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中国的午休文化 The Siesta Culture in China
Episode 76
Hello everyone! In today's episode I talk about China's siesta culture. Chinese people are used to taking a nap after lunch since childhood. School a…
3 years, 5 months ago
三伏天 The Dog Days of Summer
Episode 75
Hello everyone! In this episode I explain what is "sanfu tian"—the Chinese "Dog Days of Summer", the ancient Chinese solar terms marking the beginnin…
3 years, 5 months ago
中国古人如何消暑 How to Beat the Summer Heat in Ancient China
Episode 74
Hello everyone! In today's episode I talk about 5 traditional ways Chinese people used to beat the summer heat in ancient time: fans, stored ice, coo…
3 years, 5 months ago
动物园一日游 A Day at Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Episode 73
Hello everyone, in today's episode I talked about my recent trip to Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado Springs. In Part 1, I briefly talked about my …
3 years, 6 months ago
科罗拉多的高原反应 High Altitude Sickness in Colorado
Episode 72
Hello everyone, long time no see! I was traveling in Colorado, so I wasn't able to make new episode last week. In today's episode I talk about high …
3 years, 6 months ago
航班被取消了？！Flight Cancellation? !
Episode 71
Hello everyone, in today's unscripted Mandarin chat, I talked about my flight cancellation by American Airline today due to weather. My only hope now…
3 years, 6 months ago
暑期作业和中国的高考 Summer Reading & China's Gaokao
Episode 70
Hello everyone! Welcome to a new episode of 5 Minute Chinese. In today's episode, I talk about summer (school)work in the US and China—which subjects…
3 years, 7 months ago
暑假来了 Summer is here!
Episode 69
Hello everyone! Summer is here! In today's episode, I compare China's summer vacation with America's summer vacation: When and how long is the summer…
3 years, 7 months ago
考试那些事 Exams in China and the US
Episode 68
Hello everyone, today I explore the topic of exam during our exam week: When do US and Chinese students start to have exams? How important are exam…
3 years, 7 months ago
学术奖颁奖典礼 Academic Awards Ceremony
Episode 67
Hello everyone, in today's episode, I talk about our academic awards on Friday. It was so great to see students walk on stage to receive the awards. …
3 years, 7 months ago