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Jan 19, 2015 13:55

Blogs : mandarin_garden Posted a new blog Names in China

Most people in China have a three character name. Usually it is one character for the last name and two for the first name. The last name is always first. In English if we put the last name first we always put a coma after it like in school role calls. As a person name always starts with his last name in China ...

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Jan 14, 2015 15:41

Blogs : mandarin_garden Posted a new blog Temple Art

Just under the edge of the roof of the temples are little statues. The statues are often of warriors riding an animal and are to protect against the evil spirits. I found them to be quite beautiful and not too expensive. I bought some to decorate my home that were warriors riding an Arabian horse with long lances. ...

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Jan 13, 2015 14:03

Blogs : mandarin_garden Posted a new blog Chinese Medicine in the West

Recently it has become very popular for westerners to study Chinese medicine. It Granada Spain there are doctors everywhere as the university is famous for its medical school. The problem is after students come here to study no one wants to leave. There is not enough work for so many doctors. Even a lot of the bar ...

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Jan 12, 2015 13:16

Blogs : mandarin_garden Posted a new blog Writing Characters is Fun

When I first studied mandarin we were taught not to learn how to write because it was too time consuming. They didn’t tell us that it was because we were being experimented on. Learning to write characters is identical to learning to read music. If you take away the abstract learning which is learning to write ...

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Jan 09, 2015 13:41

Blogs : mandarin_garden Posted a new blog Why Study a Foreign Language

It has been found that studying a foreign language helps make your brain work. I must admit everytime I’m studying a forleing language hard meaning at least three hours a day everything I do is easier. Studying is like doing push ups with your brain. Consequently for me studying is like some other peoples ...