easyMandarin Goes to Xitang Ancient Chinese Scenic Water Town
Published on March 19th, 2011 by easyMandarin
On Sunday, March 13th, students and teachers experienced the mystery of an ancient Chinese water town in northern Zhejiang province - Xitang!
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What is China’s Twitter? Introducing Weibo by Sina. Can it be used to learn Chinese?
Published on February 27th, 2011 by easyMandarin
Bill Gates is on it (http://t.sina.com.cn/gates), Google China’s former CEO is on it (http://t.sina.com.cn/kaifulee), The GAP is on it (http://t.sina.com.cn/gap1969), NBA players are on it (Paul Pierce - http://t.sina.com.cn/paulpiercec, Lebron James - http://t.sina.com.cn/lebronjames1,….), and easyMandarin is on it (http://t.sina.com.cn/easymandarin). Just what is this Weibo craze all about?
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Happy Holidays! Christmas and New Year in Shanghai
Published on December 20th, 2010 by easyMandarin
It is that time of the year again and it seems that every year that passes Shanghai looks and feels more and more like London, Paris, or New York City during the holidays.
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Mid-Autumn Festival Arrives - Yummy Mooncakes!
Published on September 21st, 2010 by easyMandarin
Mid-Autumn Festival (Chinese Characters: 中秋节; pinyin: Zhōngqiū jié) falls on Wednesday, September 22nd this year. It is one of the most important holidays on the Chinese calendar – the holiday of yummy mooncakes! For many easyMandarin students, this is their first time hearing of the holiday and they will get to experience it firsthand since [...]
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Mandarin Students Get a Taste of Chinese Culture at the 5th Annual easyMandarin Dumpling-making Party
Published on July 10th, 2010 by easyMandarin
Going along with their delicious annual tradition, easyMandarin held its dumpling-making party at the school on Wednesday, July 7th. Chinese language students were happy to get out of the Shanghai summer heat to learn how to make Chinese dumplings, known as “Jiaozi” in the Mandarin language. Overall, it was a great turnout and a lot [...]
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