Adult Language Learning…

ChinaSprout has added some great textbooks, workbooks, teacher's guides, audio cassettes, and CDs to help Adults learn Chinese. Our latest book selections combine both written and verbal learning so that you can quickly master a few key phrases or study the Chinese language and characters.

• Chinese Conversation for Foreigners
• Chinese Conversation for Foreigners - Audio Cassette
• Practical Audio-Visual Chinese (Texbook)
• Practical Audio-Visual Chinese (4 Audio Cassettes) 
• Practical Audio-Visual Chinese (4 Videos)
• New Practical Chinese Reader Audiocasettes for Textbook 2
• New Practical Chinese Reader Audiocasettes for Workbook 2

IN PACIFIC, A RED CARPET FOR CHINA'S RICH TOURISTS

By JAMES BROOKE

May 13, 2004

Agana, Guam - Bearing brochures of snorkelers and tropical fish, golfers and palm trees, Guam's governor, Felix P. Camacho, traveled to Beijing last fall. In a round-trip journey of more than 5,000 miles, he pursued the latest holy grail of Asia: the Chinese tourist. Within a few years, their number in Guam could match the number of Japanese tourists, Governor Camacho announced before setting off from this capital city. That would be a huge change;...

Get the whole story here (NYT)

 

WOMEN'S SHOPPING TASTES DIVERSIFY
By SHAO ZONGWEI

May 14, 2004

Recent studies have shown that Chinese women are broadening their shopping horizons, spending on everything from travel to plastic surgery. Research conducted by the Beijing-based China Mainland Medicine Marketing Research Ltd Co indicated that while women spend significant amounts on garments, social activities and dining out, other items such as tourism, sports and even plastic surgery are eating into savings nationwide...

Get the whole story here (China Daily)

 

PANDA SCULPTURES STIRRING WASHINGTON ZOO

May 13, 2004

You would think Mei Xiang and Tian Tian, Washington's celebrated and very celibate pandas, would get the hint today when 18 panda sculptures were unveiled in front of their eyes at the National Zoo. "We hope this will give them some ideas in multiplication," said Dorothy McSweeney, chairman of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which is sponsoring "Pandamania," the project that is placing 150 decorated panda sculptures throughout the city...

Get the whole story here (People Daily)

The China Related TV list is compiled weekly by Kirby Bartlett-Sloan. Kirby, an adoptive parent of three Chinese girls, has one of the most comprehensive TV listings of programs on China and from China that are in the English language.

 

It's a Miracle

An amazing story of a single mom who adopted two girls from the same orphanage in China and was never told, but discovered later, that they are siblings.
Fri, May 21 at 11:00PM-12:00AM on PAX

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child - Aladdin

The tale of the legendary Arabian hero is told from the perspective of a poor Chinese boy.
Tue, May 25 at 7:30AM-8:00AM on HBOFAM - HBO Family

Assignment Discovery - Asia's Global Influence

When the warrior Kublai Khan conquered China in the 13th century, merchants became a powerful group. Modern Chinese battle deforestation and desertification as the Gobi encroaches on their land. A celebrity gives a light-hearted tour of Hong Kong.
Tue, May 25 at 9:00AM-10:00AM on DSC - Discovery Channel 

More listings...

"It is when you are using what you have learned from books that you wish you had read more." - from One Hundred Pearls of Chinese Wisdom

This proverb reminds us that we can never read widely enough. 

 

As the school year winds down for some and the summer begins for all, make sure that you have your summer reading on hand , to enjoy while basking in the glow of the sun or relaxing in the cool of the shade. There's always time for a good book!

 

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