Fujian Tulou Video Tour – Part Two Posted by sasha on Jan 26, 2015
In Part Two of our tulou adventure, visit the Gaobei cluster – home to the most famous earthen building of them all. The “King of Tulou” is a massive structure with nearly 400 rooms that once housed up to 800 people. While this is by far the most touristy section of the tulou, it’s worth…
You Speak Chinese Very Well! Posted by sasha on Jan 22, 2015
Chinese is a difficult language to master, and nobody knows this more than the Chinese themselves. As such, people in China are often quite impressed to hear foreigners speaking their language, even at the most basic level. If I had a dollar for every time a Chinese person told me how great my Mandarin is…
Fujian Tulou Video Tour – Part One Posted by sasha on Jan 19, 2015
Join us on a video tour of the incredible tulou buildings of southeast China’s Fujian province. In part one, check out a cool hostel where you can base yourself, cycle through a village, explore a deserted tulou, and wind down with a night at a hot springs park. 土楼 – tǔ lóu tulou (earthen building)…
Exploring the Fujian Tulou Posted by sasha on Jan 16, 2015
On our recent trip to Fujian province, we started off with a short beach vacation in Xiamen. While we had a good time exploring Gulangyu island and wandering through the night market, the main reason for coming to southeast China was to get out and see the famed tulou (土楼 – tǔ lóu) villages. These…
A Guide to Counting in Chinese Posted by sasha on Jan 14, 2015
One of the most important things you’ll learn at the beginning of your language studies is how to count. After all, it’s kind of hard to do your grocery shopping without knowing the numbers. There have been quite a few posts about counting in Chinese on the blog over the years, so we’ve got you covered…
A Chinese Beach Vacation in Xiamen Posted by sasha on Jan 12, 2015
It’s so cold in a lot of places right now, especially my hometown of Detroit. As many of us will spend the next few months bundled up in layers of winter clothes, I figured we’d at least take a vacation here on the blog. For a Chinese beach vaca, one of the most popular destinations is…
Streets, Beats & Eats – Xiamen Posted by sasha on Jan 8, 2015
Explore Xiamen in this short travel video highlighting Gulangyu island, a cool night market, and a bit of the nightlife of this coastal vacation city in China. 厦门 – xià mén Xiamen 福建省 – fú jiàn shěng Fujian province 鼓浪屿 – gǔ làng yǔ Gulangyu 夜市 – yè shì night market 中国茶 – zhōng guó…