The recent discussion of tongzigong here brought back a memory. Tongzigong is type of flexibility and basic training given to kids when they are very young. It produces that flexible, springy body that is ideal for Chinese martial arts. But this term, like a lot in Chinese, needs to be….. um… finessed a bit in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Chinese studies'
“I’m not a virgin….really!”
January 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Chinese studies
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OT: Asian Tattoos
February 16th, 2007 · 9 Comments · Chinese studies
As my Chinese gets better, I’m able to appreciate some things that I didn’t before. One of these things is the Asian tattoos that people get. So I love to browse the site Hanzi Smatter.
I know that all things Asian are in vogue now, so lot’s of dumb people are getting what they think is [...]
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Chinese studies and why posting may be lighter
October 2nd, 2006 · 4 Comments · Chinese studies
So I just completed my first week at ICLP, the Chinese language program at Taiwan’s top university — Taida.
The classes run four hours a day: three hours of group class plus a private lesson. The pace is killer, we’re expected to do 8 hours of homework a day! Since this is the first week, I [...]
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Down to business with Chinese
September 22nd, 2006 · 5 Comments · Chinese studies
The main reason that I was rushing to get the new blog up and running this week is that next week I start one of the hardest Chinese language programs in existence: the International Chinese Language Program at Taida (National Unversity).
My Chinese has taken two steps forward and one step back many times since I’ve [...]
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