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 […]
Jeg har hatt en fantastisk tid på Keats. Jeg er overrasket over hvor mye jeg har lært de siste tre ukene, og jeg kommer til å bli veldig lei meg for å dra. Vi planlegger allerede vår neste tur tilbake, fordi vi hadde en så fantastisk tid her. De skreddersyr virkelig kinesiskkurset til deg og dine individuelle behov.
Når det gjelder å studere kinesisk her, synes jeg boforholdene er veldig praktiske fordi studenthjemmet ligger veldig nært klasserommet. Lærerne våre liker å undervise i kinesisk. De er også veldig lidenskapelige. Sammenlignet med andre byer i Kina har Kunming veldig bra vær.
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.
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.
Å lytte og snakke i klasserommet hver dag har forbedret kommunikasjonsferdighetene mine. Etter tre uker ble de nye ordene og setningene mine mer og mer naturlige og flytende. Nå er jeg vant til å tenke på kinesisk, og jeg forstår bedre hva andre sier, slik at jeg kan ha ekte samtaler med andre mennesker.
Jeg hadde virkelig en fantastisk opplevelse på skolen. Lærerne er veldig, veldig hyggelige. I klassen min øver vi på å snakke, lytte, lese og skrive. Vi spiller spill og andre morsomme aktiviteter. Vi har turer rundt i byen. Personalet på Keats er fenomenalt. Læreren min er en av de beste lærerne jeg noen gang har hatt i min skoletid. Hun kommer inn med et smil hver dag.
Mitt navn er Sarah Fish. Jeg er 81. Jeg kunne svært lite kinesisk da jeg kom. Hvordan skulle jeg overleve to uker med intensivt kinesiskkurs? Jeg må le når jeg tenker på det nå. For en positiv opplevelse dette har vært! Jeg skulle virkelig ønske vi kunne være her litt lenger. Lærerne er ekstremt oppmuntrende, de vurderer først hvor mye noen kan, og starter deretter derfra.