In China’s history, towards the end of the Ming Dynasty, the banks of the Qinhuai River were home to eight courtesans, who were surpassingly beautiful. During the turmoil and upheaval which marked the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, their fate was tied to several famous and important people […]
Master Ai had a grandson about 10 years old. As he was wicked and not eager to learn, his grandfather often gave him a good caning. His father, therefore, was awfully afraid this only son would not survive this frequent caning. So every time Master Ai took his son to task, he would weep and […]
Chinese idiom: “一心一意yì xīn yí yì” and “三心二意sān xīn èr yì” In the Chinese language, there are a lot of idioms formed with some numbers. These idioms are powerful, vivid and widely-used. “one, two, three” in Chinese is “一, 二, 三” , here “心” means “heart” while “意” is “intention or meaning”. When you put […]
In China, parents are called “父母 fù mǔ—literally ‘father and mother’”, also they are usually called “家长jiāzhǎn?”, literally “the leader of a family”, because parents have absolutely authority to decide something for the children, especially in the ancient time. The children’s career, marriage and a lot of things are decided by the parents, and you […]
In the Chinese language, there is a word very typical of China: 天命tiān mìng—literally “the will of the heaven”. Ancient Chinese people believe that something is destined, it is “天命”, you can not decide anything, but everything is decided by the will of heaven. The Will of Heaven is, however, imaginary. It only exists in […]
In ancient China, the parents have absolute authority to decide the marriage for their children. The parents’ authority, the matchmakers’ arrangements and the betrothal gifts were the three basic elements of an arranged marriage in ancient China. The Chinese people believed that marriage to be sacred and ordained, therefore young people must obtain their parents’ […]
A general who had gone out to battle was unable to stave off defeat when the God of the Target appeared to join his ranks and turned the tables on the enemy. Thereupon, the general kowtowed to the God and asked his name. “I am the God of Target.” “What have I done, my God, […]
In the Chinese language, “xingfu” is written as “幸福xìng fú” which means “happy or happiness”, especially the happy feelings about family, love and friendship. “lu路(lù)” means “road or street”. In China, almost in every city, you can find a road named “xingfu”. So there are hundreds of Xingfu Roads in China. This is quite common, […]
The scientist Lu Ji came from Huating of Wu County in the State of Wu from the Three Kingdoms Period, the location of which is Songjiang in Shanghai at present. At the age of 6, he accompanied his father Lu Kang to Jiujiang to pay a visit to Yuan Shu, who then received them with […]
A man was staying at his father-in-law’s house very much beyond his time. one day, the impatient father-in-law finally said to him: “It’s nice of you to have come a long way to visit us. Now that all our fowls have been butchered, there are no more delicacies we cam entertain you with. I hope […]
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.
Alle lærerne er virkelig dejlige. Undervisningsniveauet på Keats er så meget højere. Jeg elsker virkelig byen. Det er meget behageligt at komme rundt i. Jeg kan varmt anbefale Keats. Det er et fantastisk sted at studere kinesisk i Kina. Vi glæder os til at komme tilbage igen senere på året.
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 er meget bekvemt at komme til Kunming fra Thailand. Jeg kan virkelig godt lide min kinesiskundervisning, og mit kinesisk blev meget bedre på et par måneder. Der er mange fordele ved at lære kinesisk. Det bedste, jeg kan lide ved Keats, er, at det ligger i Kunming, en by med det evige forår. Der er så meget at se i Kunming, og du vil elske denne by, når du kommer.
Så i løbet af min første uge på Keats turde jeg ikke tale nogen kinesiske ord. Jeg fandt ud af, at mit kinesiske niveau hurtigt var blevet bedre siden da. Selvom jeg har mange muligheder for at studere i Kina, for eksempel tilbyder nogle andre skoler homestay, opdagede jeg, at jeg kunne fordybe mig og fuldt ud fokusere på at lære kinesisk ved at bo på Keats.
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.
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 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.