Our SCIBC language teacher Zhuzhu has created a short video to provide some background on the Mid-Autumn Festival, celebrated this year on 21st September. She’s also highlighted the different types of mooncakes which are eaten at this time of year – plenty for the tastebuds to explore!
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May 20th / 520 – “I love you” day
520 is a short form of the day of May 20 and this date is another Valentine’s Day holiday in China. But why is this date Valentine’s Day? It may sound funny but “520” sounds phonetically very close to “I Love You”, or “Wo Ai Ni” in Chinese. We have produced a couple of videos […]
More Chinese New Year insights – history and icy wonderland
We have found a couple more videos to share which feature aspects of the New Year celebrations. The first (from the History Channel) provides a little more on the background history, and the second comes from our Deputy Director’s home location in Harbin looking at the ice wonderland. Enjoy!