Categories
Blog Culture

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 […]

Categories
Blog Culture

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.

Categories
Blog Culture

How to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival

Autumn Festival (中秋节 ) (zhōng qiū jié ) or Moon Festival is coming. In case some of you don’t know, Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on August 15 Chinese year, however the date varies on western year. Autumn Festival is one of the most important Chinese holidays. There are various stories about the origin of this festival.

Categories
Blog Course Language

How to Say I Love You in Mandarin Chinese

In my posts: My Favorite Chinese Love Poem (1) and My favorite Chinese Love Poem (2),  we appreciated two classic Chinese love poems.  However, do you know how to say “I love you” in Mandarin Chinese?

Categories
Blog Culture

Chinese New Year Traditions — How Much Do You Know

In my post: How My Family Celebrated Chinese New Year, I talked about how ordinary people like my family celebrated Chinese new year. In this post, I will talk about what are general Chinese new year traditions. At the same time, as usual, we will learn some Chinese characters related with this topic.