Top 5 things to do in Shanghai: Check out Lujiazui
12/10/2015 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…
Top 5 things to do in Shanghai : The Former French Concession
12/09/2015   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…
Top 5 things to do in Shanghai : Yu Garden
12/08/2015 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,…
Top 5 things to do in Shanghai: The Bund
12/07/2015 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…
The Difference Between 的 得 地
12/04/2015 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”…
The difference between “的”“得”“地”
12/03/2015 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…
The difference between 的得地
12/02/2015 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…
What is mianzi
12/01/2015 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…
Cultural differences of 你好吗？
11/30/2015 With this simple question: 你好吗? ni hao ma?, how are you?, we can learn the differences between China and foreign countries. Even if you understand Chinese that does not mean that you necessarily will understand what…
Miracle Mandarin Moments
11/27/2015 In November, we organized a Chinese Movie Night for Singles Day. One of Miracle Mandarin’s teachers, Fiona, talked about Singles Day: What is the origin of this day? What is the meaning of Singles Day? What…