The story behind SimplyChina
We're a small bilingual team helping foreigners feel more capable, less lost, and more at home in China.
Why We Built This
We kept seeing the same problem: people moving to China could find plenty of scattered advice, but very little of it felt current, trustworthy, or made for everyday decisions. One page would explain visas badly, another would give tourist tips, and almost nothing connected daily life, language, work, and culture in one place.
SimplyChina exists to close that gap. We want foreigners to have a calmer, clearer starting point for the things that actually matter: apartments, payments, food, business etiquette, useful Chinese, and the small details that make life in China easier to navigate.
The goal is not to romanticize China or overwhelm people with theory. It is to make China feel more legible, more practical, and more human.
Meet the Team
Linda
Founder and Content Lead
Born and raised in China, Linda built SimplyChina to turn scattered knowledge into practical guidance for foreigners who want a more grounded understanding of life here.
Teacher Wang
Lead Chinese Instructor
Teacher Wang specializes in helping adult learners build spoken Chinese they can actually use, with a focus on clarity, pronunciation, and real-world confidence.
SimplyChina in Numbers
Our Values
Practical First
We only publish advice that helps with real decisions and real situations.
Always Updated
China changes quickly. Our goal is to keep guides current enough to stay useful.
Community Driven
We pay attention to the questions, confusion, and lived experience of foreigners in China.
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