During the Chinese New Year holiday, you'll find all sorts of red scrolls hanging on the door posts inscribed with various Chinese blessings for the...

How was everyone's big Thanksgiving break? I hope you're all well rested and ready for Christmas. 鸡同鸭讲 (jī tóng yā jiǎng) means "like a chicken talking...

How was everyone's Halloween? Still gorging yourself on candy? 货真价实 (huò zhēn jià shí) means "genuine goods at a fair price." It is widely used...

  Have you ever been to a Chinese restaurant for "Yum Cha" or "Dim Sum"? Just thinking of it makes me dribble. Chinese "Dim Sum"...

Teaching your child a foreign language can be difficult, particularly a language you do not speak yourself.  It is necessary to be creative when exploring...

After the busy back-to-school season, did everyone make great progress on their studies? Don't forget to get some rest too. 尊老爱幼 means "respect the elders,...

We will be traveling to China soon and many of my friends and family have been asking about our plans for our stay in the...

School is in full swing and teachers and students are settling into a new year of learning. We often say that teachers and students who...

“May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together, even if we are hundreds of miles apart,” says the romantic Chinese poem....