Have you ever wondered if there is one word that pretty much sums up Chinese society? It's a silly question, I know, but Eric Abrahamson has written a great piece on the Latitude Blog of the International Herald Tribune casting his vote for the word guan ( ē®”). Here's a taste of what he says: […]
“Live the Language” – a Great Beijing Video
Sitting in Minnesota, watching this short video of Beijing kind of makes me homesick! It was produced by Education First, a global study-abroad program. Click on the link and enjoy a tour of my adopted hometown. EF – Live The Language – Beijing from Albin Holmqvist on Vimeo. (HT: Yourenotfromaroundhere.com) Videos of other cities […]
Imagine Learning Chinese Without Pinyin
For those of you who are studying or have studied Chinese (in China at least), were it not for this man, Zhouo Youguang, you would be learningĀ the language without the benefit of Pinyin.This is the guy who decided that the letter q would represent a ch sound, x an sh sound, and an i […]
