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 […]
Sidste år begyndte jeg at studere kinesisk på universitetet. Grunden til, at jeg kom hertil, er, at jeg i øjeblikket forbereder mig til HSK 5-testen. Jeg hørte også, at dette er en af de bedste skoler til at studere mandarin i Kina. Efter jeg kom hertil, indså jeg, at Kunming er en ret fed by at bo i, og med hensyn til lærernes undervisningsmetoder synes jeg, de er meget professionelle. Og jeg synes, at sprogmiljøet er godt, så nu er jeg klar til at tage HSK 5.
Jeg har været på Keats School for at lære kinesisk fire gange nu. Grunden til, at jeg vender tilbage til denne skole, er stort set, at de lærere, jeg arbejdede med, var meget dygtige kinesiske lærere. Jeg har en 5-års eller endda en 10-års plan for at vende tilbage til denne skole. Alle lærerne har metoder til at se på, hvilke færdigheder du har. De er klar over, hvilket niveau du er på. Jeg synes, det er værd at bruge for alle.
Jeg nyder virkelig dette sted, fordi vi har privatundervisning i mandarin. Jeg tog 6-timersprogrammet, 4 timer om formiddagen og 2 om eftermiddagen. Selvom det er ret meget, er undervisningen gratis. Det er meget nyttigt, fordi jeg kan repetere, hvad jeg har gjort før, og lære nye ting. Mine 2 lærere er fantastiske. Vi bor på skolen, så det er praktisk. Det er interessant for mig at møde mennesker fra hele verden.
Vi bruger mange spil til at lære grammatik og nye ord. Vi har virkelig gode lærere, virkelig tålmodige. Hun hjælper os meget. Vores klasse er virkelig sød, og vi har folk fra hele verden, forskellige lande. Vi diskuterer ofte emner på kinesisk i vores klasse. Jeg bor på Keats’ kollegieværelse. Det er meget praktisk. Jeg behøver ikke at bruge tid på at rejse. Du kan bare fokusere på at lære kinesisk.
De er virkelig interesserede i, hvad vores interesser er, hvilke spørgsmål vi har, og hvilke krav vi har. Så tilpasser de indholdet af vores kinesiske sprogprogram efter situationen. Én lærer og én elev, så det er nemt at holde fokus i de 6 timers fordybelseslektioner i mandarin. Det er meget bekvemt at studere, bo og spise i én bygning.
Kunmings landskab er meget smukt. Det er det bedste sted at studere kinesisk i Kina. Min foretrukne læringsmetode på Keats School er én-til-én, fordi den er egnet til alle. Min lærer er meget god, meget omsorgsfuld og dejlig. Mit liv, når jeg lærer kinesisk i Kunming, er meget godt, og vejret er meget godt. Luften er meget god. Det er godt for de ældres krop.
Jeg må sige, det er vildt sjovt. Jeg har været her i 2 uger. Uden at vide, hvordan det ville være, var jeg mere end overrasket over, hvor fantastisk det er. Lærerne er fantastiske, de er forstående. De laver et kinesisk sprogprogram, der passer lige til dig. Beliggenheden er perfekt til at lære kinesisk i Kina.
Kunming er en fantastisk by. Vejret her er fantastisk. Skolen er fremragende. Underviserne er meget hjælpsomme og meget venlige. Jeg kan varmt anbefale, at alle, der leder efter en kinesisk sprogskole i Kina, kommer hertil for at studere. Kunming og Keats skole er meget bedre end noget andet sted.