09/08/2015 China as an old country has many ancient superstitions, very often people know nothing about the original sources from which they derived.   Born in 1970s in Northern China I was brought up in a…
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09/07/2015 Enrolling in a Mandarin language class for the first time can be a daunting task. Questions swirl through your mind, such as, “Will I be good at learning Chinese?” and “What if I make a fool…
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09/04/2015 The Second Sino-Japanese War (July 7, 1937 – September 9, 1945), so named due to the First Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895, was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan…
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09/02/2015 AIA Building (No.17) Constructed in 1921, it was formerly known as the building of the ‘North China Daily News’. This was the biggest foreign news publishing company in Shanghai at that time. Its name was changed…
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09/01/2015 Búyào wùhuì. 不要误会。 Don’t get me wrong. Want to learn more? Come visit us! Address: 21st Floor, 319 Changde Road (Corner of West Beijing Road), Shanghai …
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08/31/2015 Miracle Mandarin: Buildings On the Bund 14, 15, 16 Shanghai Municipal Trade Union Council (No.14) Built in 1948, it is the former Bank of Communications Building. It now houses the Shanghai Council of Trade Unions.…
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08/28/2015 The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival in modern day, Zhong Yuan Jie is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in Asian countries. In the Chinese calendar, the Ghost Festival is on the…
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08/27/2015 1. Why do you want to enroll in a Mandarin language program? To start with, you need to know what your purpose for studying Mandarin is. Are you taking the language in order to better communicate with…
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08/26/2015 Yǒu huà zhí shuō. 有话直说. Come to the point.   Want to learn more? Come visit us!   Address: 21st Floor, 319 Changde Road (Corner of West Beijing Road), Shanghai …
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08/25/2015 The China Merchants Company Building (No.9) It was constructed in 1901 by The China Merchants Steam Navigation Company which was run by the Qing Dynasty’s Ministry of Trade. The government had purchased the bankrupt American Russell…
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