| Beijing Social Chinese Speaking Salons Room No. 240 Entrance BZuanhegongguan Building No. 1, Xizhimen, BeijingEvery Saturday from 2:00 p. m. to 4:00 p. m. Free drinks and Wi-Fi It's a mixed gathering (聚会) of local Chinese and foreigners in Beijing where people from different countries can learn each other's cultures and practice Chinese. A great place to make new friends, practice Chinese and have fun. Location:next to Xizhimen Subway Station |
| Open Lecture (讲座): All About Interior Design (室内设计)Nov. 20, Monday 3:30 p. m. — 6:00 p. m. Raffles Academy, Beijing Are you a student who wants to know more about this designing field? Or are you looking for more design ideas for your own house, office or shop? |
| Sharing is caring! Everyone is welcome to join in this open lecture!In this open lecture, our speaker Daniel Lee will share with us the basic information about Interior Design(ID) and his experience in the ID industry. |
| Chinese Corner798 Art Zone, Beijing 20 RMB (Drinks not included)If you want to practice Chinese, you can join us at 3:00 p. m. every Sunday. You can talk in Chinese and learn some new words and play games. After the event, you can also have fun with other joiners to enjoy some art in 798!If you are interested, please call us at 13581635000. |
| (1) Sam hopes to be a famous writer in the future. Every night before going to bed, he likes reading some famous books, especially the masterpieces (杰作) by Nobel Prize winners. (2) Helen is good at writing. Her favorite writer is known as the Father of Modern Chinese Literature. She wants to be a good writer like him one day. (3) Peter is a college student in Beijing. He is busy every day. But when he is free, he always reads plays from the English﹣speaking countries. (4) Though Susan works as a secretary (秘书) now, she wants to be a romantic poet one day. So after work, she often reads ancient Chinese poems to get more ideas. (5) Sally is a university student. She is studying English literature (文学). She likes reading the novels by foreign writers, especially those whose novels can make her happy. | A. Lu Xun was one of the famous Chinese writers in the 20th century. People thought he was the Father of Modern Chinese Literature. Today some of his books are still popular. B. Mo Yan was the first Chinese writer to win the Nobel Prize in 2012. He has many well﹣known works, such as Red sorghum, Frog, Big Breasts and Wide Hips. C. Hemingway was an American reporter and writer. He was thought as the most famous novelist (小说家) in the 20th century. D. Mark Twain was an American writer. His works always make you happy. He has many masterpieces, including The adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Prince and Pauper. E. Li Bai was known as the greatest romantic poet of China. He lived in the Tang Dynasty. He wrote thousands of poems in his life. F. Du Fu was known as a Confucian (儒家学者) . He traveled across China and wrote many poems. Many of them were about people's hard life in wars, such as Spring View. G. Shakespeare was an English writer of plays and poems. We can often enjoy some of his most famous plays in theaters, such as Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. |