Textile here refers to a folk handicraft of making fabrics by means of hand-spinning flax, silk, cotton and other fibers into yarn with a spinning wheel and then weaving it into cloth with a traditional weaving machine. An agricultural country from the ancient times, China has the tradition of men working in the fields while […]
Initially made in the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), “Tang Sancai” (tri-colored glazed pottery of the Tang Dynasty) is well-known for its gorgeous glaze and exquisite shape. “Tang Sancai” was mainly used as articles buried with the dead in the graves. They are based on brown, yellow and blue, with white, reddish brown, light yellow, jade […]
“Qilin xian shu” is a legendary tale told that once a “qilin”, a fabulous animal, delivered books to Confucius. “Qilin” was a Chinese legendary animal known as the Chinese unicorn by Western writers. It looked like a deer, but with a single horn on its head, large fish scales on its body, and a tail […]
Chinese table manners are complicated topics for foreigners. The important role is to remain silent while eating. This refers to family meals only. Not talking over meals is supposed to be healthy by Chinese. It is impolite if people do not talk to each other during a social party. The table arrangement and serving order […]
A door god portrait is a Chinese decoration placed on each side of the entrance to the house. It is believed to prevent the evil from entering. The custom first began in the Tang Dynasty. Tang Taizong (599-649) once had trouble fall asleep at night because of a ghost harassing him. Two of his most […]
The origin of traditional Chinese martial arts is closely connected with fishing and hunting of ancient people and their intertribal fights. Through hunting big game, ancient Chinese people gradually developed stone-throwing, stone-arrowhead shooting and bare-headed fighting skills. Later on, these skills developed into weapon fighting and bare-headed fighting. Legends say that before the Zhou Dynasty […]
China has a long history of music and dance. In ancient times, along with the creation of production tools, people also made simple percussion instruments and wing instruments such as chimes, wood drums and bone whistles and so on. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD), music and dance developed to a new height. With the […]
In ancient China, the royal families liked to enjoy music and dances very much, also they used this kind of entertainment to celebrate some important days. Thus it gave the chance for the development of court music. The most famous period is the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) with its “zuobuji” and “libuji”. It is said […]
The novel “The True Story of Ah Q” is a masterpiece in the history of modern Chinese fiction. Ah Q was a poor peasant being deprived of all his belongings; he embodies the image of a simple and ignorant farmer who is deeply troubled by the feudal system. He is characterized by the common conservativeness […]
In China, “yin” and “yang” were considered to be the basic law of the universe. “Yin” and “yang” represented not only darkness and brightness, but also female and male, and gentleness and stableness. The balance of “yin” and “yang” is very important. They have always been in a state of incessant changes. “Taijitu” is the […]
Jeg liker meg veldig godt på dette stedet fordi vi har privatundervisning i mandarin. Jeg tok 6-timersprogrammet, 4 timer om morgenen og 2 timer om ettermiddagen. Selv om det er ganske mye, er undervisningen gratis. Dette er veldig nyttig fordi jeg kan repetere det jeg har gjort før og lære nye ting. De to lærerne mine er fantastiske. Vi bor på skolen, så det er praktisk. Det er interessant for meg å møte mennesker fra hele verden.
En ting jeg virkelig likte var at jeg kunne samarbeide med læreren min for å lage en individuell studieplan. En annen veldig fin ting er at du bor på skolen, du føler deg helt trygg. Du har alltid en gruppe mennesker som er villige til å gjøre ting sammen med deg i helgene eller om kveldene. De serverer deg alle tre måltidene om dagen, og maten var utmerket.
Jeg har virkelig kost meg med kinesiskkurset i Kina på Keats og med å møte lærerne her og studentene. Vi har det veldig gøy i timen. Det er en veldig flott skole å lære på, med gode undervisningsmetoder og en veldig god lærebok, eksempler og spill, og alt mulig.
Skolen min er fantastisk. Jeg anbefaler Keats School fordi det er en mer praktisk måte å lære kinesisk på i Kunming.
Listening and speaking in the classroom every day has improved my communication skills. After three weeks, my new words and sentences became more and more natural and fluent. Now I am used to thinking in Chinese, and I understand better what other people say, to be able to have real conversations with other people.
Jeg har studert ved Keats i to semestre. Jeg anbefaler Keats School på det sterkeste. Hvis du er veldig interessert i å ta et mandarinkurs i Kina, vil jeg foreslå at du kommer til Kunming. Folket i Kunming er veldig vennlige. Været i Kunming er flott. Så jeg anbefaler at du studerer kinesisk ved Keats i Kunming.
Kunming er et flott sted å lære kinesisk i Kina fordi ikke mange kinesere på gaten snakker engelsk. Keats har vært en flott skole for meg, og mange andre utlendinger som studerte i Kina anbefalte det til meg. Jeg synes de er helt greie. Studiemetoden her er veldig strukturert. De gjør det veldig enkelt å lære kinesisk. Det er også mange kulturelle og naturlige steder å besøke.
Dette er andre gang jeg kommer. I fjor var jeg også der i omtrent 12 uker. Denne gangen var jeg der i 13 uker med et sommerprogram i Kina. Grunnen til at jeg spesielt ønsker å komme til denne skolen var på grunn av én-til-én-undervisningen. Jeg klarte å heve nivået mitt og lære kinesisk raskere enn i gruppetimer. Hvis jeg får sjansen til å komme igjen neste år, vil jeg absolutt gjøre det.