Have you heard of the Kitchen God? Legends says that today (the 4th day of the lunar new year) is the day the Kitchen God...

It is said that on the third day of the Chinese New Year, if you carefully look around the corners of the streets, you will...

Although different regions in China have different traditions, 正月初二 (zhēng yuè chū èr – the second day of the New Year) is widely accepted as...

An important activity during the Spring Festival is 拜年 (bài nián) – to pay a New Year visit, starting from the lunar New Year’s Day....

除夕(chú xī) – the Chinese New Year’s Eve – falls upon the last day of the Chinese lunar calendar, and is the most important day...

  While Christmas (圣诞节: shèngdànjié) isn’t an official Chinese holiday, it is still a holiday that is enjoyed unofficially by many. Just as in the...

We stepped away from the text books these past few weeks to work on learning Chinese money, yuán / 元.   We began with a presentation...

When we first began working with Teacher Shawn  / Lǎoshī  老师, he explained that he planned to incorporate monthly cultural and cooking lessons as well. We...

As homeschoolers, we have a flexible schedule.  We thereby take advantage of every opportunity that presents itself.  Earlier this year, we were able to accompany...