There are many great artworks about mothers’ love. However, when Chinese people try to express their love for their moms, they always think about one poem: 游子吟 ( yóu zǐ yín ) (A Wanderer’s Song). This famous poem was written by 孟郊 ( mèng jiāo ) from the Tang dynasty.  In this post, we are ..read more

If you have been learning Mandarin Chinese for some time, I hope you learned something about the Chinese zodiac already. If not, please read the Chinese zodiac to get some basic knowledge. Do you know 2017 is the rooster year? Since the start of the Chinese lunar year is different from the Gregorian calendar(公历)(gōng lì), someone ..read more

As you might know, Chinese people are very proud of the long history and culture. In this post, I am going to talk about 5 Chinese wisdoms a young person had better know before he turns 30.  So why 30? In Chinese culture, 30 is a very important age. There is a saying:三十而立( sān sh ..read more

In this post we are going to learn another famous Chinese classic poem by Wang, Wei: Lovesickness. In my blog, I also introduced two of his other poems: The House in the Bamboo and Painting. You see, among tens of Chinese classic poems I introduced in my blog so far, Wang, Wei’s poems has been ..read more