Two little one-eyed mascots - Olympic mascot Wenlock, Paralympic mascot Mandeville - were unveiled to the world recently. Here is the story video explaining where they came from. Of course, the video is in Chinese!
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Although Christmas is not a Chinese festival, it has become more and more popular among young people in China. You can see beautifully decorated Christmas trees in big shopping malls and Christmas lights in many places. For Chinese people living abroad, this holiday season is indeed lovely and cheerful. Join the party！Merry Christmas! 圣诞快乐！(shèng [...]
I read an article letter from the Times. It was written by Dr Richard Pike, Chief Executive of Royal Society of Chemistry.
Dr. Pike himself was one of the small group of students who started to learn Japanese when Japan started to become the “Asian giant” in 1970s. He later spent years working in Japan, [...]
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As usual, I got up first. Soon, I heard the steps from the stairs. It was my 5-year-old daughter. She came towards me with a big smile. “Happy Mother’s Day!” she kissed me. Then came my 7-year-old son. He also said “Happy Mother’s Day” and kissed me. They gave me some cards and two wrapped [...]
June 1 is Children’s Day in China. It is the day children can find lots of amusement in parks, cinemas, kids’ clubs, malls, restaurants. It is a happy for all the children. I wish all of the children a happy Children’s Day. In Chinese, it is
儿童节快乐
ér tóng jié kuài lè
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祝我的母亲母亲节快乐！
zhù wǒ de mǔ qīng mǔ qīng jié kuài lè
I wish my mother a happy Mother’s Day!
祝天下所有的母亲母亲节快乐！
zhù tiān xià suǒ yǒu de mǔ qīng mǔ qīng jié kuài lè
I wish all the mothers a happy [...]
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Today is the traditional Chinese Qingming Festival 清明节 (Qīngmíngjié), meaning Clear and Bright Festival. It is a day to mourn the departed people. Traditionally, the Chinese believed that the spirits of deceased ancestors will look after the family. Hence. Qingming Festival is the traditional day for people to visit the graveyard, so it [...]
The Chinese new year is based on both the lunar and solar movement. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days a month. However, in order to be compatible with solar movement, Chinese calendar has one additional month every several years. It is similar to adding one extra day in leap year in solar calendar. This [...]
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This is a podcast from Chinesepod.com regarding the topic at the newbie level. Listen to it to get more feel about “birthday”.
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