In this video I sing the Chinese ABC song in a clear, slowed down version so you can follow along with every sound. I show each letter on screen and guide you through the pronunciation step by step.

The late, great sinologist Simon Leys once pointed out a peculiar paradox. China is the world’s oldest surviving civilization, and yet very little material of its past remains—far less than in Europe ...

Mandarin characters don’t tell you how to pronounce a word. They are more like pictures that represent an object or an idea. Burt: Correct! Mandarin characters don’t give us the sound of a word, so ...

It’s the Year of the Horse, and as you’d expect, the horse face emoji has become a favorite on Chinese social media, especially for conveying greetings and blessings during the Spring Festival.

Last October, former Global Times editor Hu Xijin lamented—not for the first time—the narrowing of public discourse in China. He argued that mounting ...

To win the global war of words over Tibet, China’s western autonomous region that repeatedly makes international headlines, Beijing must stop fighting the West’s algorithms and start adapting to them.

Guests from Hubei province and California unveil the logo for the inaugural California Duanwu Jie celebration during a cultural exchange event in Los Angeles on May 30. [Photo by RENA ...

With the rapid rise of China as a global economic powerhouse, there is a growing worldwide trend of an increasing number of learners seeking to master Chinese as an international language. Along with ...

The world is home to many unusual foods and beverages, from edible insects to live seafood dishes. Among the most unusual is snake wine, an alcoholic drink that often sparks curiosity on social media.

Guo Xiaoping, 63, a former director of an infectious diseases hospital in Linfen, Shanxi province, began his mission in 2004 ...