To learn a language effectively, nothing beats total immersion. The problem is that many learners of Chinese don’t live in an area where total immersion is practical or even possible, so a lot of learners help themselves along by watching Chinese TV shows. The problem is that in many countries, very few markets [...]
It’s always interesting to find out how creative people get started creating their works of art, what drives them in their craft, and how their personal creative process works. I came across this article and interview about Wang Li Hong/Leehom Wang on Berklee University’s web site this morning, and I thought I’d [...]
The news is depressing lately. Well, it’s actually pretty much always depressing. But I just got some great news to offset some of the doom and gloom! After almost 4 years, InLove is finally releasing a new album in July! The singer, Lu, kindly stopped by the site to leave a [...]
I’ve been a bit busy recently and haven’t had time to keep up with any Chinese news of any sort (and probably won’t have that kind of time from now on, so this blog will end up being pretty stagnant), but RedKemp found a short but interesting story about the Chinese version of [...]
Are you tired of Chinese popular music? I am. Over all, it stinks. I mean, I’m a huge Jay Chou fan, and I like almost everything Sun Yan Zi and Wang Li Hong put out. But for the most part, Chinese pop music – like pop music everywhere – all sounds [...]
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