Connecting Cultures
What are the differences between simplified and traditional Chinese characters? Your frequently asked questions, answered.
"Bone up" on your knowledge of monsters from Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean folklore just in time for Halloween. Read on...if you dare.
Why do the Chinese prefer their beverages hot, not iced?
Learn how to type in Chinese with the keyboard you already own, plus how to avoid common pitfalls.
Have you written your penpal lately? Learn how to send letters to Mainland China and Taiwan. Plus, practice writing Chinese addresses with a free downloadable worksheet!
Learn about these tasty traditional pastries and how to talk about them in Chinese for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival!
We were thrilled to attend the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention and World Languages Expo! It was a wonderful opportunity to speak with language teachers who are out in the field every day.
From 2016 Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Grant Recipient - Yoko Hori sensei, University of Kansas
The Mid-Autumn Festival (Simplified Chinese: 中秋节, Traditional Chinese: 中秋節) marks the end of the autumn harvest and is celebrated in mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and by Chinese communities worldwide. The festival is held on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month in the Chinese Han calendar--on the night of the full moon between early September and early October.
Articles by 2015 Cheng & Tsui Professional Development Grants Recipient, Shinji Shimoura sensei and Nicholas Sturtevant sensei