We have seen Lotus Root  莲藕 (Lián’ǒu) in the Chinese markets in San Francisco on many occasions.  In fact,  莲藕 (Lián’ǒu) was part of a scavenger hunt...

[caption id="attachment_2099" align="aligncenter" width="533"] 亲眼看到白宫发现真是太美了，真是百闻不如一见 (The Forbidden City is truly grand. It really is "better to see it once than hear about it a hundred...

On April 7-9th, over 1200 folks gathered for the National Chinese Language Conference (NCLC) in Boston. It was my first time going to this event...

Meili loves projects.  For homework to compliment lesson 27 (My Day | 我的一天  from My First Chinese Reader Volume 3), Shawn Laoshi asked her to write a...

We are pleased to announce that the homework recording functionality in the Better Chinese Online Learning System is updated. Now when you are in the...

We are so grateful for all that you do for this generation of students and giving them the gift of learning and the Chinese language!...

[caption id="attachment_2176" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Gangnam American Style in Chinese[/caption] Growing up, my Chinese class was less than exciting. As a result, I dropped out quickly...

[caption id="attachment_2094" align="aligncenter" width="533"] [/caption]   The groundhog's prediction is proving to be correct this year. As spring rolls in and everything starts to bloom,...

We love technology and we share our passion with our Mandarin teacher.  One session, he asked me to be sure to bring the iPad to...