People from Henan love their noodles very much. The most popular kind of noodle shop in the province specializes in stewed noodles. This kind of shop is also very popular in other parts of China. The lamb broth is cooked for over five hours. A rich flavor is produced from the combination of the seven […]
The Great “xiangsheng” artist, Hou Baolin, once made a joke about the Henan dialect. He said the dialect is China’s most concise because, you usually only need one word for anything. For instance, if someone goes to the hathroom, the conversation might go as follows: “who?” “Me?” “What?” “Pee!” The most frequent word used in […]
The Drung nationality mainly concentrates in the Valley of Drung River in Gongshan Drung and Nu Autonomous County in Northwestern Yunnan. In the past, the ethnic group did not have a generally accepted name. after the founding of New China, according to their characteristics and wishes, the ethnic group was officially named as Drung nationality. […]
Drungs have two meals a day by convention. They have “chaomian” or roasted potato as breakfast and corn as supper with something convenient to appease hunger at noon. They have many ways to make food with corn. They may roast corn directly in the firepot and eat the grains peeled down. This method is simple […]
In the Chinese language, “黄色” (huáng sè) means “yellow”. However, the meaning of “黄色电影huáng sè diàn yǐn?”, “电影” means “film”. The whole phrase doesn’t mean “yellow films”, which is a confusing phrase. Actually it means “pornographic movie”. And “黄金huáng jīn” refers to the golden. So how about the meaning of “黄金周huáng jīn zhōu” (周—week)？ In […]
More than 15 dynaties have made Luoyang their capital city over the past 5000 years. If you want to relieve the glory of those ancient dynasties, you can go to Luoyang during the month of April and observe the blossoming peonies. The peony has been known as the “king of flowers” ever since Tang Dynasty. […]
Gingko, also being known as maidenhair tree, is a kind of deciduous tree as well as ornamental plant, which is 30-40 meters’ high. Ginkgo (silver apricot) and maidenhair (white fruit) are both named after the color of its fruits. The shapes of ginkgo leaves are very special, like small fans. In the late autumn, these […]
Lifting up the bridal veil (红盖头hón? ?ài tóu), also called “lifting up the red scarf” meant that the bridegroom would lift the bridal veil (usually a piece of red scarf used to cover the bride’s face) with the arm of a steelyard. It was not until then the veiled bride showed her true appearance to […]
In the Chinese language, “桃(táo)” refers to “peach”. It is formed with the part “木” and “兆”, the first part “木” means “tree or wood”. So almost anything made of wood has that part to connote its meaning. And if we put “桃(táo)” and “李(lǐ)” (plum) together, “桃李” doesn’t simply represent the two fruits, actually […]
Peony is a famous flowering plant in China. It is elegant, brightly colored, and of great variety, thus known as “the First in Tens of Thousands of Flowers”. The Peony is native to the Qinling Mountains in China, and the cultivation of it dates back to over 1,500 years. The peony is a famous ornamental […]
Jeg er kandidatstuderende og arbejder på min doktorgrad på Columbia University. Vi har virkelig kunnet fokusere på at tale, især interview-lignende tale, og vi har virkelig forbedret mine kinesiske læse- og skrivefærdigheder, så når jeg kommer tilbage til Columbia, kan jeg tage formelle kinesiskkurser. Det har været en rigtig god oplevelse, og jeg elsker virkelig min lærer.
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.
At lytte og tale i klasseværelset hver dag har forbedret mine kommunikationsevner. Efter tre uger blev mine nye ord og sætninger mere og mere naturlige og flydende. Nu er jeg vant til at tænke på kinesisk, og jeg forstår bedre, hvad andre mennesker siger, for at kunne have rigtige samtaler med andre mennesker.
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.
Min skole er fantastisk. Jeg anbefaler Keats School, fordi det er en mere bekvem måde at lære kinesisk på i Kunming.
En ting jeg virkelig godt kunne lide var, at jeg kunne arbejde sammen med min lærer om at lave en individuel studieplan. En anden dejlig ting er, at man bor på skolen, man føler sig helt tryg. Man har altid en gruppe mennesker, der er villige til at lave ting sammen med en i weekenderne eller om aftenen. De serverer alle 3 måltider om dagen, og maden var fremragende.
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.
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.