西(xī) The sun sets in the west. After a day of work, people return home. And the birds, too, return to their nests. Therefore, the character “西” originally depicted a bird’s nest. Many metals are produced in the western part of China and the Chinese people believe that the west possesses “metallic characteristic”. Therefore, the […]
南(nán) The original form of the character “南” (south) resembles a musical instrument. Some people argue that this instrument was extremely popular in southern China and was thus need to represent “south”. Others argue that this character came to be used to denote “south” because the ancient Chinese people faced south when they listened to […]
北(běi) The original form of the character “北” resembles two people with their backs to each other. The original meaning of it was “back” (背bèi). In the past, losing a battle was known as “败北(bài běi) ”. This is because, when soldiers fled after suffering a defeat, they had their backs to the enemy. When […]
There are three main types of clothing in China in the latest dozens of years: western-style clothes, traditional Chinese garments and National clothes. All of these exist together. Over the past two years in China, some of the younger generation has promoted wearing Han clothes. These clothes are billowy, with wide sleeves and loose fitting […]
The people of Xi’an like to participate in several activities involved in recreating the past, like holding contests to find women who resemble Yang Guifei, the beautiful imperial concubine of the Tang Dynasty. Some people say that the people of Xi’an are closest to the spirit of ancient China. They need only dress in ancient […]
Xi’an’s Forest of Stone Tablets Museum, located on Shuyuanmen Avenue, and has been called China’s largest stele archive. It contains more than 11,000 cultural articrafts such as steles, engravings and sculptures from the Han and Tang Dynasties. It also boats a notable collection of ancient Chinese calligraphy. There are nearly 100 bookstores in the area […]
Sima Qian (145BC-90 BC) was born in Longmen, near present-day Hancheng in Shaanxi Province. His father was a historian in the court of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Sima Qian inherited his father’s position and carried out his father’s unfulfilled ambition to record all known history up to that time. In 99 BC, Sima […]
The ancient Chinese people believed that the entire world was composed of five basic elements: metal, wood, water, fire and earth. All materials are composed of “气(qì)”. The original form of the character was like “三”; it resembles an airflow or a steam of gas. “Qi” is shapeless, invisible and intangible. However, Chinese has a […]
A magazine ran a column on the special characteristics of different cities, and Nanjing earned a peculiar superlative as the most mournful city in China. They believed that Nanjing had suffered a painful story, and had an air of suffering about it. However, the people of Nanjing don’t think so. A famous writer said, “total […]
According to the people of Nanjing, their special characteristics are really special. Their favorite market place is the Confucius Temple; their signature dish of salted duck; their favorite TV program is “Extraordinary Weekend”. The Confucius Temple is located on the busiest street in the entire southern part of Nanjing city. The Temple is over a […]
Sejak semester lepas, kami mula belajar bahasa Cina di Keats. Ia adalah pilihan terbaik yang pernah kami buat. Ia adalah sekolah yang sangat bagus. Kelas-kelasnya sangat menyeronokkan, anda belajar banyak, tetapi sangat interaktif, jadi anda banyak bercakap yang bermaksud ia bukan sekadar buku dan penulisan. Kunming ialah bandar yang sangat menyenangkan untuk didiami, terutamanya jika anda membandingkannya dengan bandar-bandar lain di timur.
Semua guru sangat menyenangkan. Tahap pengajaran di Keats jauh lebih tinggi. Saya sangat menyukai bandar ini. Ia sangat selesa untuk bergerak. Saya sangat mengesyorkan Keats. Ia adalah tempat yang bagus untuk belajar bahasa Cina di China. Kami berharap dapat kembali lagi lewat tahun ini.
Saya telah belajar di Keats selama 2 semester. Saya sangat mengesyorkan Sekolah Keats. Jika anda berminat untuk mengambil kursus Mandarin di China, saya cadangkan anda datang ke Kunming. Orang Kunming sangat ramah. Cuaca di Kunming sangat baik. Jadi saya cadangkan anda belajar bahasa Cina di Keats di Kunming.
Mengenai pembelajaran bahasa Cina di sini, saya rasa keadaan tempat tinggal di sini sangat mudah kerana asrama sangat dekat dengan bilik darjah. Guru-guru kami sangat menikmati mengajar bahasa Cina. Mereka juga sangat bersemangat. Berbanding dengan bandar-bandar lain di China, Kunming mempunyai cuaca yang sangat baik.
Semua rakan sekelas saya tinggal bersama selama setahun dan kami telah banyak meningkat! Guru-guru di Keats semuanya sangat hebat. Mereka suka menganjurkan banyak aktiviti untuk membantu kami mempelajari bahasa Cina. Saya suka Keats! Saya suka Kunming!
Mendengar dan bertutur di dalam bilik darjah setiap hari telah meningkatkan kemahiran komunikasi saya. Selepas tiga minggu, perkataan dan ayat baharu saya menjadi lebih semula jadi dan fasih. Kini saya sudah biasa berfikir dalam bahasa Cina, dan saya lebih memahami apa yang orang lain katakan, untuk dapat berbual secara langsung dengan orang lain.
Guru-guru di Keats tahu cara membaca pemahaman pelajar dan cara membantu pelajar mempelajari bahasa Cina dengan mudah. Mereka tahu tahap pelajar. Saya seorang yang lambat belajar, tetapi mereka berjaya menyesuaikan diri dengan pembelajaran saya. Mereka menjadikan kelas ini sangat menyeronokkan, sangat mengujakan. Saya gembira kerana bukan sahaja saya dapat mempelajari budaya dan bahasa, tetapi saya juga dapat bertemu rakan-rakan yang hebat, rakan-rakan Cina dan Eropah, rakan-rakan Amerika yang sangat luar biasa, dari seluruh dunia.
Saya rasa persekitaran pembelajaran bahasa Cina di sini sangat hebat. Kaedah pengajarannya juga sangat interaktif dan menyeronokkan. Apa yang saya sangat gemari di sini ialah guru saya tidak terlalu banyak membaca buku teks. Kami menghabiskan banyak masa membincangkan topik umum, seperti budaya Cina, berita dunia, ungkapan tipikal yang digunakan oleh penduduk tempatan. Kami juga membincangkan topik sosial dan ekonomi.