{"id":8605,"date":"2018-07-16T15:54:39","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T07:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?p=8605"},"modified":"2018-07-16T15:54:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T07:54:39","slug":"twcc123-living-in-2nd-tier-vs-3rd-tier-chinese-cities-episode-123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/twcc123-living-in-2nd-tier-vs-3rd-tier-chinese-cities-episode-123\/","title":{"rendered":"TWCC123 &#8211; Living in 2nd Tier vs. 3rd Tier Chinese Cities, Episode 123"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9460\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]--><br \/>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8605-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC123.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC123.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC123.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC123.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/?powerpress_pinw=8605-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/two_white_chicks_in_china\/s3.amazonaws.com\/twcc\/TWCC123.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"TWCC123.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/hk\/podcast\/two-white-chicks-in-china\/id951551922?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.writtenchinese.com%2F%3Fp%3D8605\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week our question comes from Sophia, who asks us &#8220;Should I move to a tier 2 or tier 3 city in China?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you want to ask us a question just go to our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.writtenchinese.com\/voicemail\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">voicemail page and leave us your question<\/a>!<\/p>\n<h2>In This Episode, We Talk About&#8230;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Nora&#8217;s fact about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmp.com\/presented\/news\/china\/topics\/go-china-haikou\/article\/2148415\/visa-free-destination-haikou-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">visa-free Hainan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/supchina.com\/2018\/05\/22\/till-death-or-exam-do-us-part-divorce-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Till Death Or Exam Do Us Part: Chinese Province Offers \u2018Divorce Test\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sophia&#8217;s Question<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saporedicina.com\/english\/pros-of-third-tier-chinese-cities\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Definitions for each Chinese city tier<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some disadvantages of living in tier 2 and 3 cities<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mtanetwork.net\/why-are-tier-2-cities-better-than-tier-1-cities-in-china\/ \" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Advantages of tier 3 cities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-it-like-to-live-in-rural-China\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What it&#8217;s like living in rural China<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Our word of the week is &#8216;hometown&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.writtenchinese.com\/worddetail\/laojia\/2757\/3\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u8001\u5bb6<\/a>\u00a0(l\u01ceo ji\u0101)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/twowhitechicks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can now support us on Patreon<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>DON&#8217;T FORGET TO CLAIM YOUR FREE <a href=\"http:\/\/writtenchinese.com\/30-ways-the-written-chinese-dictionary-app-can-help-you-learn-chinese\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WRITTEN CHINESE DICTIONARY<\/a> FLASHCARDS! 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