The no-nonsense China expat and traveller community.

Since its inception in 2006, Lost Laowai has gone through a number of tweaks, changes and revisions -- in a process we like to think has matured the site -- all the while holding fast to its core value of delivering no-nonsense information and commentary on China.

Lost Laowai has been made for and is maintained by China expatriates with a deep interest in China. Sometimes we love it, sometimes we hate it -- but never does it fail to captivate us.

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