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This page is designed to provide real life information, articles, and resources to help foreigners better understand and navigate Huangdao, Qingdao and or Shandong. (and China for that matter) Resources to learn, develop and share in ways for us to live healthier, happier and more contributive lives as foreigners living in China.

English-Website-Services-for-Huangdao[Websites Blogs Taobao Stores Ecommerce ]
Need a Website, a Taobao Store, or want to do some Ecommerce? We can help. With over 20 years of website building experience, competent staff to support English language CMS platforms and a little western creativity to help design and build your digital products in Huangdao >>>>> Read More.
[网站 博客 淘宝商城 电子商务]
需要一个网站，一个淘宝店，或者想做电子商务吗？我们可以为您提供服务！超过20年的网站建设经验，我们的员工有能力设计好英文CMS平台的网站，并且一些西方的创意可以为您黄岛的数码产品上午网站的设计和建设提供帮助。>>>>> 更多
Logo-Bili[Co-Developing Products & Companies]
Bili International is actively looking for partners in China. If you have an excellent product or service idea then consider joining minds and resources to produce new products and services to support the local foreign community >>>>> Read More.
[产品与公司协同发展]
比利国际在中国正积极寻求合作伙伴。如果你有优秀的产品或服务理念，那么请考虑加入你的想法和资源来生产新的产品和业务，以支持当地的外国人群体。>>>>> 更多
Qianwan-Port-Qingdao[Qingdao Qianwan Free Trade Port Zone]
Qingdao Qianwan Free Trade Port Zone is located in the core area of Qingdao, next to Qingdao port and faces towards the sea, which enjoys the most beneficial policies and has the strongest economic vitality in China. It is also among the first batch of special economic areas with free trade features of “duty bonded, duty-free, and license exemption” and “within the boundary and outside the customs”.>>>>> Read More.
Qingdao-Statistical-Yearbook-2018[Qingdao-Statistical-Yearbook-2018.pdf]
The Qingdao Statistical Yearbook 2018 contains graphs, statistics and all kinds of data on Qingdao’s social and economic development in 2017, and data since the beginning of reform and opening up. Total of 418 Pages including: General Survey; Population; Employment and Wages; Foreign Trade; Wholesale and Retail Trades, Tourism, Education, Science and more. >>>>> Read full report[Qingdao-Statistical-Yearbook-2018.pdf]
Final-results-smart-technology-is-making-us-dumb[Smart Technology is Making you Dumb]
Is Smart Technology making you dumber? How would you know? How would you check?
The answer is not as simple as one might think. Science is pointing to new evidence about how information is processed in our brains that should cause for alarm in the use of smart technology. >>>>> Read More.
21st-century-overpopulation[Overpopulation]
Our planet’s human population has shot straight up in the last 80 years with now well over 7 Billion people and growing. Every year we add another 80 million people. That is 1.5 million per/week, 250,000 per/day or 10,000 new people per/hour. Is this population explosion going to continue? Can our planet sustain 10 or 20 billion people? What are the facts? >>>>> Read More.
Pre-School-in-China/Alison-Gopnik-The-Minds-of-Children
[Preparing your Toddler for Pre-School in China]
There is nothing special about preparing your child for pre-school in China except for having to get a health check, a finger prick blood test to screen for common transmittable diseases by an appointed medical institution. In China children eat lunch and nap at the kindergarten so we had to buy the bedding (blanket & mattress), hand washing towel, indoor/outdoor drinking glass, bowl/plate, indoor/outdoor shoes, and rain coat/boots that is stored and used at the school.
International-School[International Schools of Huangdao]
Currently in Huangdao there is only 1 International School but there are a few private schools to choose from for your children. On this page we list some details of the International School and a private school option.>>>>>>>Read More.
Mandarin-Fundamentals
[Mandarin Learning Guide]
For busy adults that don’t plan on taking any classes this guide gives you the fundamentals to picking up the language. This handbook provides a simple understanding of the fundamentals to avoid developing bad habits while equipping you with the basic words and phrases to handle normal life in China. To learn this language you either go to school and learn like a grade school child from the beginning or you start your self-learning process and figure it out as you go along.
>>>>> Read more
China-Dialogue-SeriesChina Dialogue Series
A small group of us that have lived in China for 8-15 years have had regular GoTo Meetings to discuss working, and living in China. From our dialogues we have created a series of articles dealing with real life issues and how best to handle them. The below links are articles that came from that dialogue.
[Partnership in China]
[Science of Gratitude]
[Applications from the Science of Happiness]
[Cross-Cultural Training Practices for North American and European Expatriates in China: A Delphi Study]
A PhD dissertation from a friend of ours that surveyed business people in Qingdao and Huangdao. The purpose of this Delphi study was to explore the strategies and techniques used to prepare expatriates before relocating to China.
[Essay-China-Culture-Policy-Management]
This essay argues that cultural policy is also a reflection of the social, cultural as well as political perspectives of a nation. With scant academic research specifically focusing on China’s cultural policy to refer to, this essay aims to shed some lights on how cultural policy in China is managed politically and economically.
[China-Labor-Law-English]
For those setting up businesses, hiring employees and want to know the official rules and regulations regarding labor law for employees and employers in English.
[Qingdao-Industrial-Parks]
For a full list of industrial parks to build or lease a factory on please visit my company page by clicking the above link.
[Company-Set-Up-Procedures]
The basic documents and costs for setting up a Wholly Owned Foreign Enterprise (WOFE) in Shandong. This document is a little out-of-date but everything in here is still required to start a factory or significant foreign company with rights to export or hire employees.
[Manufacturing-Contract-for-China-Template]
This document is a template that you can use to create a manufacturing agreement or contract. It may help you to think about the key parts of an agreement to ensure everyone is on the same page and properly protected.
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[Chinglish = Chinese English]
Proof that English teachers are still needed. Here is some of the Chinglish signs you will find in and around Huangdao.
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[Hotel English Training Manual]
The concept is a professionally compiled English teaching manual written from ESL (English as a second language) language learning techniques specifically designed to equip the Human Resources department with all that they need to be more effective at improving their staff’s English communication. Here are the features which you’ll find inside the Hotel English Training Manual.