Archive by Author
African Countries in Chinese Posted by sasha on Feb 9, 2016
We’ve been learning all the countries around the world in Chinese bit by bit over the past few months. Last month, I also wrote a post on how to talk about “Countries, Nationalities, and Languages” in Chinese. Now we’re heading to the continent with the most countries – Africa (非洲 – fēi zhōu). There are 54…
Chinese New Year Around the World Posted by sasha on Feb 4, 2016
The Chinese New Year falls on February 8th this year, and the largest annual human migration on Earth is underway in preparation for it. Train stations, airports, and roads all across China are packed with people trying to get home to ring in the Year of the Monkey with their loved ones. The 15-day Spring…
Chinese New Year in Chinese Posted by sasha on Feb 2, 2016
We’ve talked a lot about the Chinese New Year – more commonly referred to as the Spring Festival (春节 – chūn jié) in Chinese – over the years here. For those who are relatively new to the blog, you should go ahead and browse through our Beginner’s Guide to the Spring Festival, which has links to…
10 Beginner Chinese Videos Posted by sasha on Jan 31, 2016
Learning a language is no easy task, especially one that is notoriously difficult such as Chinese. Thankfully, we’re here to help you in your quest to speak Mandarin. While we post tons of great content here on the blog, there’s also a lot going on over at our YouTube channel. There are plenty of videos…
Countries, Nationalities, and Languages in Chinese Posted by sasha on Jan 28, 2016
Over the past few months, we’ve had a lot of Chinese geography lessons. In case you missed them, here are the links to those posts: All 50 US States Canadian Provinces, Territories, and Cities European Countries North American Countries South American Countries and Capitals Asian Countries Now that we’ve learned so many names for countries…
Shaxi Friday Market Posted by sasha on Jan 26, 2016
As I mentioned in the post about the Ancient Town of Shaxi, there’s a great outdoor market that goes on every Friday. Yunnan is one of the most diverse provinces in all of China, second only to Xinjiang in terms of how many ethnic minority groups are represented – there are 47 in Xinjiang and…
Shaxi Ancient Town Posted by sasha on Jan 25, 2016
Most backpackers in Yunnan follow a pretty beaten path – Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-la, and Tiger Leaping Gorge. This is all doable in 10-14 days, all linked up with public transportation, and these places all cater to tourists. There are also many interesting places in Yunnan that are quite hard to get to, especially if you…