Cute Back to School Picks from Taobao

Back to School

Shopping for back to school items is so much fun with Taobao. I've selected some cute things to share with you. I hope you can surround yourself with lovely things and make your back to school experience fun.

       Let's shop!   

Cute Travels: Japan and meeting muli-talented Steven D'Onofrio

Greetings dears! Recently I went on a trip to Tokyo, Japan (I'll post photos soon) and I met up with my college classmate who's now an up and coming young talent that is taking America and Japan by storm. Although this blog is "Cute Shanghai", I'd love to share with you one or two posts about my Japan trip and meeting Steven. Keep reading for more!

Xiuxiu Meitu Chinese Photo Editing Software

Xiuxiu Meitu

I'm sure you've all seen countless photos of cute Chinese girls online. They all have blemish free, pale skin and bright eyes. The photos are often decorated with super cute sparkles or stamps and are so adorable. It's no secret that these photos are edited, but did you know that it is super easy to do it?

Today I'd like to give you a run down of a famous Chinese photo editing software that will help you create beautiful edited photos quickly and easily.

Let's Learn Chinese Together!

Welcome to the Classroom

Today I am going to introduce some basic and general terms you might find useful when shopping for apparel. I'm not a Chinese language teacher, nor am I a native speaker, but I've found the words below to be handy when shopping both in store and online so I'd like to share them with you. 

Below is a graphic I quickly drew up to help illustrate the meanings. You can cover the words and test yourself to see if you know them all.

Let's begin!