12/16/2015   Lingyin Temple also known as Temple of Soul’s Retreat (literal translated name)(Chinese: 灵隐寺; pinyin: Língyǐn Sì) is located at the north-west of the West Lake at Hangzhou. It is one of the oldest and…
Details12/11/2015   People’s Square is a large public square in Huangpu District. It is south of Nanjing Road (West) and north of Huaihai Road (East). People’s Square is the site of Shanghai’s municipal government headquarters building…
Details12/10/2015 Visit the observation decks of any of the tall buildings in Lujiazui to get a great view of Shanghai. Most are more than 100 RMB to visit but it needs to be done at…
Details12/09/2015   The Shanghai Former French Concession (French: Concession française de Changhaï; Chinese: 上海法租界; pinyin: Shànghǎi Fǎ Zūjiè) was a foreign concession in Shanghai from 1849 until 1943. For much of the 20th century, the area…
Details12/08/2015 Yu Garden (Yu Yuan) is an extensive Chinese garden located in the northeast of the old city. It was first conceived in 1559 during the Ming Dynasty by Pan Yunduan as a comfort for his father,…
Details12/07/2015 The Bund called Wàitān is a waterfront area in central Shanghai. The Bund usually refers to the buildings and wharves on this section of the road, as well as some adjacent areas. It is one of the…
Details12/04/2015 Those three characters sound the same (de) but do not mean the same and are not used in the same way. Let’s review! “地” is a structural particule “地”…
Details12/03/2015 Those three characters sound the same (de) but do not mean the same and are not used in the same way. Let’s review! “得” and the complement of state   The…
Details12/02/2015 Those three characters sound the same (de) but do not mean the same and are not used in the same way. Let’s review! “的” used before a noun 1. To define or…
Details12/01/2015 This is a story about one of my students who has lived in Shanghai for more than ten years. One day, we came across the word “mianzi” in Chinese class and he laughed. He said he had…
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