by Ching | Jan 10, 2024 | Blog, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Home, Language
5 Essential Chinese Songs that Chinese Kids Know What are essential Chinese songs and rhymes that Chinese kids grow up singing, the equivalent of songs like “Wheels on the Bus”? Engaging in children’s songs and rhymes in a second language provides...
by Ching | Dec 29, 2023 | Blog, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Home, Language, Parenting
New Year’s Resolutions in Taiwan and Chinese-Learning Activity The new year is coming. Have you made your New Year’s Resolutions? We’ve found that in Taiwan, “跨年” （kuà nián) or “stepping into the new year” marks an especially important moment to properly...
by Ching | Nov 21, 2023 | Bilingual, Blog, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Food, Home
WHAT DO CHINESE PEOPLE EAT ON 冬至 DONGZHI WINTER SOLSTICE? 1. 汤圆 Tāngyuán Glutinous Rice Balls The Southern Chinese, such as the Cantonese and Taiwanese, like to get together to make and eat colourful glutinous rice balls called 汤圆 Tāngyuán. They are also sometimes...
by Ching | Nov 21, 2023 | Bilingual, Blog, Chinese, Chinese Culture, Chinese Traditions, Food, Home
HOW DO CHINESE PEOPLE CELEBRATE DONGZHI 冬至? As they do with major astrological events, many cultures celebrate the winter solstice—not just the Chinese, but also the Japanese, Koreans, Vietnamese and other East Asians, as well as Europeans, Native Americans and...
by yenyendotnet | Nov 2, 2023 | Bilingual, Blog, Chinese, Doodle Date, Drawing, Home
Halloween Bilingual Event: What would happen when Halloween Monsters Meet Chinese Ghosts!? Get Creative Fun with Dim Sum Warriors Halloween is a time for ghosts, ghouls, and goblins, and at Dim Sum Warriors, it’s the perfect occasion for getting creative and...
by yenyendotnet | Oct 11, 2023 | App, Bilingual, Blog, Books, Child Development, Chinese, Creativity, Education, Parenting, Yen Yen
Halloween Family Fun With Cosplay! Coming from Singapore, I didn’t really care about Halloween – to me it was just a highly commercialized holiday involving too much candy that was celebrated mainly by expatriates and poseurs. Who knew that family cosplay fun...
