In Chinese’s eyes, the dragon is an auspicious deity full of magic power. It has always been respected by Chinese. In the ancient mythology, there was a myth to the effect that the Yellow Emperor went to Heaven on the back of a dragon. It was Liu Bang, the 1st emperor of the Han Dynasty […]
Phoenix is a legendary bird in Chinese myth. It has been regarded as the head of all birds and a symbol of auspice for thousand of years. It is said that social stability usually follows the appearance of a phoenix. The phoenix is described to have a chicken’s head, snake’s neck, swallow’s jaw, tortoise’s back […]
“Nuo” Dance is one of the oldest Chinese traditional dances. In the primitive society, during work breaks, people gathered together to entertain themselves by imitating the fight of human beings against beasts, which actually was part of their daily life. On this basis, “Nuo” Dance came into being. Later on, it developed into a kind […]
There is a saying in Chinese, “The magistrates are free to set fire, while the common people are forbidden even to light lantern”. Here is a story. In the Song Dynasty (960-1279A.D.), a mahistrate named Tian Deng made it a taboo to say the word “deng” or its homonyms to show his dignity. At the […]
The term “zhong guo” first appeared in some historic records of the Zhou Dynasty (c.1100-221B.C.). In the oracle bone inscription, the form of the character “zhong” looks like a flag. At that time, the emperors would call on meetings under a flag and the participants would stand around the flag listening to orders. For this […]
China is not the hometown of lions. In the Han Dynasty, Parthia (present Iran) gave some lions to China as presents. It is obvious that there is always a pair of stone lions before some big architecture in China. Lions have won favor and respect from Chinese not only because of its awe-inspiring and fierce, […]
“hua biao”(ornamental pillar) is an exquisite structure in ancient Chinese architecture. It is mostly erected in front of bridges, palaces, city walls and tombs as symbols and ornamentals. It emerged in the late period of the primitive society and experienced a long historical evolution. People set up wooden posts at major crossroads as their street […]
The phrase “remaining indifferent whether granted favor or subjected to humiliation” describes a person as having the peace of mind to carry on as usual regardless of finding oneself in a favorable or unfavorable situation. Ancient Chinese philosophers advocated an attitude of treating the ups and downs of life as a common phenomenon like blossoming […]
A popular Chinese saying goes: “A real man is flexible enough to be able to bend and stretch.” Flexibility is needed so people might bend to preserve and maintain peace of mind through the most difficult times. Su Dongpo (1036-1101) was a renowned man of letters during the Northern Song Dynasty. His life was full […]
In traditional Chinese philosophy, natural phenomena can be categorized into 5 elements: wood, fire, earth, metal and water. In human body, all five elements are represented because they correspond to the five major organs: kidneys, liver, heart, stomach and lungs. As for diet, there is a useful relationship between the colors of food, the five […]
Torej si v prvem tednu na Keatsu nisem upal spregovoriti niti ene kitajske besede. Ugotovil sem, da se je moja raven kitajščine od takrat hitro izboljšala. Čeprav imam na Kitajskem veliko možnosti za študij, na primer nekatere druge šole ponujajo bivanje pri družinah, sem ugotovil, da se lahko poglobim v učenje kitajščine, če bivam na Keatsu.
Vsi moji sošolci ostanejo skupaj eno leto in zelo smo se izboljšali! Učitelji na Keatsu so vsi zelo super. Radi organizirajo veliko dejavnosti, ki nam pomagajo pri učenju kitajščine. Všeč mi je Keats! Všeč mi je Kunming!
Kunmingova pokrajina je zelo lepa. To je najboljše mesto za učenje kitajščine na Kitajskem. Moja najljubša metoda učenja na šoli Keats je individualno, ker je primerna za vsakogar. Moj učitelj je zelo dober, zelo skrben in prijazen. Moje življenje med učenjem kitajščine v Kunmingu je zelo dobro, vreme pa je zelo lepo. Zrak je zelo dober. Dobro je za telo starejših.
V Keatsu sem se imel čudovito. Presenečen sem, koliko sem se naučil v zadnjih treh tednih, in res mi bo žal, ko bom odšel. Že načrtujemo naše naslednje potovanje, da se vrnemo, saj smo se tukaj imeli tako fantastično. Tečaj kitajščine resnično prilagodijo tebi in tvojim individualnim potrebam.
Vloga za vizum je bila res enostavna, saj nam pri tem zelo pomaga šola Keats. Keats daje velik poudarek na pogovorni praksi, zato se naučimo veliko besedišča in načrtov za vsakdanje življenje, kar nam je zelo priročno za potovanje po mestu in pogovor s Kitajci, kar je ves smisel učenja kitajščine na Kitajskem.
V Kunming prihajam, ker se mi zdi okolje v Kunmingu boljše, in slišal sem, da je tudi šola Keats boljša. Všeč mi je tečaj kitajščine v majhnih skupinah, ker se moji sošolci pridno učijo in so naši učitelji zelo dobri. Všeč mi je metoda poučevanja Keatsa, ker so mi všeč dejavnosti v Keatsu. Mislim, da je Yunnan še posebej lepa kitajska provinca.
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.
Resnično uživam v učenju kitajščine v Kunmingu na Keatsu. Učitelji so odlični in moji sošolci so čudoviti. To je bila nepozabna izkušnja zame. Imel sem tudi priložnost potovati v druge kraje v Yunnanu. Ti kraji so neverjetni in vsekakor jih morate obiskati, ko se boste učili kitajščine na Kitajskem na Keatsu.