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What changed
A plain record of real changes, newest first. Nothing here is a promise about a schedule — this site is a small personal project, and it is updated when there is something worth adding. Last checked: 2026-11.
A place to start learning Chinese
The site has always said it is for people who want to learn Chinese, but there was nothing to read. Four short pages now fix that: pinyin and tones, ten day-one phrases, ordering food, and a first conversation with a host. Every line has characters, pinyin and a plain-English meaning.
Search across the whole site
There are now more than 70 pages, so a search page was overdue. It runs entirely in your browser — no account, no tracking beyond what the site already uses — and the index is rebuilt from the real pages whenever the site is deployed. Press / or Ctrl/⌘ + K on any page.
A real update log
This page. Changes are listed with their actual dates; there is no fixed publishing schedule and no newsletter. If something here is wrong, use the correction link at the bottom of any page.
Eight guides got their own pages
The Changsha guide used to keep eight topics inside one very long URL. Each now has its own address, title and shareable link, and the original page is an index of all eight.
Answers to common questions
Sixteen questions with short answers that link back to the page the answer came from — no invented policies or prices.
A proper 404, and a helper on every page
Missing pages used to bounce visitors to the home page; they now get a real 404 with useful links. A small helper on every page adds the 53-language switcher, a table of contents for long pages, print/PDF, and a fallback if the contact form ever fails.
Earlier pages
The guides and the 53 language editions carry a last-checked date of 2026-10 in the site map. Visa and registration rules change — always verify with the local immigration office or police before relying on anything here. This is a personal project, not an official site and not legal advice.
Spotted a mistake? There is a correction link on every page, or just contact the host.