Do you know 2018 is the year of dog in Chinese culture? In this post, I am going to talk about something interesting about dogs.
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Chinese Classic Poem: Snow in the River
In this post, we are going to learn another famous Chinese classic poem written by Liu, Zongyuan (柳宗元). Liu, Zongyuan is a famous writer and poet in Tang dynasty.
Let’s Learn Mulan’s Story in Mandarin Chinese (2) Mulan Went Back Home
In this post, we are going to learn the second part of Mulan poem. For the first part, please read the post: Let’s Learn Mulan’s Story in Mandarin Chinese (1) Mulan Joined the army.
From the first part of this poem, we learned the reason why Mulan joined the army and her hard life in the army. In the second part, we will learn Mulan’s life after she went back home. Let’s take a look.
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Let’s Learn Mulan’s Story in Mandarin Chinese (1) Mulan Joined the Army
I read an interesting news. Disney is planning to produce a live action Mulan movie. It is said Mulan will be played by a Chinese actress. Many people are very excited for this news.
To be honest, I am confused. Doesn’t it make sense that Mulan should be played by a Chinese considering Mulan was a Chinese?
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Li Yu: A Tragic King and Talented Poet
In this post, I am going to talk about another famous Chinese person: 李煜 ( lǐ yù ), who was born to be a king but he was a great poet instead.