Tag Archives: Xiamen
Chinese Summer Vocabulary Posted by sasha on Jun 16, 2015
Summer is fast approaching, as children finish up their exams and parents scramble to schedule family vacations and summer camps. For Chinese kids, the learning never stops. While the summer holiday provides a much-needed break from the long days and stacks of homework at their school, there will most certainly be extra classes during the…
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…
Better Know a… Province (Fujian) Posted by sasha on Jan 6, 2015
Our journey across all corners of the Middle Kingdom continues down in the southeast in Fujian province (福建省 – fú jiàn shěng). The name comes from the combination of Fuzhou and Jianzhou (now known as Jian’ou), two cities in the province. History Fujian has a history going back thousands of years, as recent archaeological discoveries…
My Year in Chinese Posted by sasha on Dec 29, 2014
It’s been a great year, but it’s time to bid farewell to 2014 and say hello to 2015. At the end of the year, it’s always nice to reflect back and do some thinking. Here’s a little story about my year in Chinese to help you with your reading. Scroll down for pinyin and English versions…
Hong Kong to Kunming Overland Posted by sasha on Aug 30, 2014
For many people traveling to China, going between Hong Kong and Kunming is a great way to get in and out of the country – especially if on an extended trip around Southeast Asia. As the financial center of Asia and a huge tourist destination, Hong Kong is ideal for beginning a China adventure. Flights…