Blog Tag - Single's Day

Feed Dat Cat! A Detailed Guide To the Consumer Frenzy That Is 11.11
Submitted on Nov 11, 2022
When the temperature drops and people begin anxiously comparing their online shopping cart total to their savings account, it can only mean one thing...
2020 Year in Review: That Slang That Netizens Slung This Year
Submitted on Dec 28, 2020
The 20th year of this millennium has been the longest yet, and boy are we ready to say goodbye. But hey, if we had to spend it anywhere, then Beijing...
Single? Not for Long With These 10 Alternative Ways to Say "I Love You" in Chinese
Submitted on Nov 11, 2019
Bored with saying the usual 我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ)? This Single's Day, surprise your soon-to-be lover with these alternative ways of expressing your...
Stop the Shop! 5 Easy Steps to Resist Single's Day Consumer Brainwashing
Submitted on Oct 31, 2019
Did you know that "Double 11" was originally a day to celebrate being single? It originated at Nanjing University in 1993, but a popular event...
M&S Staff Not Sure Whether Beijing Store is Closing, Christmas Goodies Available and Clothes on Sale
Submitted on Nov 10, 2016
Following reports that popular British chain Marks & Spencer was to close stores globally, including their 10 China stores and our Beijing store...
This Single's Day: Kisses for Charity at Modernista, Speed Dating a The Big Smoke
Submitted on Nov 08, 2016
Unlike what you may think, you don't have to spend double 11, or Singles' Day, doing something with your significant other or spending all of your...
11 Shopping Deals Not to Miss on 11.11
Submitted on Nov 10, 2015
Singles Day (known in Chinese as 双11) may have started off as a simple celebration of singledom at Chinese universities in the 1990s, but since Tmall...
11 Horribly Lonely Things to do for Single's Day
Submitted on Nov 11, 2013
The 11th day of the 11th month is known as Singles Day in China. Likely due to all of the 1s in the date. Yeah! It's time to celebrate being single...