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Have created a simple Family tree sheet for the children. Then many questions came up:”how to call my uncle?””what about my cousin?” So I created […]
Family is very important according to Chinese culture. Because of this, family relationship in China is quite complicated. You can not call a grandmother from Father’s side the same as from Mother’s side. You should use different terms to call your older sister and your younger sister. Here is an interesting song which aims to […]
察其友知其人.
chá qí yǒu zhī qí rén.
A man is known by the company he keeps.
photo credit: Lee_on_the_road
In Olympic Games held in Beijing, the word most often heard was “加油”(jiā yóu)。
What does it mean? Literally, “加”means fill, add; “油”means oil or fuel. Does “加油” mean “fill up fuel”, as if filling fuel to a car? No. Actually it means “GO”. It is a way Chinese try to cheer up […]
The world is colorful. Colors are so important that we see them, touch them, play with them all the time. When we ask kids questions, we may not get any answer; but if we ask them what colors they like the most, we are sure to get responses: boys tend to answer “blue“（蓝), little girls “pink”(粉红）.
We […]
游泳 yóu yǒng swim
水母 shuǐ mǔ jelly-fish
海洋 hǎi yáng ocean
鱼 yǔ fish
海豚 hǎi tún dolphin
鼻子 bí zi […]
In the club, the children all wanted to be the first one to sing a song, in the end it became difficult to be fair. So we decided to go for “剪刀石头布”（jiǎndāo shítóu bù — scissors, stone, fabric), also known as Rock, Scissors, Paper.
To show 剪刀(scissors), you extend the index and middle fingers.
to show […]
Here is a great clip from shuifeng.net. on showing how to write 兔。The order of strokes is clearly explained so even little children can follow.
— To the world you may be one person, but to me you are the world.
– 对于世界而言，你也许很普通；但对于我来说，你是我世界的全部。
Love, 爱（ài ), is a beautiful word in any language. Although Chinese culture does not encourage people to express “I love you” openly and directly, love a precious feeling everybody values.
So, say it to your parents, to your grandparents, […]
