It so happened during the Spring and Autumn Period that King Zhuang (?-951BC) of the State of Chu was feting his ministers when the lamps suddenly went out. Taking advantage of the darkness, someone among the ministers made a pass at a favorite concubine of the king. The woman broke free and tore off that […]
Tea sets in China are made of various materials, including metal, porcelain, pottery, purple clay, lacquer, wood, bamboo and glass. Tea sets made of metal were served for the noble, and civilians commonly used porcelain ware and earthenware in the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty glazed tea sets of various colors were the fashion, […]
To represent years, China uses 12 different animals, each of which corresponds to one of the Earthy Branches. These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Collectively, these twelve animals are known as the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Every Chinese person has a zodiac […]
The Tiger In the character of the oracle bone script for tiger, the tiger’s round head faces upwards, the tail faces downwards, and the body shows a striped pattern. The Chinese people believe that tigers have a “王” (king) character on their heads. Therefore, the tiger is regarded as the king of the animal world. […]
The Snake In the past, the Chinese people believe that the dragon evolved from the snake. Therefore, snakes are also known as small dragon. According to the legend, a long time ago, there was once a large snake in southern China called Baishe. Baishe could eat elephants and would then spend three years spitting up […]
This is a typical story of Chinese people’s characteristic of winning someone over by dint of virtue. Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the State of Shu (221-263), captured Meng Huo, the chieftain of the southern troops, when the two sides were fighting a war. In order to stabilize the rule of the State of […]
It is a tradition for the Chinese people to stay up on the lunar New Year’s Eve. The tradition begins with an extended dinner of celebration, which may last from dusk to midnight. By staying up on the lunar New Year’s Eve, people review the past and look forward to the coming New Year. An […]
On the lunar New Year’s Eve which connects and separates the old and new years, families get together for a reunion. All members sit together around a table with tea, pastries and fruits on it. Apple is a must, for it is the symbol of peace and safety. In the north, a bowl of rice […]
In Chinese history, there were many emperors that can not live without tea. It might be true that every Chinese likes to drink tea that the tea became the national drink. In the Qing Dynasty, most tea parties in the Forbidden City were held in Wenhua Hall (the Hall of Literary Goloy), Chonghua Hall (the […]
Because of the long history of Chinese characters, the vast territory in which they were used, and the large population of people using them, the numbers of books and records written in Chinese continued to grow. Also, for various reasons related to engraving, typesetting and proofreading, Chinese characters developed into what seemed like a state […]
Med hensyn til at studere kinesisk her, synes jeg, at leveforholdene er meget bekvemme, fordi kollegieværelset ligger meget tæt på klasseværelset. Vores lærere nyder virkelig at undervise i kinesisk. De er også meget passionerede. Sammenlignet med andre byer i Kina har Kunming et rigtig godt vejr.
I det intensive en-til-en kinesiskkursus kan du vælge den læringsmetode, du foretrækker. Kinesiskundervisningen i små grupper i Kina på Keats følger HSK-lærebogen. Lærerne indsamler ofte feedback fra eleverne, og lærerne lytter til vores krav og meninger. Jeg synes, at mit mundtlige niveau er bedre end før.
I mit første semester gik jeg på en anden skole, og presset der var ret højt, timerne i klasseværelset var lange, og lektierne var ret kedelige. Siden jeg kom til Keats, har jeg opdaget, at jeg har mange flere muligheder for at tale i klasseværelset. Mine klassekammerater taler alle flydende og elsker at tale og deltage i undervisningen. Vi har en fantastisk dynamik i klasseværelset.
Visumansøgningen var virkelig ligetil, fordi Keats School hjælper os meget med det. Keats lægger stor vægt på samtaleøvelse, så vi lærer en masse ordforråd og dagligdagsplaner, hvilket er meget bekvemt for os at kunne tage rundt i byen og tale med kinesere, hvilket er hele pointen med at lære kinesisk i Kina.
Det er anden gang, jeg kommer. Sidste år var jeg også her i omkring 12 uger. Denne gang var jeg her i 13 uger som en del af et sommerprogram i Kina. Grunden til, at jeg især gerne vil komme på denne skole, var på grund af den individuelle undervisning. Jeg var i stand til at forbedre mit niveau og lære kinesisk hurtigere end i gruppetimer. Hvis jeg får chancen igen næste år, vil jeg helt sikkert gøre det.
Det bedste ved skolen er instruktørernes tålmodighed og tiden til at fokusere på det grundlæggende som udtale. Jeg synes, det er meget nemt at springe dem over og gå over til ordforrådet. Men ved at lære udtalen føler jeg, at det hjalp mig med at få en bedre forståelse af sproget.
Det har været bemærkelsesværdigt, fordi jeg har mødt mange mennesker, som jeg mødte første gang sidste år, og som gerne vil vende tilbage til Keats i år. Undervisningen har været fantastisk. Lærerne forbereder omhyggeligt hver lektion. Jeg synes, at denne en-til-en-tilgang er en rigtig god måde hurtigt at forbedre dit niveau i kinesisk og øge din selvtillid og flydende sprogfærdigheder.
Min skole er fantastisk. Jeg anbefaler Keats School, fordi det er en mere bekvem måde at lære kinesisk på i Kunming.