Here is a video I made last summer that somehow managed to evade the TL YouTube page. This will be the first in a series of videos about China summer fun to come in the following months!

Summer time in Beijing is a whole lot of fun. In this video, join me for a daytime stroll around the Hou Hai (后海) area, as I enjoy some Chinese style summer fun. By night, it’s off to a local park, to practice some tai chi and do some singing and dancing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wOo9qR28TE

谢谢你看我的视频 – xiè xiè nǐ kàn wǒ de shì pín
Thank you for watching my video.

在北京的夏天已经来
Zài běi jīng de xiàt iān yǐj īng lái le
In Beijing, summer has already arrived.

天气越来越热 – tiān qì yuè lái yuè rè
The weather is getting hotter and hotter.

我们看看 – wǒ men kàn kàn
Let’s take a look.

天空 – tiānkōng
sky

放风筝 – fàng fēngzheng
fly a kite

玩毽子 – wán jiàn zi
play Chinese hackey sack

小狗 – xiǎo gǒu
small dog

玩牌戏 – wán pái xì
play cards

玩跳棋  – wán tiào qí
play checkers

逛街 – guàng jiē
stroll the streets

巴拉克 奥巴马 – Bā lā kè Ào bā mǎ
Barack Obama

乘坐小船 – chéng zuò xiǎo chuán
ride a small boat

日落 – rì luò
sunset

当地公园 – dāng dì gōng yuán
local park

练习太极拳 – liàn xí tài jí quán
practice tai chi

歌舞 – gē wǔ
singe and dance