Month: November 2016

Voting is Over! Thanks to all who took Part!

Voting is Over! Thanks to all who took Part!The 2016 Chengdu Expat awards have officially been launched! In order to celebrate the best of what the ‘du has to offer, we have carefully selected 12 categories which we feel reflect

Chengdu New Year Events and Parties

Check out where to enjoy New Year in Chengdu. Start 2017 with drinks, friends  and merriment. 看看成都哪里可以和家人\朋友一块儿过新年.1. 餐厅/ Restaurants12月31日/ December 31: BBQ BRAAI @ The Beer Nest IIA special South African style Barbecue called a BRAAI – meat, drinks, friends  and merriment票价: 提前预定烧烤套餐(直到10月19日): 120元当日票价: 150元*场地/ Venue: 啤酒窝2/ The Beer Nest

The Chengdu Carrefour Delivery App

Since December the lucky inhabitants of Shanghai have been able to use the new Carrefour app, which allows you to have your shopping delivered to most districts within 3 hours from your phone. It was then rolled out in Beijing and finally this week the app (which

My [Hoppy] Weekender

Ella – Marketing manager, party girl, and founder of Green Foods describes her weekends in the ‘Du. Ella spent 6 years in Beijing as a bar manager at one of Beijing’s craft beer breweries and has come back to Chengdu just

Nominating for the Best of the ‘Du at the CDIS Holiday Bazaar

 Nominating for the Best of the ‘Du at the CDIS Holiday BazaarThis Saturday Chengdu Expat attended the annual CDIS Holiday Bazaar to kick start the festive celebrations. This year, amongst the food, dancing, music and beer tasting, we took the opportunity to

My [Community] Weekender

My [Community] Weekender.Diane Sonar CDIS Community Relations Director has spent over a decade in the city and talks community, culture and how she spends her weekends in the ‘Du.Diane came to Chengdu in 2004 so is now in her eleventh year

My [Tasty] Weekender.

Jordan Porter  – Gastronaught and founder of Chengdu Food Tours describes his weekend in the ‘DuCanadian born Jordan came to Chengdu in 2010 to study, but ended up embarking on a much longer journey of cultural learning and self-discovery than