It so happened during the Spring and Autumn Period that King Zhuang (?-951BC) of the State of Chu was feting his ministers when the lamps suddenly went out. Taking advantage of the darkness, someone among the ministers made a pass at a favorite concubine of the king. The woman broke free and tore off that […]
Tea sets in China are made of various materials, including metal, porcelain, pottery, purple clay, lacquer, wood, bamboo and glass. Tea sets made of metal were served for the noble, and civilians commonly used porcelain ware and earthenware in the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty glazed tea sets of various colors were the fashion, […]
To represent years, China uses 12 different animals, each of which corresponds to one of the Earthy Branches. These animals are the rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, dog and pig. Collectively, these twelve animals are known as the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Every Chinese person has a zodiac […]
The Tiger In the character of the oracle bone script for tiger, the tiger’s round head faces upwards, the tail faces downwards, and the body shows a striped pattern. The Chinese people believe that tigers have a “王” (king) character on their heads. Therefore, the tiger is regarded as the king of the animal world. […]
The Snake In the past, the Chinese people believe that the dragon evolved from the snake. Therefore, snakes are also known as small dragon. According to the legend, a long time ago, there was once a large snake in southern China called Baishe. Baishe could eat elephants and would then spend three years spitting up […]
This is a typical story of Chinese people’s characteristic of winning someone over by dint of virtue. Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the State of Shu (221-263), captured Meng Huo, the chieftain of the southern troops, when the two sides were fighting a war. In order to stabilize the rule of the State of […]
It is a tradition for the Chinese people to stay up on the lunar New Year’s Eve. The tradition begins with an extended dinner of celebration, which may last from dusk to midnight. By staying up on the lunar New Year’s Eve, people review the past and look forward to the coming New Year. An […]
On the lunar New Year’s Eve which connects and separates the old and new years, families get together for a reunion. All members sit together around a table with tea, pastries and fruits on it. Apple is a must, for it is the symbol of peace and safety. In the north, a bowl of rice […]
In Chinese history, there were many emperors that can not live without tea. It might be true that every Chinese likes to drink tea that the tea became the national drink. In the Qing Dynasty, most tea parties in the Forbidden City were held in Wenhua Hall (the Hall of Literary Goloy), Chonghua Hall (the […]
Because of the long history of Chinese characters, the vast territory in which they were used, and the large population of people using them, the numbers of books and records written in Chinese continued to grow. Also, for various reasons related to engraving, typesetting and proofreading, Chinese characters developed into what seemed like a state […]
Alle klassekameratene mine ble sammen i ett år, og vi har blitt så mye bedre! Lærerne på Keats er alle veldig flinke. De liker å organisere mange aktiviteter for å hjelpe oss med å lære kinesisk. Jeg liker Keats! Jeg liker Kunming!
I det intensive én-til-én-kinesiskkurset kan du velge den læringsmetoden du liker. Gruppekurset i kinesisk på Keats følger HSK-læreboken. Lærerne samler ofte inn tilbakemeldinger fra studentene, og lærerne lytter til våre krav og meninger. Jeg følte at mitt muntlige nivå er bedre enn før.
Jeg har hatt det kjempefint her. Jeg har studert mye med læreren min, som var fantastisk. Keats School prøvde veldig hardt å finne gode lærere til elevene sine, og personligheten deres fungerer veldig godt sammen. Jeg liker å studere kinesisk på Keats, og jeg kommer definitivt tilbake.
Det har vært bemerkelsesverdig fordi jeg har møtt mange mennesker som jeg møtte første gang i fjor, og som liker at jeg kommer tilbake til Keats i år. Undervisningen har vært fantastisk. Lærerne forbereder hver leksjon nøye. Jeg synes denne en-til-en-tilnærmingen er en fin måte å raskt øke nivået ditt i kinesisk og øke selvtilliten og flyten din i språket.
Jeg synes Kunming er en flott by, været er veldig bra. Jeg liker Keats skole veldig godt og synes den er veldig organisert. Lærerne her er veldig flinke. De har en kafé og nye klasserom, og et nytt loungeområde her nå, slik at du kan slappe av med vennene dine og øve på kinesisk med morsmål. Hvis du vurderer å komme til Keats for å studere, vil jeg virkelig anbefale det. Det er det beste stedet å lære mandarin, og jeg tror det vil bli en flott opplevelse for deg.
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 fant Keats School, og jeg er så glad for at jeg gjorde det. Når du lærer kinesisk i Kina på Keats, blir du tatt godt vare på. Læreren min er virkelig flott, og vi blir gode venner.
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.