Month: July 2020

Understanding China and Mandarin with 7 Chinese film classics

These mostly older Mainland Chinese movies I’ve come to like and recommend to anyone interested in China.

Reading above your level: Game of Thrones in Chinese

I finally felt ready for reading a serious work of fiction in Chinese. Not an abridged version, not a children’s edition, but the real thing.

崔健 – 花房姑娘 (1989)

《花房姑娘》 (Huā Fáng Gū Niáng / Flower House Girl) is a great song by 崔健 (Cui Jian). Here’s a breakdown of the lyrics for people interested in the song and learners of Chinese.