In China’s history, towards the end of the Ming Dynasty, the banks of the Qinhuai River were home to eight courtesans, who were surpassingly beautiful. During the turmoil and upheaval which marked the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, their fate was tied to several famous and important people […]
Master Ai had a grandson about 10 years old. As he was wicked and not eager to learn, his grandfather often gave him a good caning. His father, therefore, was awfully afraid this only son would not survive this frequent caning. So every time Master Ai took his son to task, he would weep and […]
Chinese idiom: “一心一意yì xīn yí yì” and “三心二意sān xīn èr yì” In the Chinese language, there are a lot of idioms formed with some numbers. These idioms are powerful, vivid and widely-used. “one, two, three” in Chinese is “一, 二, 三” , here “心” means “heart” while “意” is “intention or meaning”. When you put […]
In China, parents are called “父母 fù mǔ—literally ‘father and mother’”, also they are usually called “家长jiāzhǎn?”, literally “the leader of a family”, because parents have absolutely authority to decide something for the children, especially in the ancient time. The children’s career, marriage and a lot of things are decided by the parents, and you […]
In the Chinese language, there is a word very typical of China: 天命tiān mìng—literally “the will of the heaven”. Ancient Chinese people believe that something is destined, it is “天命”, you can not decide anything, but everything is decided by the will of heaven. The Will of Heaven is, however, imaginary. It only exists in […]
In ancient China, the parents have absolute authority to decide the marriage for their children. The parents’ authority, the matchmakers’ arrangements and the betrothal gifts were the three basic elements of an arranged marriage in ancient China. The Chinese people believed that marriage to be sacred and ordained, therefore young people must obtain their parents’ […]
A general who had gone out to battle was unable to stave off defeat when the God of the Target appeared to join his ranks and turned the tables on the enemy. Thereupon, the general kowtowed to the God and asked his name. “I am the God of Target.” “What have I done, my God, […]
In the Chinese language, “xingfu” is written as “幸福xìng fú” which means “happy or happiness”, especially the happy feelings about family, love and friendship. “lu路(lù)” means “road or street”. In China, almost in every city, you can find a road named “xingfu”. So there are hundreds of Xingfu Roads in China. This is quite common, […]
The scientist Lu Ji came from Huating of Wu County in the State of Wu from the Three Kingdoms Period, the location of which is Songjiang in Shanghai at present. At the age of 6, he accompanied his father Lu Kang to Jiujiang to pay a visit to Yuan Shu, who then received them with […]
A man was staying at his father-in-law’s house very much beyond his time. one day, the impatient father-in-law finally said to him: “It’s nice of you to have come a long way to visit us. Now that all our fowls have been butchered, there are no more delicacies we cam entertain you with. I hope […]
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.
Permohonan visa sangat mudah, kerana Sekolah Keats banyak membantu kami dalam hal itu. Keats sangat menekankan latihan perbualan, jadi kami mempelajari banyak perbendaharaan kata dan rancangan kehidupan seharian yang sangat mudah untuk kami bersiar-siar di bandar dan bercakap dengan orang Cina yang merupakan tujuan utama pembelajaran bahasa Cina di China.
Saya sangat menikmati pembelajaran bahasa Cina di Kunming di Keats. Guru-gurunya hebat dan rakan sekelas saya juga hebat. Ia merupakan pengalaman yang tidak dapat dilupakan bagi saya. Saya juga berpeluang untuk melancong ke tempat-tempat lain di Yunnan. Tempat-tempat tersebut memang menakjubkan dan anda pasti perlu melawat tempat-tempat ini apabila anda mempelajari bahasa Cina di China di Keats.
Dalam kursus intensif Bahasa Cina secara individu, anda boleh memilih kaedah pembelajaran yang anda suka. Kelas Bahasa Cina berkumpulan kecil di China di Keats mengikuti buku teks HSK. Guru sering mengumpulkan maklum balas daripada pelajar, guru mendengar keperluan dan pendapat kami. Saya merasakan tahap lisan saya lebih baik daripada sebelumnya.
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 tidak dapat menggambarkan betapa saya menyukainya. Perkara yang saya suka tentang guru dan kaedah pengajarannya ialah terdapatnya begitu banyak fleksibiliti. Perkara lain yang saya suka tentang pengajarannya ialah gabungan pembelajaran buku teks klasik dan aktiviti luar. Saya sukakannya! Saya suka mengenali pelajar lain. Semua orang berkongsi matlamat yang sama dan itu menjadikan bahasa Cina mereka lebih baik. Kunming ialah sebuah bandar besar, tetapi ia sangat selamat untuk tinggal di sini. Saya fikir ia adalah pengalaman yang berharga. Tidak sabar untuk kembali!
Nama saya Sarah Fish. Saya berumur 81 tahun. Saya hanya tahu sedikit sahaja bahasa Cina semasa saya tiba di sini. Bagaimana saya boleh mengharungi kursus intensif bahasa Cina selama 2 minggu? Saya terpaksa ketawa apabila memikirkannya sekarang. Sungguh pengalaman yang positif ini! Saya benar-benar berharap kami dapat berada di sini lebih lama lagi. Guru-guru sangat menggalakkan, menilai dahulu berapa banyak pengetahuan seseorang, dan kemudian bermula dari situ.
Saya sangat seronok datang ke sini kerana ia seperti rumah bagi saya. Ia adalah persekitaran yang hebat untuk belajar bahasa Mandarin di China dan bertemu dengan orang-orang hebat dari seluruh dunia. Semua orang di sini sangat ramah. Kunming mempunyai iklim yang sangat baik. Ia merupakan gabungan yang sangat baik antara bandar moden dan juga banyak budaya Cina bersejarah. Mungkin mempunyai udara paling bersih di China dan mungkin juga air paling bersih. Saya menjemput anda untuk datang belajar bahasa Cina di Kunming.