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Favorite Fujian tourist sites , in order: Xiamen Quanzhou Longyan Hakka earthen houses Wuyi mountain Ningde
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Copyright 2001-7 by Sue Brown & Dr. Bill Help Build an online  community for foreigners.  Join the Xiamen Guide forumOrder Books Common Talk Xiamen Dailys Weekly English SupplementXiamenguide Forum Guide to Xiamen and Fujian business tourism history culture cuisine entertainment investment Guide to Xiamen hsiamen amoy fuhken fukien
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Prescription or Subscription? An English teacher corrected a student who said he had gotten a "prescription" for Common Talk at the post office. "You should say 'subscription,' the teacher said. But I think 'prescription' was okay too, because a weekly dose of Common Talk is just what the doctor ordered for Chinese and foreigners who want to know what's happening, and why (or why not).

In my home with the Common Talk Team that translated the guidebook Discover Gulangyu I love studying Xiamen and Fujian's history, but to keep abreast with what's happening today, I read Common Talk. Common Talk has even helped me with my books (they translated "Discover Gulangyu" and CT photographer Yao Fan has provided many photographs). CT is helping people abroad as well. The last issue had a page with old black and white photographs submitted by an Overseas Chinese seeking his roots. CT is helping both Laowai and Laonei--but CT also needs your help as well! Common Talk needs YOU!  As reader, writer, language consultant, deng deng

Common Talk Needs You! Become part of Team Commontalk, not just as reader but as writer. CT is always seeking input from the Xiamen community in the form of articles, or 300- to 400-word "Opinion" pieces, or attend their weekly English Club (Xiamen's largest).

Post Offices sell Common Talk. They also offer Common Talk "prescriptions" for your weekly dose of the latest news on not just Xiamen but the rest of China (they even throw in some news from back on earth as well). Click for Common Talk Website.

The "Official" Introduction to Common Talk Ms. Yayu Wu, Editor of Commontalk by Common Talk Editorial Team
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Xiamen Daily Common Talk Weekly is Fujian¡¯s only bilingual weekly, and the first bilingual publication in China from a state-owned newspaper. Common Talk¡¯s mission is to showcase Xiamen and Fujian with an international style that suits Xiamen¡¯s cosmopolitan readers. With local news, interviews and modern lifestyle reports, Common Talk is a record of Fujian¡¯s economic development, but it also serves to synthesize Chinese and western culture and promote a harmonious society. For both Chinese and overseas readers, it is an important window on Xiamen and southern China.

Award Ceremony for Common Talk activity In the four years since its foundation, Common Talk has built a name for itself and has become one of the many attractive features of the beautiful city of Xiamen. Common Talk has been chosen as English language media partner by CIFIT (China International Fair for Investment & Trade), the World Choir Games, Xiamen International Tourism Festival, Xiamen International Marathon, Xiamen International Optoelectronics Exhibition and the Xiamen International Forum for Coastal Cities. In this capacity, Common Talk provides international visitors with the best in international information. It is a visitor¡¯s most direct route to understanding Chinese cities. Since February 2006, Common Talk has also had its own international publication number, and with orders from Xiamen¡¯s eleven sister cities, Common Talk is now read in ten different countries on five continents.
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On Gulangyu with the Common Talk Team that translated Discover Gulangyu guidebook At the same time, Common Talk provides high quality study materials and organizes a range of activities for Chinese learners interested in English and the international scene: English speech contests, youth talent competitions, reader surveys and readers¡¯ days, bilingual writing competitions, the 100th edition celebrations¡­ Our English Club, with weekly events, has been running for two years and is Xiamen¡¯s largest and most important English learning organization. The first time Common Talk organized the Fujian heats of the national Star of Outlook English talent contest, Fujian ranked seventh in the nation. Common Talk was also recognized as a top organizer by CCTV and the Beijing Olympic Committee.

Common Talk Activity with Chinese and foreignersWith these two major markets, Common Talk has attracted attention from all over China. Common Talk¡¯s remarkable growth and the events it has hosted have been covered in interviews and special reports in the China News and Press Newspaper, China Press Journal, the Xinhua News Agency and Fujian Education TV.
Common Talk: a visitor¡¯s guide to a pleasurable stay in Xiamen, a learner¡¯s companion in making their English dreams come true.

Common Talk activity with foreigners and Chinese Dr. Bill Brown has been one of Common Talk¡¯s staunchest supporters and readers, and we are pleased to work with him in presenting Xiamen to the world and the world to Xiamen.
By the Common Talk Editorial Team
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Zhouning Carp VillageZhouning
Hakka Earthen architecture Taimu Mtn. Hakka Earthen architecture Roundhouses Fujian covered wooden bridgesBridges Hakka Earthen architecture Jiangxi Hakka Earthen architecture Guilin Help Build an online  community for foreigners.  Join the Xiamen Guide forumOrder Books
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Gulangyu Kulangyu Kolongsoo Kolongsu Kulongsu
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Guide to Xiamen University Historic and modern, including departments -- Arts Science computers mathematics accounting management law department etc.Xiamen Univ

Mystic Quanzhou -- the fabled port of Zayton ( or Zaytun Zaitun Zaiton ) from which Marco Polo sailed,  Sinbad the Arab visited.  Chinchew
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Frequently Asked Questions about Xiamen andFujianFAQs Questions?
Info on apartments or houses in Xiamen, real estate agentsReal Estate
Xiamen Shopping guide malls supermarketsShopping Download  Xiamen MapsMaps
Xiamen BookstoresBookstores
Train rail schedule for Xiamen, fukien Trains Amoy Bus ScheduleBusses
Car rental rent a car or van with driver in xiamen and fujianCar Rental

Xiamen hotels guesthouses hostels Hotels English News Services sources in Xiamen Fujian ChinaNews (CT)
Doctors Dentists Hospitals Clinics in Xiamen Jimei and Tong'an Medical & Dental
Xiamen YMCA and YWCAYMCA Volunteer! Xiamen International Christian Fellowship Expat Nondenominational interdenominational
Xiamen International Christian FellowshipXICF Fellowship 
Xiamen Churches Protestant Catholic Seventh Day Adventist Amoy Mission Missionaries AbeelChurches
Xiamen Expat Association Welcome SupportExpat Groups
Hire a Maid Household help servant baomu amah etc.Maids Xiamen Emergency and Frequently used telephone numbersPhone #s
EDUCATION
Xiamen University GuideXiamen University
Xiamen International School  International Baccalaureate ProgramXIS(Int'l School)
Study Mandarin Chinese or Minnan Dialect at Xiamen University  or with private tutorStudy Mandarin
 
China Studies Program Xiamen University  Council for Christian Colleges and Universities Washington D.C. Jay LundeliusCSP(China Studies)
Piano Island Music Events Xiamen Philharmonic OrchestraLibrary Xiamen Museum Library Science Center  World's largest organ museum Asia's largest piano museum China's first anthropology museum Sino Eurolpean art museum etc.Museums
History of Amoy Changchow Chinchew Zaiton Fukien etc.History
DINING
Xiamen restaurants dining western and Chinese cuisineRestaurants Xiamen Asian restaurants -- Singapore Thailand Thai Malaysian  Japanese Korean PhilippineAsian
Xiamen Vegetarian cuisine Nanputuo Temple Seventh Day Adventist Health foodVeggie Xiamen Restaurants Fast Food McDonalds KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken Pizza Hut Burger King (just kidding!) Cafes Coffee shopsJunk Food
Xiamen restaurants dining western and Chinese cuisineChinese Xiamen Italian Restaurants -- over 40!  Pizza pasta cheeseItalian
Western (Internationall) Cuisine in XiamenInternationalAlien visa info -- Americans, Europeans E.T. Outer space visitors
Chinese visa and passport informationVisas 4 aliens
RECREATION
Hakka Earthen architecture Massage!
Hakka Earthen architecture Beaches Kite Flying in Xiamen ChinaFly Kites
Sports -- Golf, Badminton Tennis Bowling Paint BallSports Xiamen Boardwalk One of the most beautiful boardwalks in China or anywhere else.  Along the Island Ring road over 6km long so far.Boardwalk
Xiamen Parks, recreation, hiking boardwalk etcParks Xiamen Museum Library Science Center etcPets
Bird watching in Xiamen Amoy  SwinhoeBirdwatching
Martial arts Chinese Kung FuKung Fu Hiking around Xiamen BushwalksHiking
Piano Island Music Events Xiamen Philharmonic OrchestraMusic Events
Chinese festivals and culture minnanFestival&Culture
Chinese Jokes Humor Funny China photosHumor&Chinese Jokes Humor Funny China photosFun Fotosfunny photos of China
BUSINESS
Doing Business Invest in Xiamen Fujian ChinaDoing Business
Work or teach in Xiamen, Quanzhou or other Fujian schools and universities  English French RussianJobs!(teach/work)
Hire permanent or temporary workers labor craftsmen maids tutorsHire Workers
Foreign Companies in Xiamen Joint Ventures Foreign Companies
China International Fair for Investment and Trade and Cross Straits Exchanges
CIFIT (Trade Fair)
Common Talk Xiamen Dailys Weekly English SupplementMTS(Translation)

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