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 […]
Det er meget behageligt at studere på Keats. Lærerne er meget venlige. Jeg byder dig velkommen til at komme og studere kinesisk i Kina på Keats.
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 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.
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.
Siden sidste semester begyndte vi at studere kinesisk på Keats. Det var det bedste valg, vi nogensinde kunne træffe. Det er en rigtig god skole. Undervisningen er rigtig sjov, man lærer meget, men også meget interaktiv, så man snakker meget, hvilket betyder, at det ikke kun handler om bøger og skrivning. Kunming er en virkelig behagelig by at bo i, især hvis man sammenligner den med andre byer i øst. Hvis du kan lide at rejse, hvis du kan lide at studere kinesisk på en sjov måde, har Keats det bedste kinesiske sprogprogram for dig.
Jeg har virkelig nydt kinesiskkurset i Kina på Keats og at møde lærerne her og eleverne. Vi har det rigtig sjovt i timerne. Det er en rigtig god skole at lære på med gode undervisningsmetoder og en rigtig god lærebog, eksempler og spil og alt muligt.
Jeg besluttede mig for at lære kinesisk i Kunming, fordi jeg kan lide mindre byer, og jeg kan lide klimaet her. Vi studerede fire timer om dagen her, og min kære lærer lærte mig meget og mistede aldrig sin tålmodighed med mig. Det var en virkelig vidunderlig oplevelse at være her, og jeg anbefaler Keats skole og lærerne her til alle, der kan lide at lære kinesisk i Kina.
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.