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Since 2006 I have been teaching a Chinese culture and history class at a local weekend heritage language school on Sundays
Here is an old pronunciation guide that I made when I interned at the Asian Art Museum.
Below are some links that I collected for the Chinese class that might be of general interest.
| Links for Chinese School | ||
| Week | Topic | Interesting Links |
| 0 | Letter to the Students | |
| Unit 1: Origins | ||
| 1 | Creation Myths | |
| 2 | Legendary Leaders | |
| 3 | Yin Yang | |
| Unit 2: Land | ||
| 3 | Geography and Weather | |
| 3 | Agriculture | |
| Unit 3: Festivals | ||
| 6 | Spring Festival | |
| 7 | Qingming and Duanwu Festivals | |
| 8 | Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| 9 | Double-Ninth Festival | |
| Unit 4: Philosophers | ||
| 1 | Confucius | |
| 2 | Lao Zi | |
| 3 | Sun Zi | |
| Unit 5: Art | ||
| 4 | Writing | |
| 5 | Painting | |
| 6 | Ceramics | |
| Unit 6: Medicine | ||
| 7 | Philosophy | |
| 8 | Practice | |
| Unit 7: Folk Artistry | ||
| 1 | Housing | Show about Siheyuan Shows about other architecture styles here and by the river |
| 2 | Tea | |
| 3 | Opera | Sichuan Opera |
| 4 | Embroidery and Paper Cuttings | More Embroidery examples Instructions for butterfly |
| Unit 8: China and the World | ||
| 5 | Tang and the Silk Road | Show about Silk Road and Chang'an |
| 6 | Opium Wars | Show about original Yuanmingyuan |
| 7 | Recent Leaders | |
| 8 | Overseas Chinese | I.M. Pei, architect Yo Yo Ma, cellist |