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Lotus Chinese


A popular Chinese Motto
好好学习,天天向上(hǎo hǎo xué xí , tiān tiān xiàng shàng ) is a popular motto in China. Word by word it means "good good study, day day up.” It...


Chinese Class Poster
In May 2022, I created a poster for my local Chinese school on Chinese culture day.


Xiang Sheng
Xiangsheng is a traditional Chinese comedic performing art. it is typically performed as a dialogue between two performers. I made this...


Telling stories of famous people in Chinese.
One of my productive ways to pass summer 2020 is to help my kids improve their Chinese. Series 1: Telling stories of famous people in...


Helping host a Lunar New Year Fair at Whirlpool Asian Network
Chinese New Year is around the corner, and we are thrilled to put up a celebration event - Lunar New Year Fair. One of the best ways to...


Answering a few questions from students
Today I am answering some of the questions I’ve been collecting from my classes. The very first question is how to pronounce differently...


A Chinese Idiom
We are ready to finish this semester. There is a Chinese idiom saying “学如登山” – Xuá rú dēng shān ----- study is like climbing a mountain....


A gift from my student
Thank you, my student, for saying happy mother’s day in Chinese to me when you came to the classroom; Thank you, my student, for bringing...


A fun way to learn Chinese characters - making up a story for each character
A big challenge for people living abroad to learn Chinese in a short period of time is how to master a large number of commonly used...


A stuent's work
Sharing a student’s work!:)


O should be pronounced as ‘O’ (噢) instead of ‘WO’ (喔)
As a teacher of Chinese language, I often found that students, even some textbook CD or online video tutorials, read Hanyu Pinyin vowel o...


Facts about the Chinese New Year
Today is Chinese new year. I am going to share some facts about Chinese new year with all my friends and my students. Chinese New Year is...


Hosting a Language Event at Local Library
If you came to the Holiday and Traditions around the World event on Nov. 17 2018 at Lincoln Township Library, I bet you realized there...


Teaching a Chinese language camp at One World Program
In July 2018, I taught the Chinese language camp for grades 3-5 at the One World program. In our class, we taught language with topics...


Teaching at Bridge to China
From 2015 September to 2017 December, I taught Chinese classes at Bridge to China. I enjoyed my time at the school. I love seeing my...


Teaching at MCCC Chinese Language School
From 2014 January to 2015 September, I taught Chinese classes in South Bend, IN. Two years was a short period in my life, but it was a...
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