Let's visit a world wonder, the Great Wall of China! The great wall as you know it however, came from the much later Ming dynasty. It was built from the 14th to the 17th centuries A.D to defend China from Mongolians and Manchurianss. Today the Great wall is a popular tourist destination and visitors like to pose for pictures, admire the views and walk along the wall.
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The Spring Festival comes to an end with the Lantern Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month. How well do you know this ancient Chinese festival?
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Wishing you a happy new year!
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This was the headteacher's way of getting more children off ipads! Seemed to have worked.
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This version goes into more detail about the monster, "Nian", which also means year.
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Maybe you know your animal, but do you know what type? Are you a metal ox, a fire dragon, or maybe a water tiger?
This year Chinese New Year falls on 5th February, and it will be the Year of the Pig.
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Featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Novak Djokovic, and many others. Some are good at it, some not so good!
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What has mayonaise got to do with learning Chinese? Can you work it out?
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Many of us enjoy watching movies over Christmas. Here is a movie in Mandarin, with both Chinese and English subtitles. It is part of a very popular series in China, called 喜羊羊.
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