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Family in Chinese

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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 […]

Seven Wonders of China


A Joke

When we learn a foreign language, sometimes we find it helpful to use our native language to memorize the pronunciation of the foreign language. But sometimes, it is … funny. Here is a joke I read recently.
 A man is learning Chinese. Here is his notes on the Chinese text.

ear Tim,
shall by too dull doll by […]

“Letter to the Future” on the Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony

Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games dropped the closing curtain today. The closing ceremony, as great as the opening ceremony, featured the theme of “Future”. As you can see from the picture, the fireworks formed the characters “未来(weì lái)” - FUTURE.
Yes, from the painting which unfolded the ancient culture of China to the letter to the future, […]

You and Me

This song opened the 2nd half of the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 Opening Ceremony. Peace and friendship is its theme.
YOU AND ME
Lyrics and Words: Qigang Chen
我和你 心连心 同住地球村,
wǒ hě nǐ   xīn lián xīn   tóng zhù dì qiú chūn
为梦想 千里行 相会在北京。
weì mèng xiǎng    qiān lǐ xíng     xiāng huì zài běi jīng
来吧 朋友 伸出你的手,
lái ba    péng yǒu    […]

Fireworks in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony

China invented gun powder, but used it for fireworks.
If you know the history, you would have expected to see an awesome fireworks show in the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony. After after having watched the show, you must have been satisfied. Here I want to show you the 7 pictures formed by the fireworks on […]

A special day today

Yes, today is a very special day. It is the Olympic Beijing 2008 Opening day. Don’t forget to watch it. I cannot wait to watch a terrific show.
And, it is a day for fathers (爸爸 bà bà). Because Aug. 08 in Chinese is 八月八号(bā yuè bā hào);two bā’s make the sound bà bà, which means […]

Back from China

We came back from our 3-week China trip last Saturday night. It was a fascinating experience. We were amazed by the beauty, touched by the hospitality, moved by the culture and history. We enjoyed everything, from the delicious food, beautiful landscape, rich culture, colors and smell, taste and sound. It is a vibrate country, busy […]

Land of Panda by BBC 2


Leaving for China

photo credit: ~ EvidencE
This afternoon we will fly to Beijing. We are going to have a big trip– many cities to visit, many things to see, lots of delicious food to taste, different landscape and climate to experience, different regional culture to explore. The places we are going to visit include Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, […]