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Sun Wukong , also known as the Monkey King,  is a key character of the famous Chinese novel “Journey to the West”. He has power of the almighty, and is perceived as an immortal figure in the eyes of …

Sometimes it happens to us, when we are in a public place, such as a restaurant, or a coffee shop, we may accidently left something there and realized later on. In today’s story, we are going to hear…

Going to bed early and getting up early is a widely accepted lifestyle that is beneficial to health and efficiency of work and study. However, it becomes more difficult for people to get to bed early…

Today is the Ghost Festival in China, it is also known as Zhong Yuan Festival. The festival is used to memorize ancestors and family members who have passed away. Also people believe that after the m…

When we check into a hotel, we often tell the reception our preferences towards the room or make sure they arrange the room according to our request. In today’s story, we are going to hear a conversa…

As we know, Chinese people always express their feelings implicitly. Especially in ancient times, when people met someone they like, they could not express their feelings directly, and couldn’t let o…

Nowadays, there are Chinese restaurants all over the world, and there is a wide variety of them, including Sichuan, Cantonese, Northeastern and Shanghai food etc. Having Chinese food abroad is a quit…

For Many people who study Chinese may find it is difficult to learn quantifiers because there are a lot of quantifiers, and some of them don't follow any rules. In today’s story, we are going to disc…

The fish flavored pork slices is a classic and popular dish in China, it is blended with various flavors. For people who have this dish for the first time, they always curious about why it is called …

When we going out with friends, the selection of restaurant would always be an unavoidable topic. In today’s story, we are going to listen to a conversation between Xiao Li and Jack. They are discuss…

Whether in ancient times, or in modern times, liquor always is an essential thing on the dining table when people gathered in a banquet. In many people’s perceptions, most of the traditional Chinese …

The novel of “Journey to the West” is quite famous among Chinese and Western. Some of the stories in the book are purely fictions, but some of them were written based on real event. In real history, …

For a traditional Chinese wedding, the bride and groom’s families will invite their family members and friends to have lunch or dinner together in a restaurant or wedding venue. In today’s story, we …

Potato is one kind of food ingredient that is quite popular for majority of the nations around the world. The dishes made by potatoes are varied, and mostly full of nutrition. In today’s story, we ar…

For some people, the main motivation to learn a foreign language may be the interests in a country's culture. In today’s story, we are going to meet an English teacher who is working in Shanghai. He …

The story of Songtsan Gambo and Princess Wencheng is not only familiar to Chinese people, but also to many foreign friends. People would like to think of their marriage as a fairy tale story, but it …

In Chinese people’s perception, peace and safe has significant value. There are many blessing phrases related to peace and safe. Also, there are several things had become the symbols to represent pea…

Since the invention of the smartphone, for some of us, we've spent far more time looking at our phones than we've ever looked at anything else. We all know that we should not spend too much time on i…

In mid of April, a group of Asian elephant has “ran away” from their original habitat in Xishuangbanna Nature Reserve and started to head to north. It is a very unusual incident for Asian elephants t…

There are many idioms in Chinese associated with animals, such as monkeys, dogs, chicks, and tigers etc. To look at the words, it is hard to guess the meaning. In today’s story, we are going to learn…