During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, readers who are waiting to learn Chinese in China can discover that the tonal patterns of the operas and Sanqu are different between the north and the south; the tones in the south are called south tones, and the ones in the north are called north tones. To learn […]
The foreigners who come to learn Chinese in China may have heard about the Chinese saying that it is not a perfect banquet without the wine. As a matter of fact, it is also not perfect if there is no soup in the banquet. It is disappointing if there is no soup in a meal […]
Most foreign students who come to learn Chinese in China know that there are totally 56 peoples in China. Accordingly, there should be various ethnic characters. Han people, Hui people and Man people use Chinese language. And there are 12 minorities have their own characters such as Mongolian, Tibetan, Uyghur people, Kazakhstan, Yi people, Dai […]
The art of dance in China reached the peak in Tang period. The soft dance and health dance were all popular. Some learners may have heard about many health dances in Tang Dynasty like Huxuan Dance, Huteng Dance, Aliao Dance, etc. However, those who come to study Mandarin in China should know sword dance is […]
Hu Die’s career of performance was from the late 1920s to the 1960s. However, when you come to study Mandarin in China, you may hear that the peak period was from the 1930s to 1940s. Hu Die became famous when she acted in the first sound film in China in the beginning of the 1930s […]
In the period of Three Kingdoms, the measurements for length, capacity and weight mostly imitated the system of the former dynasties. When you come to learn Chinese in China, you may be told that the measurements in South and North Dynasties were in disorder and began to become systematic after that. One thing that the […]
The influence of Chinese culture has an increasing influence in overseas countries. Germany is one of them. When you step into the applied arts museum in Frankfurt of Germany, you will feel like at the parlor, kitchen and bedroom of a Chinese family. Some foreigners who learn in qualified Mandarin program says that the Chinese […]
For the purpose of promoting Chinese culture to the whole world, China attaches more importance to the cultural activities and exhibitions. At present, the large performance “China’s Elegant Demeanor” is in itinerary performance in Britain. It is planed and prepared by Jilin Provincial Chinese and Foreign Culture Exchange Center. It is reported that this performance […]
In the afternoon of April 11th, the opening ceremony of the seventh Sino-France Cultural Spring and the ninth French Films Screening was held in Beijing. Many main leaders that some of the foreign students study in China may know participated in the opening ceremony such as Bai Lin, French ambassador to China, Xiang Xiaowei, the […]
On the evening of April 28th, the opening ceremony of the 29th session of Shanghai Spring International Music Festival was held in Shanghai Grand Theater. During this period, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra which has a long history performed four excellent works which were initially performed in Spring of Shanghai and won prizes in national field […]