If you were tasked with the mission to make the Chinese language easier to learn, what would you do? A stone carving depicting a wealthy scholar with his apprentice, whose main job was to carry the scholar's scrolls around For thousands of years, the Chinese language was exclusively studied by the privileged, or those who… Continue reading How did people learn Chinese before Pinyin? (1)
God Påske! It is the time of the year again: in shop windows, home decoration, advertisement, social media, the Easter bunny is filling all empty space with overloading cuteness and colourful eggs. A symbol of fertility and life in the Western tradition, the fluffy innocent rabbit embodies the season of Spring. In Chinese culture, however,… Continue reading The cunning hare has three burrows: A Chinese tale on smart strategies
Drizzling in the fresh spring breeze A traveler passed by with a broken heart Where was the liquor store, he asked A shepherd boy pointed to the village of almond flowers. This is one of the most well know Chinese poems written by the famous poet Dumu 杜牧 (803-852AD) about the day of Qingming, which… Continue reading “Drizzling in the fresh spring breeze”
Do you know the lucky colour red came from a folklore that involves a monster called "Year"?
「 我们小的时候就像其他小孩子。有一次我们两姐妹和父母逛街，我们指着街上一个人说，看，外国人！我们太习惯当地生活，都不为意自己本身就是外国人！我们有幸住在台湾一个小小的地方，父母认识很多本地人，所以我们经常得到邀请，参与婚礼之类的宴会...
In 2015, 23% of global tourists to Norway were from Asia. The majority were Chinese, but Japan and Korea have a lot more connection with Norway than you might first think. Most Norwegians are no strangers to electronic brands like Sony, Samsung or Toyota and Hyndai, and perhaps even the animation producer Miyasaki and his… Continue reading Chinese, Japanese and Korean: how are they different?
这个星期三刚好是重阳节，也是中国的敬老节。说起敬老，挪威的老人的生活质素在欧洲来说是数一数二， 护老政策和设施都周全，可以说是做到人人老有所养，可是却有一个难以解决的难题：寂寞...
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