The first Chinese Dynasty, 夏朝 (xià cháo) Xia Dynasty, was founded in 2070 BCE, although settlers had existed within China for thousands of years before that. Communities would live beside the 江河 (jiāng hé) Yangtze and the Yellow rivers, which now boast archeological findings of farm lands dating back to the 7th Century BCE. Around… Read More
We’ve created several articles in the past that gave you some Chinese songs and artists to listen to and learn Chinese with. This time, we’re delving into a ‘niche’ genre of Chinese music, ‘zhong guo feng’, that provides us with not only a fun and entertaining language learning resource but also a cultural one! Traditional… Read More
Very little is known about the origins of the written Chinese language. However, one of the most common stories is about the minister of mythical Emperor Huang Di, 仓颉 (cāng jié) Cang Jie, who allegedly saw the prints of birds and animal’s feet as being distinct and individual. He then drew his own pictures of… Read More
[est_time] to read this post! Anna May Wong is considered to be the first Chinese actress to find success in Hollywood at a time when people, considered to be minorities were confined to the roles of non-speaking extras that were highly stereotyped. She rejected many of the restrictions of Chinese culture to follow her career,… Read More
Beauty and ‘self care’ has become a huge part of Chinese culture within the last few years. In an extreme version of the west, looking good, beautiful and cute in the million selfies you just took in your favourite coffee chain is pretty important. Many Chinese mobile phones have excellent quality cameras and include software… Read More
It will only take [est_time] to read this post! There is an old Chinese saying, 药补不如食补 (yào bǔ bù rú shí bǔ) The benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition. I think most of us would agree with that statement, especially in more recent years as we begin to… Read More