Xiamen History
Amoy was the original name of Xiamen due to the language spoken there. The people of south Fujian and Taiwan speak Hokkien, a dialect that is still widely spoken, although Mandarin is the common language for business and schools today.
又见炊烟
又见炊烟
yòu jiàn chuī yān
Rising Smoke in View Againzuò cí :zhuāng nú
作词:庄奴
Lyricist: Zhuang Nu
Lesson 225 Television I
B: Dajia hao, hello everyone, improve your Chinese every day, right here in the Chinese Studio. Welcome in, I’m Brendan.
Y: And wo shi Y.
B: You know Y, to improve my Chinese I’m going to start watching more Chinese TV. And I’ve got some questions for you.
Y: Good idea. Let’s check our key words of the day.
宋词: to the tune "Magnolia flowers"晏几道:木兰花
晏几道:木兰花 Yan Jidao: to the tune "Magnolia flowers" II 秋千院落重帘暮,彩笔闲来题绣户。 Double curtains fall in the swing yard at dusk, and
深圳海关截获日本名贵锦鲤 Smuggled Japanese koi fish seized in Shenzhen
23 smuggled(走私) Japanese koi fish, with the longest one meter(米) in length(长), were seized Tuesday by customs(海关) in Shenzhen, Guangdong
Lesson 069 I Drank Much Beer Last Night.
M: dàjiā hǎo! Huānyíng dào Xiànzài Xué Hànyǔ. Wǒ shì ML S: Nǐmen hǎo! Wǒ shì Stuart. Listen, repeat,
Chinggis Khan 成吉思汗
成吉思汗(Chinggis Khan,1162-1227),庙号元太祖,孛儿只斤氏,名铁木真,蒙古族。世界历史上最伟大和杰出的政治家、军事家。1206年,被推举为蒙古帝国的大汗,统一蒙古各部。在位期间多次发动对外征服战争,征服地域西达西亚、中欧的黑海海滨。 Chinggis Khan (1162-1227), with the temple name Taizu of Yuan, was of the Mogolian clan Borjigin named Temujin.
Moon Festival: Origin and Poem 中秋节
Moon Festival or Mid-Autumn Festival This Sunday, September 14 will be the lunar calendar Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinese tradition. There
Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 点燃圣火 diǎn rán shèng huǒ
点燃圣火 Pinyin: di ǎ n r á n sh è ng hu ǒ Meaning : To light the sacred flame
Lesson 029 Weather (1)
Yajie: 早上好,everyone. Thanks for joining us again on Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: 大家早上好(dàjiā zǎoshang hǎo), I’m Cam. As summer comes it’s becoming hotter and hotter here in Beijing. And sometimes we even get a mid-summer rainfall. So it’s quite important to learn some key words about weather.
Yajie: Right. Let’s listen to our Key Words of the Day.