South Pasture Summary It is a large natural area and pasture region with many streams and a...
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Qingpu District Map
Qingpu District Map This map marks the location of Qingpu district (the pink area) in Shanghai....
The Unbreakable Bond Between Hot Pot and Chongqing
The Unbreakable Bond Between Hot Pot and Chongqing Having worked as a tour guide for many...
Insights from my recent trip to China: The importance of top-down listening
I just returned from a three-week trip to China after not having set foot in the country since before the pandemic. As...
Student Q&A, April 2024: Learning chengyu, listening to yourself and using role-playing games to learn Chinese
This week’s podcast episode (number 192) is a reader and listener Q&A, where I answer three questions sent to me about speaking Chinese. This...
Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 6: Why is listening in Chinese so hard?
Many people assume that the hardest part of learning Chinese must be the characters or the tones, but it turns out that most learners struggle more...
How to Talk About the Coronavirus in Chinese
How to Talk About the Coronavirus in Chinese <!-- Pinyin chart Video ...
Hangzhou Weather in January
Hangzhou Weather in January Weather: Hangzhou is in the peak of the freezing winter during...
The Best Ways To Go To China and Travel Around
The Best Ways To Go To China and Travel Around China Airline China has built a comprehensive...
Analyse and balance your Chinese learning with Paul Nation’s four strands
Analysing and balancing language learning is important whether you’re an independent student or a teacher. If you’re a student, no one else can...
How I learnt Chinese, part 7: Teaching, writing, learning
I started studying Chinese in Sweden in 2007 and have been learning ever since: online and offline, at home and abroad, in formal courses and on my...
Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Train
Beijing-Zhangjiakou High-Speed Train China Train Ticket Booking China Train Int’l Train from...