In ancient China, there were various concepts of marriage. The most important one is the two families should have equal socioeconomic status. There is no free love. The parents lead the whole affair, and arrange all the things well in advance. For a good couple, the man is talented and the woman is beautiful and […]
Lucky knot is a favorite auspicious sign in China. According to Buddhist explanation, the lucky knot means “with winding encirclement, everything is clear”. This has already denoted the meaning that everything goes well and all roads are unblocked. The pattern of the lucky knot is various geometric figures are formed by well-regulated lines of silk […]
There is a Chinese saying that all the minor groups are good at saying and dancing, like the Zang people, Yi people and Zhuang people. There is a very interesting Singing-song tradition in these groups. The youth in national costumes line up and start the antiphonal singing, and the lyrics of the songs cover a […]
The dragon lantern belongs to the category of festive lantern. It serves both as a visual treat and a dancing device. In both towns and villages in China, especially in the southern region, people perform dragon lantern dances as a traditional custom, from the Chinese New Year to the Lantern Festival. Ancient Chinese people have […]
In China, the parents usually give their child two names, the nickname, also known as “the infant name” or “the childhood name”, and an official name. Nicknames are only used at home or among relatives or close friends. It is not polite to call strangers or the elder generations by nicknames. There was a folktale […]
Each Chinese has a unique name. The naming methods can be generalized in this way. The 1st one is the situational method, which is to name a baby according to the signs around its birth, parents feeling and the situation of the birth. Confucius named his son Kong Li (Li means carp in Chinese) because […]
Since the aged are highly respected in China, the birthday celebration for them is attached with great importance. Generally birthdays over 55th are called “Shou”(longevity), especially the multiples of ten named “Zheng shou”(integer age of longevity). Men don’t celebrate 10th birthday and women don’t celebrate their 9th, because in the southern dialects the word ten […]
Life is concluded with the funeral. In China, many specific rules and regulations relate to the clothes people wear for mourning. In Chinese villages today, mourning apparel is still common. If an old person died, his or her eldest son and daughter-in-law are supposed to be dressed in deep mourning, i.e. to wear gunny clothes, […]
In China, around the Song Dynasty, tea was used as the engagement gift, for the reason that “All tea plants have seeds and the plant will die if moved”, which symbolizes the loyalty and fertility of the couple. A man’s giving betrothal gifts to his fiancée is called “to give tea” or “to pass tea”, […]
Chinese is well-known for their thrift and diligence. There are a lot Chinese proverbs about this kind of tradition. Chinese believes in “First bitter then sweet”, they think “The whole year’s work depends on a good start in spring, while the whole day’s work depends on a good start in the morning”. Although Chinese has […]
Sem podiplomski študent, ki dela doktorat na Univerzi Columbia. Osredotočili smo se lahko na govorjenje, še posebej na govorjenje v slogu intervjujev, in izboljšali smo moje znanje branja in pisanja kitajščine, tako da se bom lahko, ko se vrnem na Columbio, udeležil formalnih tečajev kitajščine. To je bila res dobra izkušnja in resnično imam rad svojega učitelja.
Ena stvar, ki mi je bila res všeč, je bila, da sem lahko sodelovala z učiteljem/učiteljico pri pripravi individualnega učnega načrta. Druga res lepa stvar je, da živiš v šoli, kjer se počutiš popolnoma varno. Vedno imaš skupino ljudi, ki so pripravljeni početi stvari s tabo ob vikendih ali zvečer. Postrežejo ti vse 3 obroke na dan, hrana je bila odlična.
Kraj je zelo kul. V razredu sem z odlično skupino ljudi, zato je obiskovanje pouka zelo prijetno. Zabavno je, imamo veliko pogovorov, iger, dejavnosti. Tudi naši učitelji so zelo dobri, zelo spodbudni. Učenje kitajščine je na začetku zastrašujoče, ker imaš toliko vprašanj. Vendar bi priporočil obisk Keatsa, ker je vzdušje za učenje odlično. Je zelo sproščujoče. Priporočil bi šolo.
Resnično uživam v obiskovanju tega kraja, ker je zame kot nekakšen dom. To je odlično okolje za učenje mandarinščine na Kitajskem in srečanje s čudovitimi ljudmi z vsega sveta. Vsi tukaj so izjemno prijazni. Kunming ima res lepo podnebje. Je zelo dobra mešanica sodobnega mesta in tudi veliko zgodovinske kitajske kulture. Verjetno ima najčistejši zrak na Kitajskem in morda tudi najčistejšo vodo. Vabim vas, da pridete učit kitajščino v Kunming.
Res sem užival v tečaju kitajščine na Kitajskem v Keatsu in v srečanju z učitelji tukaj in učenci. V razredu se zelo zabavamo. To je res odlična šola za učenje z dobrimi metodami poučevanja in res dobrim učbenikom, primeri in igrami ter vsem.
Na Keatsu sem študiral dva semestra. Zelo priporočam šolo Keats. Če vas zelo zanima tečaj mandarinščine na Kitajskem, vam predlagam, da pridete v Kunming. Prebivalci Kunminga so zelo prijazni. Vreme v Kunmingu je odlično. Zato vam priporočam, da se učite kitajščine na Keatsu v Kunmingu.
Za učenje slovnice in novih besed uporabljamo veliko iger. Imamo res dobre učitelje, zelo potrpežljive. Zelo nam pomaga. Naš razred je res prijeten in imamo ljudi z vsega sveta, iz različnih držav. V razredu pogosto razpravljamo o temah v kitajščini. Živim v študentskem domu Keats. To je zelo priročno. Ni mi treba porabiti časa za potovanja. Lahko se samo osredotočiš na učenje kitajščine.
Prvi semester sem študiral na drugi šoli in tam je bil pritisk precej velik, ure v razredu so bile dolge, domače naloge pa precej dolgočasne. Odkar sem prišel na Keats, sem ugotovil, da imam veliko več priložnosti za govorjenje v razredu. Vsi moji sošolci tekoče govorijo in radi govorijo ter sodelujejo v razredu. Imamo odlično dinamiko v razredu.