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Learn Chinese in Beijing Learning Chinese in Beijing offers a unique opportunity to experience China’s rich culture while mastering the official language. Beijing (Peking,北京) located in northern China, a city with more than 3,000 years of recorded history andwith more than 860 years as the capital of China,it is the nation’s political and cultural [...]
Zodiac Signifies Character When you take Chinese language course in Beijing, your friends might ask your Nǐ shǔ shénme? ( What is your Chinese zodiac ) ? Do you know your Chinese zodiac animal sign? Try our Free Chinese Zodiac Calculator The Chinese Zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao ( 生肖 ), is based on a twelve-year cycle, each [...]
Chinese Class for Money from Beijing Learn Chinese money! When buying things in Beijing, or other places in China, using Rmb, have you thought about what is shown on the back of China’s bills? Today's Mandarin Chinese class is about Chinese money. 100 Yuan-- the Great Hall of the People ( 人民大会堂 rénmíndàhuìtáng ) The [...]
Understanding Most Common Chinese Radicals: A Deep Dive into Their Cultural and Educational Significance Chinese radicals are the foundational elements of Chinese characters, acting as the building blocks of the language. These radicals not only aid in understanding the meaning and pronunciation of characters but also provide insights into Chinese culture and philosophy. In this [...]
Meng Jiangnu In the Qin Dynasty (221BC-206BC), there is a beautiful young lady named Meng Jiangnu; she married with Fan Qiliang. Unfortunately, at wedding ceremony night, Fan was taken away by force to build the Great Wall. One year later, Meng Jiangnu made clothes for Fan Qiliang and began her long-distance wading to find [...]
The Legend of Lady White Snake It tells of two snakes, one white and the other green. The snakes after studying magic for thousands of years managed to transform themselves into beautiful women. One day, they took a stroll as a woman around West Lake. During their stroll, it began to rain and the [...]
Liang Shanbo (梁山伯) Yu Zhu Yingtai (祝英台) (LiangZhu: abbreviation) - The Butterfly Lovers is crowned as Oriental Romeo and Juliet: Zhu Yingtai was the daughter of Mr. Zhu, a rich and influential man in Shangyu. She was a naughty but beautiful girl, and disguised as a man to go to Hangzhou for learning. On [...]
Meng Mu San Qian （孟母三迁） In Chinese culture, the story of Mencius' mother moving three times, known as "Meng Mu San Qian" (孟母三迁), is one of the most famous tales illustrating the profound importance of environment in education. This timeless story not only embodies key aspects of Chinese tradition but also serves as a [...]
The Chinese zodiac calendar - known as Sheng Xiao - is divided into 12 cycles. Each cycle lasts 12 months and is represented by an animal. 2015 is the Year of the Goat. Those born in 1919, 1931, 1943, 1967, 1979, 1991 or 2003 are goats. Millions of people across the globe celebrated the Chinese New Year [...]
