08/05/2015 On July 15th, Miracle Mandarin organized a successful Mahjong activity, participated by our students and their friends. Before playing, our teacher Darlene Wang, gave us an instruction on Mahjong history, different tiles and game tips. …
08/05/2015 Shanghainese, also known as the Shanghai or Hu dialect, is a dialect of Wu Chinese spoken in the central districts of Shanghai and in the surrounding region. It is classified as part of the Sino-Tibetan family of…
08/05/2015 One of the myths of the origin of Mahjong suggests that Confucius, the Chinese philosopher, developed the game in about 500 BC. The three dragon (cardinal) tiles also agree with the three cardinal virtues bequeathed by Confucius.…
08/05/2015 A Mandarin teacher in Shanghai has found a unique way to use WeChat (or Wexin) to advance her students’ communication skills. The program at Miracle Mandarin Shanghai is the first of its kind worldwide to use China’s…
08/05/2015 Name is something that differentiates you and others. To pick a name for their baby, Chinese people are very cautious when selecting the meaningful, beautiful, sometimes powerful, easy to remember characters as the name of their new…
08/05/2015 Understanding the origin of the Chinese language is trying to understand the long history of China. The Chinese language is as old as China itself and belongs to the Sino-Tibetan language family, which includes the modern Chinese…
08/05/2015 Shanghai weather sees four seasons throughout the year with the summer being hot and humid and the winters damp and chilly. On average the city of Shanghai sees close to 9 days when the temperatures go upwards…
08/05/2015 Today, we would like to share our school history with you. 2003: Our unique Chinese Fast Reading Trial Program started in October 2003, by Lee Ann and Emma Wang. 2004: Miracle…
08/05/2015 Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as guóhuà (国画), meaning ‘national’ or ‘native painting’, as opposed to Western styles of…
08/05/2015 Acupuncture-moxibustion therapy (zhēn jiǔ liáo fǎ 针灸疗法) which mainly consists of both acupuncture (zhēn jiǔ 针灸) and moxibustion (ài jiǔ 艾灸) is an unique approach to medical care in China and is also an indispensable component of Chinese medicine (zhōng yī 中医). The acupuncture treatment…