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Posted on: Ordering Noodles
April 15, 2008 at 2:31 AM

i have had 4 round trips to China in 3 months. So far, Jenny's theory wins. I like the fish and noodles.

Posted on: Train to Beijing
April 10, 2008 at 5:52 AM

I am an American businessman and just returned from Beijing. Outside of my 4 star hotel I was mugged by 4 men looking for money. With ten stitches in my head and a black and blue body I wonder how safe it would be to traveil in a train for me.

Posted on: Can you Speak Chinese?
April 3, 2008 at 2:11 AM

The characters in the dialogues have become more and more amusing in the short time that have been here. I love the laugh.

Posted on: Saved by the Gong: Math class
April 2, 2008 at 2:42 AM

I am an engineer and use math constantly during the course of my business day. Thanks for another good lesson.

Posted on: April Fool's
April 1, 2008 at 4:21 AM

This goes well with the lesson on "Chinese Jokes".

Posted on: Pop Music and Pop Culture
March 29, 2008 at 4:21 AM

I do not know if anyone will read this now but we could really use a lesson on Karaoke, which seems to be the most popular past time in China! The song mentioned above came up most often in my blog: "Yue liang daibiao wo do xin" ("The moon represents my heart")

Posted on: Online Shopping
March 29, 2008 at 3:13 AM

Nice, light lesson and always clear enough for us lower level students to enjoy.

Posted on: Sweet Roasted Chestnuts
March 28, 2008 at 4:23 AM

In Hong Kong they sometimes cook them with bits of metal to conduct heat more thoroughly. in Texas, we will through them on the grill after cutting an "x" in the skin first or wrap them in foil with butter and brown sugar.

Posted on: Art Museum
March 27, 2008 at 3:37 AM

The Shanghai Art Museum has been recently displayed here in Houston. I would say that a trip to museums in Bejing or Shanghai would be a good way to see a lot of history as well as an opportunity to enjoy beauty as interpreted over hundreds of years.

Posted on: Sweet Roasted Chestnuts
March 26, 2008 at 3:12 AM

"Liang Xiang" chestnuts are well known. "Liang Xiang" refers to part of the mountain area of "Fangshan" district of Beijing. Mix chestnuts with sand, sprinkle plain sugar syrup, fry it till the sand becomes pitch-black. The chestnuts will then look shining and bright as if a layer of oil has been applied to the shells. People used to use shovel to fry, now the process is electrically operated. The standard sugar roasted chestnuts require the shell to be supple and crisp. The outer shell, the internal membrane, and the nut should be separated effortlessly when you open it.