the Most Famous Chinese Women in History It is International Women’s Day (the 8th of March) today, let’s learn some famous women in Chinese history. Fu Hao - China’s First Female General 妇好 Fù Hǎo Fu Hao (Fù Hǎo, 妇好,died c. 1200 BC) or Lady Hao was a queen, general and high priestess of the Shang dynasty in Eastern [...]
How Chinese People Celebrate Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is celebrated for sixteen days ( from New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival ). It is on the 5th of February 2019, beginning a year of the Pig. China's public holiday will be February 4–10, 2019. How Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year？Its preparations begin [...]
Chinese New Year Legend The Chinese New Year (农历新年, Nónglì Xīnnían), also known as the Lunar New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. To the Chinese people it is as important as Christmas to people in the West. It is celebrated on the first day of the first month of [...]
5 Tips for learning Mandarin Chinese With the development of china's economy, learning mandarin Chinese is increasing around the world. In 2009, about 60,000 American college students were studying mandarin Chinese. That is three times as many as in 1990. But Chinese can seem alien at first to an English speaker. Here are five essential tips to [...]
Things You Should Know about Chinese Drinking Culture Chinese drinking culture you should know! Perhaps you are a manager who is about to attend a few business dinners or you are meeting your significant other’s family at a dinner in China. A multitude of etiquette considerations occur also when dining. There are some special differences in [...]
2017 year of the Rooster According to the Chinese calendar, the year 2017 is the year of the Rooster (鸡年, jī nián), starting from January 28th, and ending on February 15th, 2018. Spring Festival (春节,chūn jié), falls on January 28, 2017, It is the most important annual event in China. Chinese people [...]
How to Improve Speaking Chinese? Being able to speak Chinese fluently is the main learning objective of many students. Learning Chinese isn’t easy, but it's not impossible to speak Chinese fluently. Westerners and other learners of the Chinese language often ask our teachers how to improve their spoken Chinese. What is the best method of learning [...]
HSK Frequently Asked Questions HSK is a standardized Chinese proficiency test for non-native speakers, you want to know more about the test, this article --HSK frequently asked questions will help you. What is the HSK Test? One of the HSK frequently asked questions is what is the HSK test? The HSK, China’s Hànyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì (汉语水平考试), is [...]
How to Improve Chinese Reading Ability? How to improve Chinese reading ability and remember more Chinese characters? when you add repetition and consistency,you’ll be surprised how much your memory can improve. Below are six ways to improve your Chinese reading skills. Get the right books! All-purpose Chinese Character Cards 汉字一卡通 ISBN: 978-7-5619-1950-7 Press :Beijing language [...]
Chinese Lucky Numbers And Unlucky Numbers Chinese lucky number and unlucky number, do you know it? In Chinese culture certain numbers are considered "lucky" because their pronunciations sound similar to words that have "lucky" meanings. Lucky numbers are very important in Chinese culture. People select lucky numbers when choosing residences, telephone numbers, business addresses, wedding [...]
