Lantern Festival
Emperor Ming of Han was a big advocate of Buddhism. Hearing of the custom that monks would light lanterns to worship the Buddha on the 15th
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Julie Jin
- Jan 31, 2019
- 2 min
Chinese New Year 2019: What's your Chinese zodiac animal?
Seeing as next week marks the Year of the Pig, the Year of the Dog is swiftly coming to an end.
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Julie Jin
- Sep 21, 2018
- 5 min
Moon sweet moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in Hongkong
Celebrated on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month each year, Mid- Autumn Festival is a big deal all over Hong Kong, coinciding with the f
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Julie Jin
- Sep 18, 2018
- 3 min
The reason we eat mooncakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival originates in a folk tale about undying l
The Mid-Autumn Festival celebrates the moon when it’s supposedly the roundest and fullest during the year. There are various origin tales fo
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Julie Jin
- Sep 14, 2018
- 2 min
All aglow for the Mid-Autumn Festival
It hopes to encourage young people to learn more about Chinese traditions and heritage, and the lives of their forefathers when they arrived
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Konrad
- Aug 16, 2018
- 2 min
5 Reasons Why Learning Chinese is Fantastic!
If you’ve considered learning Mandarin Chinese, you’ll be in good company. Thousands of students take up Chinese everyday across the world – and there are lots of reasons for it. Learning a new language has lots of advantages – and Chinese in particular will give you some fantastic perks. Not only is China one of the oldest and richest cultures on the planet – it’s also an exciting, vibrant modern country. Read on to discover just a few of the reasons why it’s a brilliant dec
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Julie Jin
- Jul 27, 2018
- 1 min
Old, new customs to celebrate China's Spring Festival
The Spring Festival, better known as Chinese Lunar New Year among foreigners, is the most important festival in China and has in recent year
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Julie Jin
- Jul 22, 2018
- 1 min
More than a quarter of Scottish parents prefer children to learn Chinese over other languages
Results of a new report show that 27 per cent of parents in Scotland are in favour of opting for the Chinese language for future prospects. Scottish parents would prefer their children to learn Chinese over Spanish, French or German. Results of a new report show that 27 per cent of mums, dads and guardians in Scotland are in favour of opting for the Chinese language for future prospects. The survey was conducted by Modular Classrooms, who were keen to find out what language i
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Julie Jin
- Jul 10, 2018
- 2 min
Why do so many people try to learn Chinese?
When one sets out to learn a language, different considerations run through one’s head, and for just about all of those considerations, China ticks a box: How many people in the world speak this language? Mandarin Chinese is spoken by more people in the world than any other language, so in terms of the sheer number of people, Mandarin is an obvious choice. How important is the deeper understanding of the particular country or region that language proficiency will bolster? In
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Julie Jin
- Jun 29, 2018
- 2 min
ABC kids’ Mandarin learning: Patience and persistence matter greatly
A family, particularly the parents, needs patience and persistence with their America-born Chinese (ABC) kids in overcoming linguistic and cultural hurdles when learning Mandarin, Ya-Ning Hsu, a professor, researcher and scholar at Teachers College Columbia University, told a seminar this weekend at Columbia University. For ABC, Mandarin learning is a long and enduring mission, in which anxiety plays a negative role and rushing to the goal can produce nothing good, said Hsu.
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Kaiser Kuo
- Jun 12, 2018
- 2 min
Why do so many people try to learn Chinese?
When one sets out to learn a language, different considerations run through one’s head, and for just about all of those considerations, China ticks a box: How many people in the world speak this language? Mandarin Chinese is spoken by more people in the world than any other language, so in terms of the sheer number of people, Mandarin is an obvious choice. How important is the deeper understanding of the particular country or region that language proficiency will bolster? In
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Julie Jin
- May 26, 2018
- 3 min
More young Indians learning Chinese as growing ties boost job opportunities
Many young Indians are now choosing to learn Chinese to access a bigger pool of job opportunities in Chinese-funded enterprises, as more and more Chinese enterprises go to the country to do business. "After joining Air China, my life has undergone a huge change. No one at home had ever selected this kind of work before," Heena Nakhwa told Xinhua.
Nakhwa, 26, works for China's national carrier Air China. Her Chinese name is Yi Na. "Now, I have become financially stable, more
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Julie Jin
- Apr 22, 2018
- 2 min
German university students compete for winner of Chinese proficiency
DUSSELDORF, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Twenty students from 13 German colleges joined a Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students on Saturday in Dusseldorf, a city in western Germany. The competition, hosted by the Confucius Institute Headquarters in China, is the German regional final and is also a preliminary competition of the "Chinese Bridge", a contest for foreign college students on their mastery of the Chinese language, to be held in China. The competition
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Julie Jin
- Feb 21, 2018
- 4 min
Chinese New Year Greeting
There are multiple blessings and greetings for Chinese New Year. But there are variations even for the most basic “Happy New Year!”
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Julie Jin
- Feb 12, 2018
- 4 min
Chinese New Year Guide
In China, traditions and celebrations vary greatly across the country. In the North, Chinese dumplings are the must-eat food on Chinese New
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Julie Jin
- Feb 8, 2018
- 2 min
When is Chinese New Year and which Chinese zodiac sign am I?
Across the UK there will be all kinds of celebrations – the best of which you can find here – and millions of gifts will be given across the
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By KEITH TSE
- Feb 8, 2018
- 7 min
Learning Chinese: myths and misconceptions
Learning Chinese: myths and misconceptions
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Julie Jin
- Jan 11, 2018
- 3 min
When is Chinese New Year 2018 and which animal will it be?
Unlike our end of year festivities, which include a midnight countdown, Chinese New Year is a movable celebration - taking place on a different date each year. The New Year festival is centuries old and features several myths and customs. Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries around the world, and Liverpool - home to Europe's largest Chinese population - will see projections, music and lighting to tell the story of the city’s incredible Chinese cultural heritage as well
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