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Migrant Children’s Foundation Change Jar

One of our students, has been volunteering at Migrant Children’s Foundation, and has come up with the idea of placing a charity change jar at Hutong School.

26 Apr 2011

Cultural Corner: Chinese weddings and relationships

This month we'll be discussing Chinese weddings and relationships. Did you know that it was common to bring Mao Zedong’s Little Red Book to a wedding?

26 Apr 2011

Hutong School students interviewed about Face in China

Mianzi or face in China is one of the most important parts of Chinese culture. Face has many meanings, for example: losing, saving, giving and gaining face.

21 Apr 2011

Hiking Jingxi Gudao or Jingxi Ancient Road

Jingxi Gudao (Jingxi Ancient Road), from the Yuan Dynasty, was used to transport coal from the nearby mines to as far away as Shanxi and Inner Mongolia.

18 Apr 2011

Learn Shaolin Kung Fu

Shaolin Kung Fu (功夫- gongfu) refers to a collection of Chinese martial arts that claim affiliation with the Shaolin Monastery in Henan.

15 Apr 2011

Beijing Opera

Beijing opera, also known as Peking opera, is a form of traditional Chinese theater which combines music, vocal performance, mime, dance and acrobatics.

12 Apr 2011