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Heilongjiang – 黑龙江 which translates into English as Black Dragon River is famous around the world for just one thing; the annual Harbin Ice and Snow festival that is magnificent. It’s famous throughout China because of the Daqing (大庆) Oil Fields, its rice and its beer. (more…)
February 3, 2011
The Year of the Rabbit has arrived and I was very lucky to be chatting on QQ on the eve of Chinese New Year with my Chinese friend from the neighbourhood, 张永凤. I just happened to joke about jiaozi 饺子 and she invited me to join her and her family [...]
Chinese Characters – Learning to write them
February 16, 2011
The best approach that learning Hanzi 汉字 or characters is an absolute must. No time should be wasted learning pinyin because it is almost useless for everyday living.
