Liede Village banquet of hundreds of tables
900 years ago a group of people moved to Guangzhou from other parts of the province and settled close to the Pearl River. The Liede Village started to form. Fast forwarding 900 years the city of Guangzhou is spreading and being modernized. The old village is demolished and new residential buildings are build. The old villagers got new apartments distributed to them from these new buildings on their land, many even 10 or more apartments. Later shopping malls and business centers were build on the Liede Villagers land as well, a share of this income is distributed to the villagers, more than 50 000 CNY per year. No wonder Liede…
Chinese Culture Workshops in Guangzhou
I’m bringing you exciting news for this Spring! We are organizing more Chinese Culture Workshops than ever before here in Guangzhou. Language and culture go hand in hand, learning one promotes learning the other. February 15th we will join the Lin Clan on their yearly Lantern Festival Dinner, more than hundred tables are set outside for this magnificent banquet. This event is full. February 16th we will gather at our Clifford Panyu center to make dumplings and decorate lanterns our self. Enjoy self-made dumplings and Chinese handcrafts. Register by scanning the code on WeChat or by email: sara@sarajaaksola.com February 23rd we partner with Hunter Art Studio to bring our very…
Good and bad reasons for learning Chinese
For learning Chinese there are both good and bad reasons to get started. Let’s hop in with the worst reasons to study Chinese. 1. I’ve been living in China for ages and I feel guilty of not learning Why it’s a bad reason? Because it’s not motivating! And our lives are too short to feel guilty about things, let alone not learning Chinese. It’s hard to turn this negative feeling into successful learning. 2. My spouse or friend wants to drag me along to a Chinese course Again there is a lack of motivation and even there is a chance you end up liking Chinese, most likely you will just…
Our new Chinese courses are starting!
My Chinese language center in Guangzhou, called Expat Chinese, is starting a new semester right after the Chinese New Year. Now is the time to take a look of what kind of Chinese courses we are offering here in Guangzhou. At Expat Chinese we teach Chinese the Western Way! Founder, Sara Jaaksola Chinese courses at our Zhujiang New Town Center Chinese Courses at our Clifford Wonderland Panyu Center No matter at which level you are, we have the right option for you. New to learning Chinese? Choose our Beginners Chinese and HSK 1 characters courses. Also welcome to our beginners Chinese Corner! Have you studied Chinese for half a year…
