In ancient times, the 5th lunar month was traditionally called “the poisonous month” or “the evil month”, with the 5th day being the most unlucky day. It was believed that women must avoid giving birth on this day. Later, children less than one year old would be sent to their maternal grandmothers’ homes to “to […]
It is a custom for people wearing scented sachets on the Dragon Boat Festival. Some bags are extremely delicate and feature ingenious designs such as a goldfish, a little white bunny, a litter tiger, a kitten, a bottle gourd with beautiful and exaggerating patterns, and lively and sleek lines. Scented sachets came into being before […]
Study Chinese with Keats School: 衣yī The character “衣” is a pictographic character. It looks like an ancient garment. The top part is a collar; the bottom depicts the front of a Chinese jacket; and the two strokes on either side depict the shirt’s sleeves. In ancient China, “衣” meant the upper outer garment. In […]
Study Chinese with Keats School: 丝sī The character “丝” is a pictographic character, it looks like the appearance of two strands of silk entangled together. during China’s Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-25 AD), Emperor Wu sent the emissary Zhang Qian on several missions to the Western Regions to unite the Da Yuezhi and form a […]
The Chinese people are very particular about eating. There is an old saying that says “food is the paramount necessity of the people”. This concept is also reflected in Chinese characters. Study Chinese with Keats School: 食shí The oracle bone character for “食” looks like a container filled with food. The character “食” can refer […]
Study Chinese with Keats School: 火huǒ There was no electricity or gas in ancient times. Heating food required the use of fire. The character “火” looks like a blazing flame. Since the people broke off a branch from the tree, drilled into the lumber and obtained fire from it, the civilization began to progress. The […]
米mǐ(rice) Cooking requires the use of fire, but it doesn’t mean that once people had fire, they could cook. In China, there is a saying, “qiǎo fù nán wéi wú mǐ zhī chuī”. In other words, without rice, even the wisest wife could not cook a meal. For the Chinese people, the rice is the […]
As everyone knows, the most important holiday in China is the Spring Festival—“春节(chūnjié)”. The Chinese people use the phrase “过年(?uònián)”—celebrate the New Year. What’s the meaning of “年”. It is one of the Chinese people favorite characters. The original meaning of this character was not the period of time that we commonly refer to today […]
The custom of sending off the Ghost of Poverty on the 6th day of the 1st lunar month has been passed down from ancient times. The Ghost of Poverty is also called the Poor Wretch. The book, “Records of the Seasonal Festivals” recorded: In the reign of Zhuanxu and Gaoxin, a boy was born and […]
During the Spring Festival, people go from door to door to pay New Year visit to each other. There is a cheerful atmosphere everywhere. All the people, men and women, old and young, are having a good time. Women and children put on beautiful dresses. During the Spring Festival there is a fashion for people […]
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 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.
Så i løpet av den første uken min på Keats turte jeg ikke å snakke noen kinesiske ord. Jeg fant ut at kinesisknivået mitt raskt hadde blitt bedre siden den gang. Selv om jeg har mange muligheter til å studere i Kina, for eksempel tilbyr noen andre skoler vertsfamilier, fant jeg ut at jeg kunne fordype meg og fokusere fullt ut på å lære kinesisk ved å bo på Keats.
Jeg bestemte meg for å lære kinesisk i Kunming fordi jeg liker mindre byer og klimaet her. Vi studerte fire timer om dagen her, og min kjære lærer lærte meg veldig mye og mistet aldri tålmodigheten med meg. Det var en virkelig fantastisk opplevelse å være her, og jeg anbefaler Keats skole og lærerne her til alle som liker å lære kinesisk i Kina.
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.
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!
Kunmings landskap er veldig vakkert. Det er det beste stedet å studere kinesisk i Kina. Min favorittlæringsmetode på Keats School er én-til-én fordi den passer for alle. Læreren min er veldig flink, veldig omsorgsfull og hyggelig. Livet mitt når jeg lærer kinesisk i Kunming er veldig bra, og været er veldig godt. Luften er veldig god. Det er bra for de eldres kropp.