Category Archives: Chinese culture

2013 Lunar Chinese New Year – Year of the Snake — symbols or symbolic meanings of snake in Chinese culture, also famous Mandarin Chinese snake idioms, proverbs with pinyin and English translation

Posted on 02/21/2013 by Chinesetolearn

Dear readers: belated happy 2013 Lunar Chinese New Year to you. In Chinese culture, 蛇 shé (snake) is a symbol of intelligence, charm, and even auspiciousness. You might wonder why horrible snakes have such positive symbolic meanings. In Chinese mythology, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese culture, Chinese idiom stories, Chinese proverbs, Chinese Zodiac animals, One Chinese sentence a day | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Modern China’s most prominent and influential writer, Lu Xun: His life, literary works and quotes with Chinese text, pinyin, English translation and audio recording. Full length movie of the true story of Ah Q

Posted on 01/04/2013 by Chinesetolearn

鲁迅名言警句 Lǔ Xùn míngyán jǐngjù Lu Xun’s famous quotes (sayings) and aphorisms [ca_audio url=”http://www.chinesetolearn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Lu-Xun.mp3″ width=”500″ height=”27″ css_class=”codeart-google-mp3-player” autoplay=”false”] 1、时间就像海绵里的水，只要愿挤，总还是有的。 shíjiān jiù xiàng hǎimián lǐ de shuǐ , zhǐyào yuàn jǐ , zǒng hái shì yǒu de . Time is like … Continue reading →

Posted in Chinese culture, Famous Chinese authors, Important Chinese people, One Chinese sentence a day, Quotes | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments