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Added to Articles May 9, 2021
A place to visit:
Tsingtao Brewery Museum
If there's one drink that is popular around the whole world - it's beer! People drink beer on all kinds of occasions: birthdays, parties, picnics, sports-related events such as soccer games etc. Chinese people are not an exception - they are true beer lovers (...)
Added to Articles April 19, 2021
Chinese words for Labour Day
Labour Day has an interesting background. It was originated in the USA following a strike which took place on May 1st in Chicago: the US workers realized that their working hours were too long (around 12-16 hours), so they decided to fight for more leisure time (...)
Added to Articles April 11, 2021
Why do Chinese love drinking hot water?
If you live in China there is one thing you may be very puzzled about: "Why do most Chinese drink hot water? Even in summer?" This is something not very common in other countries - when you drink something hot it would rather be tea, coffee or soup but not plain water (...)
Added to Articles April 10, 2021
Chinese phrases that have no direct meaning
Just like every language in the world, Chinese also has some metaphoric phrases that are commonly used but, if translated directly, have no logical sense. Like in English - "a piece of cake" means something easy to deal with, and not actually a dessert...
Added to Articles April 2, 2021
Things to say on
Qing Ming Festival
Qing Ming Festival is the time to mourn deceased people. Last time we taught you a poem and explained its meaning, and if you still remember there was a phrase: "路上行人欲断魂" - it described how...
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Added to Articles April 1, 2021
April Fool has another bitter meaning because of him
When talking about April, the first thing that comes to mind is "April Fool". However for us, Chinese, this has another bitter meaning: our beloved singer and actor, Leslie Cheung, committed suicide on April 1st, 2003.