西(xī) The sun sets in the west. After a day of work, people return home. And the birds, too, return to their nests. Therefore, the character “西” originally depicted a bird’s nest. Many metals are produced in the western part of China and the Chinese people believe that the west possesses “metallic characteristic”. Therefore, the […]
南(nán) The original form of the character “南” (south) resembles a musical instrument. Some people argue that this instrument was extremely popular in southern China and was thus need to represent “south”. Others argue that this character came to be used to denote “south” because the ancient Chinese people faced south when they listened to […]
北(běi) The original form of the character “北” resembles two people with their backs to each other. The original meaning of it was “back” (背bèi). In the past, losing a battle was known as “败北(bài běi) ”. This is because, when soldiers fled after suffering a defeat, they had their backs to the enemy. When […]
There are three main types of clothing in China in the latest dozens of years: western-style clothes, traditional Chinese garments and National clothes. All of these exist together. Over the past two years in China, some of the younger generation has promoted wearing Han clothes. These clothes are billowy, with wide sleeves and loose fitting […]
The people of Xi’an like to participate in several activities involved in recreating the past, like holding contests to find women who resemble Yang Guifei, the beautiful imperial concubine of the Tang Dynasty. Some people say that the people of Xi’an are closest to the spirit of ancient China. They need only dress in ancient […]
Xi’an’s Forest of Stone Tablets Museum, located on Shuyuanmen Avenue, and has been called China’s largest stele archive. It contains more than 11,000 cultural articrafts such as steles, engravings and sculptures from the Han and Tang Dynasties. It also boats a notable collection of ancient Chinese calligraphy. There are nearly 100 bookstores in the area […]
Sima Qian (145BC-90 BC) was born in Longmen, near present-day Hancheng in Shaanxi Province. His father was a historian in the court of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Sima Qian inherited his father’s position and carried out his father’s unfulfilled ambition to record all known history up to that time. In 99 BC, Sima […]
The ancient Chinese people believed that the entire world was composed of five basic elements: metal, wood, water, fire and earth. All materials are composed of “气(qì)”. The original form of the character was like “三”; it resembles an airflow or a steam of gas. “Qi” is shapeless, invisible and intangible. However, Chinese has a […]
A magazine ran a column on the special characteristics of different cities, and Nanjing earned a peculiar superlative as the most mournful city in China. They believed that Nanjing had suffered a painful story, and had an air of suffering about it. However, the people of Nanjing don’t think so. A famous writer said, “total […]
According to the people of Nanjing, their special characteristics are really special. Their favorite market place is the Confucius Temple; their signature dish of salted duck; their favorite TV program is “Extraordinary Weekend”. The Confucius Temple is located on the busiest street in the entire southern part of Nanjing city. The Temple is over a […]
Jeg fandt Keats School, og jeg er så glad for, at jeg gjorde det. Når man lærer kinesisk i Kina på Keats, bliver man taget godt vare på. Min lærer er virkelig fantastisk, og vi bliver dejlige venner.
Jeg har haft en rigtig god tid her. Jeg har studeret meget med min lærer, som var fantastisk. Keats School gjorde en stor indsats for at matche sine elever med virkelig gode lærere, så deres personligheder fungerer rigtig godt sammen. Jeg nyder virkelig at studere kinesisk på Keats, og jeg kommer helt sikkert tilbage.
Jeg nyder virkelig at komme her, fordi det er som et slags hjem for mig. Det er et fantastisk miljø at lære mandarin-kinesisk i Kina og møde fantastiske mennesker fra hele verden. Alle her er ekstremt venlige. Kunming har et rigtig dejligt klima. Det er en meget god blanding af den moderne by og også en masse historisk kinesisk kultur. Har sandsynligvis den reneste luft i Kina og muligvis også det reneste vand. Jeg inviterer dig til at komme og studere kinesisk i Kunming.
Jeg har studeret på Keats i 2 semestre. Jeg kan varmt anbefale Keats School. Hvis du er meget interesseret i at tage et mandarinkursus i Kina, vil jeg foreslå, at du tager til Kunming. Kunmings folk er meget venlige. Vejret i Kunming er fantastisk. Så jeg anbefaler, at du studerer kinesisk på Keats i Kunming.
Stedet er meget fedt. Jeg er sammen med en fantastisk gruppe mennesker i min klasse, så det er meget hyggeligt at komme til undervisning. Det er sjovt, vi har en masse diskussioner, spil og aktiviteter. Vores lærere er også meget dygtige og meget støttende. Det er skræmmende at lære kinesisk i starten, fordi man har så mange spørgsmål. Men jeg vil anbefale at komme til Keats, fordi atmosfæren for læring er fantastisk. Det er meget afslappende. Jeg vil anbefale skolen.
Jeg synes, Keats er en af de bedste sprogskoler, jeg nogensinde har været på. Min lærer er sådan en fantastisk person. Hun er så god til at undervise. Hun gør timerne sjove. Jeg har lært en masse ordforråd i løbet af min tid her. Jeg vil virkelig anbefale at komme og lære mandarin-kinesisk på Keats School.
Mit navn er Sarah Fish. Jeg er 81. Jeg kendte meget lidt kinesisk, da jeg ankom. Hvordan skulle jeg overleve 2 ugers intensivt kinesiskkursus? Jeg må grine, når jeg tænker på det nu. Sikke en positiv oplevelse det har været! Jeg ville virkelig ønske, vi kunne være her lidt længere. Lærerne er ekstremt opmuntrende, de vurderer først, hvor meget man ved, og starter derefter derfra.
Jeg synes, Kunming er en fantastisk by, vejret er rigtig godt. Jeg kan virkelig godt lide Keats skole og synes, den er meget organiseret. Lærerne her er meget dygtige. De har en café og nye klasseværelser, et nyt loungeområde her nu, så du kan slappe af med dine venner og øve dit talte kinesisk med indfødte. Hvis du overvejer at komme til Keats for at studere, vil jeg virkelig anbefale det. Det er det bedste sted at lære mandarin, og jeg tror, det vil være en fantastisk oplevelse for dig.