Saturday, March 20, 2010

Mysteries of the Chinese Language

February 23, 2009 by Chi Newman  
Filed under Featured Article, Second Opinions

Unlike words in the English language, Chinese words are not spelled with letters representing spoken sounds. Instead each word is written as a character that represents an idea.Chi Newman at home

By combining various characters, the writer can express different ideas.… Read the rest

Memories of China

January 27, 2009 by Chi Newman  
Filed under Travel

Chinese characters

China is a vast country in Asia, bordering the Pacific Ocean. Many of China’s largest cities are along the east coast, where the land is low and flat, and easy to plant rice in the paddies, rice being… Read the rest