How long does it take to learn Chinese?
Correlation of old and new HSK with my progress So how long does it actually take to learn Chinese? I’m not going to define what is fluent, I believe I’m still far from that, but how long does it take…
Chinese Bridge Competition – Preliminaries in Guangzhou
Last Monday, 3rd of June, I attended the 6th Chinese Bridge Competition Preliminaries for Foreign Students Studying in China. Chinese Bridge is a competition for Chinese language learners and there are separate competitions for those studying abroad and those here…
Getting Lost at Leigong Mountain and Being Saved by a Local
We woke up at Leishan Town before noon on Thursday. We have arrived there on a bus from Xijiang the day before and didn’t want to spend too much time in a town with nothing to do. I have found…
Xijiang Miao Village
Xijiang Miao Village is the biggest Miao village in China, it is also the most touristy of them all. You can get to Xijiang by bus from Kaili, the ride will take about one hour (depends on the traffic) and…