Katrina as she shares her journey – and tips – on discovering hygge (with Chinese characteristics) in her own Chinese backyard.
Expats Teach in China
A blog about living, teaching and traveling China and surrounding countries. Everything from everyday struggles, visa tips to travel stories.
Good Luck SJ
Oxford Chinese Studies student exploring her intrigue for China and it’s neighbor countries whilst outside the classroom.
A Bear and a Pig
A Bear and a Pig is the bilingual blog of a British-Chinese couple based in China. Discover places, culture and food from the perspectives of two individuals from opposite sides of the world in two very different languages combined in one blog.
Wandering But Not Lost
The personal blog of an expat English teacher chronicling his experiences in China. Frequently updates and often includes links to external sites that publish the author’s writing.
From Africa to China
This Sino-African blog authored by four African expats is a platform to engage and share their thoughts and experiences both in and outside of the classroom as Africans. Here they document their adventures; favorite and not so favorite moments that individually and collectively define their year in China.
A Nebraskan in China
The journey of a Nebraskan teacher in China, coming via the Middle East.
General Quarters
Subtitled “Adventures & Musings of a Black Man with Yellow Fever”, General Quarters is a blog authored by a heterosexual expat man about life in China.
Around This World
A travel blog authored by German couple Marina and Thorbin, who moved to Shanghai in 2017.
Saturn Science
A blog authored by American science teacher Kevin Smith, now a science teacher in Chengdu. Frequently publishes content about education and teaching in Chengdu, as well as some insight into local life in the Sichuan capital.
American Teacher in China
The personal blog of an American from Tennessee, in China since 2012. This blog highlights the authors teaching experiences, winter and summer camps, vacations and weekend getaways, soapbox commentaries, and more, often featuring photos and video.
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Teaching English In East Asia
Teaching English in East Asia was originally created to keep family and friends back home informed of the author’s experiences in China. Three years later, somehow Mark is still writing, both about his experiences in the classroom and also living and working in China.
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Heather in Beijing
A personal blog by Heather and her adventures in Beijing.
China Sports Blogs
Badminton Becky
Badminton Becky is the adventures, trials and tribulations of an American girl learning badminton in China.
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