Author name: Sergi Portolés

Sergi, also known as Sborto Zhou, spent 5 years in China working as a researcher at Tsinghua University in Beijing. During this time, he had the opportunity to immerse himself in the world of Chinese culture and language. A passionate traveler, Sergi's journey into the heart of Asian culture has fueled a deep love for exploring China and discovering its hidden gems. With a keen interest in technological trends, Sergi strives to stay up-to-date with innovation while serving as the editor of Sapore di Cina. In his spare time, Sergi is dedicated to promoting Chinese language and culture in Barcelona through EsChina Space.

Review of NordVPN, a Premium VPN at a Reasonable Price

Born in 2012 as a modest project, NordVPN has become one of the most complete and popular VPNs on the market. Currently, this VPN provider (whether fortunately or unfortunately) is competing to be one of the leading VPNs in China, which is quite possibly the hardest test of the reliability of any VPN service. Below […]

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Giving birth and raising mixed babies in China: Interview with Simon Gjeroe

Today is an honor for me to interview Simon Gjeroe, a Danish long-time ex-pat and he has written articles and books on Chinese travel, food, culture, history, and politics. Simon lived in China from 1995 to 1998 and again from 2003 to 2013 where he got married and raised two mixed boys. From his bibliography,

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Best SEO Strategies for Baidu: Our Complete Guide

Best SEO Strategies for Baidu – Index SEO Strategies for Baidu Don’t use Google Translate when doing keyword research Difference among Baidu and Google Google was blocked in China in March 2009 and foreigners and locals must download a VPN to be able to use it. To many people’s surprise, Baidu was founded as early

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The 13 Most Useful Apps for Traveling in Taiwan

Apps for Traveling in Taiwan – Index Google Maps Uber GO! Taipei Metro Tour Taiwan KKday Line Pleco FunNow YouBike Taiwan Weather Travel Taipei Taiwan GuideWithMe Agoda, Booking, and Airbnb Do you plan to travel to Taiwan and want to download a handful of useful applications? In this article, we list some of the best

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LTL Flexiclass Review

LTL Mandarin School Flexiclass Review

Use the coupon code SDC25 to get a 25% discount for the first month! Online learning becomes increasingly popular and we’ve seen many schools popping up in the past years. LTL Flexiclass has received much attention thanks to its special way of training students. As increasingly more Chinese-learners want to know more about LTL Flexiclass,

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Review of VyprVPN – The Most Secure VPN for Asia

Over the past few years, we have been using VyprVPN in China to browse the internet securely and to access websites blocked in this county. During this time, VyprVPN has demonstrated that it is a fast, reliable, and extremely secure VPN. Below, we describe our impressions of this VPN and why we believe that it

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Review of Surfshark VPN – An Alternative for China

Created in 2018, Surfshark is definitely one of the most promising VPNs at the moment. Despite not having been around for a long time, Surfshark has a broad network of physical servers across the globe, excellent security and privacy services and a broad offering of extra options, all at a very competitive price. Without a

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Best Dating Apps for Vietnam: Our Complete Guide

Best Dating Apps for Vietnam – Index Tinder YmeetMe Vietnam Cupid Badoo Bumble VietSocial Facebook Dating The online dating scene has exploded in the past 5 years, something that used to be tabu has become completely normal. Vietnam is not an exception and we’ve seen both international and local dating apps that are gaining more

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Best Dating Apps for China: Our Complete Guide

Best Dating Apps for China – Index Tan Tan (探探) Tinder Badoo Mo Mo (陌陌) Tencent’s QQ WeChat What should I do if a dating application is blocked in China? The online dating applications industry has literally exploded and companies receive funding in the hundreds of millions of dollars and are valued in the billions.

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Best Dating Apps in Hong Kong: A Complete Guide

Best Dating Apps in Hong Kong – Index Tinder Badoo WeChat Coffee Meets Bagel Bumble The online dating application market has grown immensely in the past decade and we’ve seen several new big brands popping up. At a start, people primarily used Badoo and Tinder, but we now see increased competition from companies that offer

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Best Dating Applications in Singapore: A Complete Guide

Best Dating Applications in Singapore – Index Paktor Tinder Mat & Minah Badoo Coffee Meets Bagel The online dating scene has risen fast in Singapore and nowadays we see both locals and foreign brands that have penetrated the market. Singapore is well-known for being a developed nation with tech-savvy users, so it’s not strange. If

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My trip on the Transsiberian Express (Russia, Mongolia, and China)

Video: Transsiberian 2009 produced by Lluis Jané (yes, the one with long hairs it’s me). I’ve already discussed in a previous article how to plan your trip on the Transsiberian Express. Itinerary: Trans-Mongolian (Moscow-Beijing) with stops in Irkutz and Ulan-Bator. Goal: Reach Beijing in 23 days, that is before our return flight will take off!

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Obstetricians Shenzhen

Top 4 International Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Shenzhen

International SOS Vista-SK HKU-Shenzhen Hospital HarMoniCare Shenzhen Women’s and Children’s Hospital Do you live in Shenzhen and plan to visit international obstetrics or gynecologists? Despite being a financial hub and one of China’s biggest cities, Shenzhen doesn’t have as many clinics with expertise in these fields compared to places like Shanghai and Beijing. It’s not

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Gynecologists Shanghai

Top 5 International Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Shanghai

Shanghai East International Medical Center Parkway Pantai English-International Peace Maternity & Child Health Hospital Renai Hospital WorldPath Clinic International Do you live live in Shanghai and you are looking for an obstetrician or gynecologist in the city? Shanghai has many international hospitals that have catered to foreigners for decades, but it’s not always easy to

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Ophthalmologists Optometrists Taipei

Top 4 International Ophthalmologists & Optometrists in Taipei

Taipei Eye Clinic Taiwan Nobel Medical Group New Vision Eye Clinic TMUH Taipei is a highly sought-after destination among expats and travelers who want to indulge in Taiwan’s culture, cuisine, and beautiful environment. Despite having one of the world’s most efficient healthcare systems, this small island is also the home of many international hospitals, ready

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Review of the VPN Ivacy – An Unknown High Performance VPN

Use de coupon code “saporedicina” to get 25 USD off in your 5 year plan Created in 2007, Ivacy is one of the oldest VPNs on the market and one of the first VPNs to incorporate interesting options such as Split Tunneling in its applications. However, despite all of this, it continues to be unknown

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