22/05/2020 Friday Roundup
And just like that it's Friday again! We hope you all had a fabulous week and maybe even have some plans to visit a nice cafe or restaurant this weekend as restrictions begin to ease.
This week's beautiful image was sent to us by Sean Bennett. It was taken near where the Duku Highway 独库公路 crosses the Tian Mountains 天山. Tian Mountain translates to mountain of heaven, and it's easy to see how it got this name! Sean described this as one of China's most beautiful drives. He also mentioned this section of the highway is only open for approx. 4-5 months around summer (because of snow and ice the rest of the year) and that this isn't the first image people would have in their mind of China, but it is another very beautiful part of the country. Thanks for sending in this fantastic photo!
If you have a scenic photo from your travels in China, we would love you to send it through so we can feature it in our newsletter - simply email it in.
What's New
China Ready Webinar Recording
For those of you who missed out on attending the webinar on May 7th, the recording is now available on our youtube channel! Click here to view.
Coming up
Live Online Chinese Cultural Workshop
Thursday, May 28, 10:00-10:30am
Join us for an online paper cutting 剪纸 workshop via zoom as we create the pattern for the Chinese character "囍". In this session you will learn more about this special characters meaning, as well as the history behind Chinese paper cutting.
For further information click here or to register please email us.
Chinese Poetry Sing Along Program
HSK Preparation Course
Ongoing Programs
Nihao 你好 Mate
To view the latest episode click here. A new episode is coming next week!
Chinese Cultural Workshop Videos
Tie-Dye
Paper Cutting
Children's Activities
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Don't forget to send your child's work in to be featured on our website.
Private Tuition
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Chengyu 成语 of the week
Chengyu are a type of Chinese idiom which mostly consist of four characters. They were widely used in classical Chinese and are still commonly used today.
天伦之乐 tiān lún zhī lè
Direct Translation: Joy of Heaven
Meaning: Used to describe family love and joy, or the joy of family union
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