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Read MoreAfter the lotus flowers have opened
After the Lotus Flowers Have Opened (Picking Mulberries)After the lotus flowers have opened- West Lake is good.Come for
Read More7 easy Chinese karaoke songs: Impress your colleagues with minimal effort!
Karaoke is one of the most popular social activities in China. As such, it’s one of the best ways to develop local frie
Read MoreLi Bai: In spring
IN SPRINGLi BaiYour grasses up north are as blue as jade,Our mulberries here curve green-threaded branches;And at last y
Read MoreHow to be fluent in Chinese
To learn Chinese efficiently, it's necessary to familiarize the language to your ears.
Read MoreLi Bai: Drinking alone with the moon
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Read MoreFirst Person: ‘Why schools should teach Mandarin’
Mandarin Chinese is spoken by around 800 million people worldwide. That's twice the number of English speakers. With China becoming increasingly powerful in business, there's a growing need for Mandarin speakers.
Read MoreSiberian oil workers ready to learn Mandarin for ‘Pivot to Asia’
Some of the workers, who spend four weeks at a time at the isolated station — where temperatures can fall as low as minus 60 Celsius (minus 76 Fahrenheit) — have duly taken up Mandarin.
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