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Chinese Tang Poem: On the Stork Tower

We will appreciate a Mandarin-Chinese Tang poem written by 王之涣( wáng,zhī huàn ): 登鹳雀楼( dēng guàn què lóu ).

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Basic Rules for Writing Chinese Characters

In the mobile era, people are now busy with typing instead of handwriting. It might be good news for Mandarin-Chinese learners.

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Chinese Song Happy Birthday

I will teach you this simple but beautiful song: happy birthday to you(祝你生日快乐)(zhu4 ni3 sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4) in Mandarin-Chinese.

Next time, you can sing this beautiful song in both English and Mandarin-Chinese at your family or friend’s birthday party.

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Chinese Idiom Story: Mother Meng Relocated Three Times

This history story is about Mother Meng. Her son, Mencius(孟子) (meng4 zi3), was a famous educator, philosopher and politician in Chinese history during Warring states period.

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Chinese Poetry Tang Poem: Grasses

When you think of spring, which imagine jumps into your mind in the first place? For me, it is green grasses.

Today we are going to appreciate a tang poem: grasses (草) written by the poet 白居易(Bai2, Ju1yi4). This poem praised the life strength of grass.