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    Ping Pong - 乒乓球 (pīng pang qiú)
    Bilingualbees
    • May 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    Ping Pong - 乒乓球 (pīng pang qiú)

    Did you know that Ping Pong originated from 1880s Victorian England? It was invented by the upper classes as an indoor alternative to...
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    Are native Chinese-speaking children better at math?
    Bilingualbees
    • Mar 19, 2021
    • 2 min

    Are native Chinese-speaking children better at math?

    Numbers are surprisingly easy to learn in Chinese because they are simply logical. Once you have learnt how to count from 1 to 10 in...
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    年糕 (nián gāo) - New Year Cake
    Bilingualbees
    • Feb 10, 2021
    • 1 min

    年糕 (nián gāo) - New Year Cake

    年糕 (nián gāo), New Year Cake, is one of our favourite traditional dishes that we would eat during Chinese New Year. It’s a simple sweet...
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    Why are traditional Chinese chopsticks 7.6 inches long?
    Bilingualbees
    • May 31, 2020
    • 1 min

    Why are traditional Chinese chopsticks 7.6 inches long?

    Since ancient times the length of a pair of chopsticks has been 7.6 Chinese inches long, representing our 7 emotions and the 6 senses.
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    Hotpot Hotpot Hot diggity pot - 火锅  (huǒguō)
    Bilingualbees
    • Jan 15, 2020
    • 1 min

    Hotpot Hotpot Hot diggity pot - 火锅 (huǒguō)

    Hotpot is a Chinese cooking method similar to fondue, is a very popular Chinese New Year dish. Find out why!
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    What kind of animal are you?
    Bilingualbees
    • Jan 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    What kind of animal are you?

    Do you know the meaning or significance of the Chinese zodiac system and what each of the 12 animals represent?
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    Eat; Sleep; Football; Repeat.
    Bilingualbees
    • Nov 15, 2019
    • 1 min

    Eat; Sleep; Football; Repeat.

    Our children have started playing football matches in the local school league and as you can imagine it's now Eat, Sleep, Football,...
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    Tang Poem (唐诗) -《静夜思》李白 Thoughts on a Tranquil Night
    Bilingualbees
    • Sep 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    Tang Poem (唐诗) -《静夜思》李白 Thoughts on a Tranquil Night

    Li Bai, 李白, one of China's most prolific poets, used 4 lines of 5 Chinese characters while he reminisced about being with his family.
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    Ghost Festival 鬼节
    Bilingualbees
    • Aug 15, 2019
    • 2 min

    Ghost Festival 鬼节

    The Ghost Festival, also known as the Hungry Ghost Festival, 鬼节 (guǐ jié) is a traditional Buddhist and Taoist festival held in certain...
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    Remarkable Mothers, this one’s for you.
    Bilingualbees
    • May 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    Remarkable Mothers, this one’s for you.

    Behind every great man is a great woman, or so the saying goes, which generally implies that the great women is often the wife or...
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    Tang Poem (唐诗) -《清明》杜牧 Qing Ming by Du Mu
    Bilingualbees
    • Mar 12, 2019
    • 2 min

    Tang Poem (唐诗) -《清明》杜牧 Qing Ming by Du Mu

    Qing Ming 清明 is a day for the Chinese to celebrate life and honour their ancestors. This is a popular Tang Dynasty poem written by Du Mu...
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    Year of the Pig - 猪年
    Bilingualbees
    • Feb 3, 2019
    • 1 min

    Year of the Pig - 猪年

    2019 is the Year of the Pig starting from Feb. 5, 2019 (i.e. Chinese New Year) to Jan. 24, 2020. The Pig is the twelfth animal in the...
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    Chinese New Year Greetings to Impress the Relatives!
    Bilingualbees
    • Jan 20, 2019
    • 1 min

    Chinese New Year Greetings to Impress the Relatives!

    If you want to impress the in laws, grandparents or the other halves during Chinese New Year, here are few basic phrases (if you don’t...
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    Chinese Paper-cutting  - 剪纸
    Bilingualbees
    • Jan 12, 2019
    • 1 min

    Chinese Paper-cutting - 剪纸

    Chinese paper-cutting (剪纸 jiǎn​ zhǐ​) originated from traditional ancestral and deity worship, and it is one of the oldest and most...
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    DIY Training Chopsticks 筷子
    Bilingualbees
    • Jan 7, 2019
    • 1 min

    DIY Training Chopsticks 筷子

    DIY Training Chopsticks in 3 Simple Steps You will need: A rubber band A pair of disposable bamboo chopsticks (including the paper...
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    The Humble Chopsticks 筷子
    Bilingualbees
    • Dec 30, 2018
    • 1 min

    The Humble Chopsticks 筷子

    The Chinese are thought to have used chopsticks as early as 1200 B.C., firstly as a cooking utensil. It was not until A.D. 400 that...
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    How to make 饺子(jiǎozi)
    Bilingualbees
    • Nov 25, 2018
    • 3 min

    How to make 饺子(jiǎozi)

    In our previous blog post we wrote about the many types of Chinese dumplings and a brief history of its origins and importance. We...
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    The many types of Chinese dumplings - 饺子(jiǎozi)
    Bilingualbees
    • Nov 12, 2018
    • 2 min

    The many types of Chinese dumplings - 饺子(jiǎozi)

    饺子 (jiǎozi) or Chinese dumpling is a quintessential dish in China that is consumed and appreciated throughout the country all year round...
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    Trick or treat! 不给糖,就捣蛋
    Bilingualbees
    • Oct 26, 2018
    • 2 min

    Trick or treat! 不给糖,就捣蛋

    Trick or treat! 不给糖,就捣蛋 (bù gěi táng, jiù dǎo dàn) Unless you have been too flustered with the kids this half term, you'd probably have...
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    Qixi Festival 七夕节 - Chinese Valentine's Day
    Bilingualbees
    • Aug 18, 2018
    • 1 min

    Qixi Festival 七夕节 - Chinese Valentine's Day

    Qixi festival (七夕节), falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month in the Chinese calendar and is also known as the Chinese...
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