Tiger Hill Park is located in a northwest suburb of Suzhou. The Sword Pool is the most spiritually significant part of the Park. Historical records show that the tomb of King Helv of Wu is located beneath the pond. Legend has it that he was buried with 3000 of his beloved swords. King Hlv was […]
Kun Opera originated in Kunshan during the Yuan Dynasty and flourished in Suzhou where the people went absolutely crazy over the opera. In the 200 years of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the people of Suzhou held annual musical concerts at Tiger Hill Park. These celebrations of the Kun Opera were held at the time […]
The 1st consideration was age. The prospective couple should be about the same marriageable age, which meant that on the one hand, they had to be old enough to live as husband and wife; while on the other hand, there should be a proper gap in age so that they would enjoy a harmonious marriage […]
Equestrian polo was a national spot in the Tang Dynasty. There were enthusiastic fans in all the social ranks, from the emperor to the ordinary people. Some players entered the officialdom because of their excellent performances. A son-in-law was selected according to his skill in playing the equestrian polo. There are a lot of examples […]
Antenatal betrothals meant that parents on both sides got their children engaged before were born. It was the ultimate embodiment of the parental authority. This kind of marriage had many disadvantages. Sima Guan (1019-1086), a scholar in the Song Dynasty, once analyzed it in his book “The Family Codes”, “By the time the betrothed came […]
Even worse than antenatal betrothals was posthumous marriage. It was also called marriage of the dead, or ghost marriage, which meant unmarried but dead young men and women were married in the nether world by the arrangement of their living parents. It is assumed that this custom came into being before the Qin Dynasty (the […]
The people of Suzhou have a flair for taking simple dishes and preparing them perfectly. Shen Fu’s “Chapters of a Floating Life” describes how his wife, Yun, “Makes cooking seem effortless. Whether preparing fruit, vegetable, fish or shrimp, everything she cooks tastes delicious.” The preparation of Suzhou cuisine is all about timing. For example, the […]
In the Chinese language, “低” and “高” is a pair of antonym which mean “low” and “high” respectively. And “调” means “tune, tone” and so on. So you know that “低调dīdiào” means “low-key” and “高调gāo diào” is the opposite. Chinese people advocate that people should be modest and calm, so when they remind people or […]
There was a poor man who did not drink. Before he went out each day, he would eat only two grain cakes, which invariably made him slightly tipsy. One day he met a friend who asked him: “Did you have a cup of wine this morning?” “Oh, no,” replied the man. “I only had some […]
The Tu Nationality mainly concentrated in Qinghai Province and Gansu Province. They speak the Tu language which belongs to the Mongolian branch of the Altaic language family. The Tu are good at dancing and singing. They are also know for their folk embroidery with designs like “five petal plum”, “cloud flower” and so on. The […]
Lærerne på Keats ved, hvordan man læser elevernes tanker og hjælper dem med at lære kinesisk sprog nemt. De kender elevernes niveau. Jeg er langsom til at lære, men de formåede at tilpasse sig min læring. De gjorde undervisningen meget sjov og spændende. Jeg er glad for, at jeg ikke kun fik lov til at lære kulturen og sproget at kende, men at jeg også fik fantastiske venner, virkelig utrolige, kinesiske venner og europæiske venner, amerikanske venner, fra hele verden.
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.
Min skole er fantastisk. Jeg anbefaler Keats School, fordi det er en mere bekvem måde at lære kinesisk på i Kunming.
Jeg havde virkelig en vidunderlig oplevelse på skolen. Lærerne er meget, meget venlige. I min klasse øver vi os i at tale, lytte, læse og skrive. Vi spiller spil og andre sjove aktiviteter. Vi tager på ture rundt i byen. Personalet på Keats er fænomenalt. Min lærer er en af de bedste lærere, jeg nogensinde har haft i min uddannelse. Hun kommer ind med et smil hver dag.
Kunming er et fantastisk sted at lære kinesisk i Kina, fordi der ikke er mange kinesere på gaden, der taler engelsk. Keats har været en fantastisk skole for mig, og mange andre udlændinge, der har studeret i Kina, anbefalede det til mig. Jeg synes, de er helt okay. Studiemetoden her er virkelig struktureret. De gør det virkelig nemt at lære kinesisk. Der er også mange kulturelle og naturlige steder at besøge.
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.
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.
Jeg kan ikke beskrive, hvor meget jeg kunne lide det. Det, jeg kunne lide ved lærerne og undervisningsmetoden, er, at der er så meget fleksibilitet. Den anden ting, jeg kunne lide ved undervisningen, er kombinationen af klassisk lærebogsundervisning og at være udendørs. Jeg elskede det! Jeg kan godt lide at lære andre studerende at kende. Alle delte det samme mål, og det er at forbedre deres kinesisk. Kunming er en stor by, men det er meget trygt at bo her. En anden ting, jeg kunne lide ved Keats, er ideen om, at folk her hjælper dig. Jeg kan ikke anbefale det nok. Jeg synes, det var en værdifuld oplevelse. Jeg glæder mig til at komme tilbage!