Sandy surprised me with an invitation for a farewell trip with all of my colleagues(your colleagues are the people you work with, especially in a professional job); I was very surprised and touched of.
Category: Chinese Culture
Pre-school Education学前教育
Pre-school education(学前教育xuéqián jiàoyù) is an important component(组件zǔjiàn) of education cause in China. In urban(城市的chéngshì de) areas, pre-school education is mainly kindergartens of 1 to 3 years, which could be full time, part-time, boarding or hour-reckoned. In rural(农村的nóngcūn de) areas, pre-school education is mainly nursery(托儿所tuóérsuǒ) classes and seasonal kindergartens in addition. In the aging, minority, remote and poor areas, besides the normal preschool education, there are irregular education with various forms such as children activity centers, game groups, mobile aid centers, and mobile service called "caravan"(大篷车dà péngchē).
TOP 10 novels about Modern China
Peter from China Whisper has made his list of the Top 10 Coolest Novels about Modern China. Some of them have shaped popular culture and some will become classics, but all depict China in its modern times.
Two days trip!
The trip was meant to farewell my foreign colleagues. We all had a great time together. The weather was fantastic(you describe something as fantastic or fantastical when it seems strange and wonderful or unlikely). We left the Guilin(桂林Guìlín) City at around 10:40AM and after a drive of about and hour and half, we arrived at the scenic spot of Guanyan(冠岩Guānyán) cave. One can either call it Guanyan cave or as some call it Crown cave, because the shape of the hill where the cave shapes like a crown. Instead of climbing the hill to the cave, we enjoyed the beautiful country scenery whilst traveling on the mono rail. The mono rail is simple to drive. The hills, the rivers and the singing of the birds around the mono rail make it a perfect picture scene.
Rubber Duck, apprear in Beijing
As Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman's signature Rubber Duck makes its debut in Beijing on Friday, visitors must take care that they're looking at the real thing.
Classics category (jingbu经部)
The section of Confucian Classics (jingbu 经部) is the first of the four traditional categories (sibu 四部) into which Chinese literature was divided. The term jing 经 "warp" designates a book with canonical claim, often written by representants of philosophical traditions or religious groups, like the Mojing 墨经 "Mohist canon”, Daodejing 道德经 "Classic of the way and the virtue". Some other books with the title "classic" were called so in order to underline its importance and to attract a wider readership, like theShanhaijing 山海经, or the Chajing 茶经.
About five-player soccer match
It is my first time to take part in some sport affairs(if an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair) as a company member after graduation from the university. Although I had played a lot of football games(足球比赛zúqiú bǐsài) when I was a student, the feeling I had this time was different.
Primary and Secondary Education中小学教育
In China, primary and secondary education takes 12 years to complete, divided into primary, junior secondary and senior secondary stages. Primary education lasts either 5 or 6 years with the former accounting for 35% of the total enrollment and the latter 65% of the total enrollment. At junior secondary stage, most have 3 years schooling with a tiny part of 4 years. Almost 98% of students are enrolled in the former schools. The 9-year schooling in primary and junior secondary schools pertains to compulsory education(义务教育yìwù jiàoyù). General senior secondary education lasts 3 years.
Song Ci: Plucking mulberry leafs欧阳修:采桑子
欧阳修:采桑子Ouyang Xiu (1007-1072): to the tune "Plucking mulberry leafs"
群芳过后西湖好,狼藉残红,When the many scents are gone, the West Lake (of Yichuan) is charming, all over a little red is left.
飞絮蒙蒙,垂柳阑干尽日风。Floating fluffs blur the air, fencelike willow twigs catch the wind and rain.
笙歌散尽游人去,始觉春空,The airs of a panpipe accompany traveling people, reminding them that spring is gone.
垂下帘栊,双燕归来细雨中。The window curtains hanging down, while swallow pairs turn back in drizzling rain.
Our Internship
I am a new-comer, everything to me is strange. But I am full of confidence that I have the ability to stay here. There goes an old saying, 'Skill and confidence is an unconquered(not conquered) army.' All the staff here is easy-going, kind-hearted, hospitable, and beautiful, and the most important, they all with high comprehensive quality and ability. When you have faith in others, you will get the trust. It turned to be true that the staffs are knowledgeable, specialized, and the most important thing was that I saw their spirit and enthusiasm, everyone is hard-working. I can see that they love their work. The working environment(工作环境gōngzuò huánjìng) is spacious and bright. The atmosphere is harmonious and relaxing. You have enough space to indulge your imagination. Everyone needs a suitable environment to make fullest use of their ability, while working under restriction will be an obstacle to ones work.