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It is a good idea to do some morning exercise in summer! Let’s move following this video.
It is a good idea to do some morning exercise in summer! Let’s move following this video.
I often hear people say, “I am learning Chinese. Is it OK to learn only how to speak? Chinese characters are too hard. ” Indeed, given the fact that there are more than 10,000 characters in Chinese, it seems to be a huge task to master them all. Plus, with the aid of Pinyin, a
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The Chinese New Year is coming! This Thursday is going to be the 1st day of the year of Goat (羊). Here are some craft ideas for children to celebrate the arrival of the new year. Let’s first start with a fun poster of the personalities of “Goat People”: elegant, artistic, tender, loving and so
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13 animals, a rat, an ox, a tiger, a rabbit, a cat, a goat, a snake, a dog, a pig, a dragon, a rooster, a horse and a monkey gathered together and were arguing because all of them want to have the new year after their names. The noise woke up Jade Emperor and he
Today is 小年 XiaoNian, the 23rd of the 12th Chinese lunar month. Xiaonian literally means “little new year”. It is a special day because it marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year preparation. People start cleaning their houses and their new year shopping. XiaoNian is also called Kitchen God Festival or Worshiping the Stove
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Chinese New Year will start on Feb. 19 this year. It is going to be the year of Goat! What are the traditions? How do the Chinese celebrate it? Are there any fun activities for kids to work on? Here are the top 7 books on Chinese New Year. Celebrating Chinese New Year: An Activity
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I am a big fan of Jimi’s work. I just love his books and illustrations. This book is no exception. This is a love story. Two young people live in the same apartment building in the same city. However, she is used to turning left and he is used to turning right whenever they leave
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This is a lovely picture book. The teddy bear was a sweet companion of the little girl. It is time to go to bed, however teddy bear does not feel sleepy at all. The little girl said several times “Good night”, but teddy bear still did not fall asleep…
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There is only one week away from Thanksgiving. It is time for all of us to be grateful for what we have and what we have received from others. It is also a good time for children to start a gratitude journal. I have created a template here for you to print out and start
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This is a happy dance song. Come, come, come, everyone, let’s make a circle Don’t you feel like to dance too? You can get the lyrics of this song and other 11 Chinese children’s songs by clicking below.
This is a very beautiful picture books written and illustrated by Jimmy Liao. On the preface of the book, it reads “Wherever there is shade, there is light.” The story is about a young girl who felt she was not understood by adults and therefore she closed her heart to outside world. She was lonely
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Today is Halloween, is your child ready to go for “Trick or Treat”? It would be cool to know how to say “trick or treat” in Chinese, right? OK, I am going to tell you: Trick can be translated as “捣蛋” (dǎo dàn) Treat can be translated as “招待”(zhāo dài) So, put them together, we
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机不可失,时不再来 jī bù kě shī, shí bú zài lái Opportunity knocks at the door only once.
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Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, had a half-an-hour talk in Tsinghua University in Beijing on Wednesday (Oct 22). He surprised and amazed the audience by having the talk in Mandarin Chinese! His tones were not perfect, but good enough to be understood. It is quite impressing. OK, why does Mark Zuckerberg learn Chinese? He
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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
“Itsy Bitsy spider climbing up the spout Down came the rain and washed the spider out Out came the sun and dried up all the rain Now Itsy Bitsy spider went up the spout again!” 一只两只蜘蛛爬呀爬出来, yī zhī liǎng zhī zhī zhū pá ya pá chū lái 雨水落下来帮它洗洗澡, yǔ shuǐ luò xià lái bāng tā
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In China, foreigners are called 老外(literally, it means Old Foreigner), which to some extent reveals Chinese people’s feeling towards foreigners — they are not only different, they are also old. It applies to westerners when they meet Chinese people. Cultures are so distinctively different, the languages have nothing in common, the living styles are simply
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你是陽光空氣 You’re the sunshine and the air 每一秒都需要你 I need you every second 你是舌尖上的雨水 You’re the raindrop on the tip of my tongue 我的每日所需 My daily essential 你是我的陽光空氣 You’re my sunshine and my air 這心跳最需要你 The heartbeat needs you 你是那喜悅的淚水 You’re the tear of joy 一切幸福的必需 Essential for all happiness 你是我的 陽光 空氣 You’re my
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The story between the 3 pigs and the bad wolf is well known. Probably your child has already heard the story. Well, here is the Disney animation of this story in Chinese. It would be a great addition to tell the story again.
Little white rabbit White so white With two ears standing It loves to eat carrots and cabbage… This song brings back a lot of sweet memories for any Chinese person. It is one of the classic Chinese children’s songs that almost everybody in China knows. Well, now your child is about to learn it too!
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