Online Chinese Reading materials at Beginner/Intermediate level

martijn819
 March 09, 2011 at 08:36 PM posted in General Discussion

I am busy preparing for a Chinese exam (Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language) and as a preparation for a little more bookish Chinese I am looking for online sources of Chinese texts at the Beginner / Intermediate level. 

I have found a few: 

Are there any others that I can add to my reading list? 

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watyamacallit
 March 10, 2011 at 01:07 AM

http://www.chinesestoriesplatform.com/index.php

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martijn819
 March 10, 2011 at 05:40 PM

This website is very good, I have already worked my way through several Chinese classical stories.

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martijn819
 March 10, 2011 at 05:52 AM

This looks very nice. I will go and explore!

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pretzellogic
 March 10, 2011 at 12:58 AM

not sure about availability online, but here's something that might be helpful.

http://chinesepod.com/community/conversations/post/10395

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martijn819
 March 10, 2011 at 05:39 PM

I had a surprise this evening -- a big parcel was waiting for me when I arrived home from work. Never been so happy to get a supply of study books ;-) The supply of Taiwanese goodies to fill up the box was also very nice!

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chanelle77
 March 10, 2011 at 09:19 AM

Wow that is a long time! We only lived in China for 3 years, but we also noticed the difference in pace :-)

I'm taking the HSK in Holland and hope my container (with my books) arrives on time!

Good luck with your test!

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martijn819
 March 10, 2011 at 09:08 AM

@channell77: I spend 13 years in Taiwan and have been back a year now. But those years were mostly work not much time for studies (life in Taiwan was.. busy) . These days I travel to work by train -- and the Netherlands is so much less hasty -- so plenty of time to catch up.

I had my inlaws send a new set of study books two months ago but seapost is taking its time, meanwhile that exam date is getting closer ;-)

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chanelle77
 March 10, 2011 at 06:50 AM

Hoi Martijn, ik heb hetzelfde probleem, na hoeveel jaar ben jij terug gegaan?

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martijn819
 March 10, 2011 at 05:54 AM

I have a nice collection of study books -- unfortunately they are stuck in a box somewhere between Asia and Europe. Waiting for the postman to deliver them,.. anytime now,.. soon.