Conversations Background: A Vietnamese tourist plans to visit the Shanghai World Expo 2010 but got lost in Shanghai Metro. He is asking for help from a metro station staff. Conversation 1: yóu kè ： dǎ rǎo yí xià， 游 客 ： 打 扰 一 下， Tourist ： Excuse me, . qǐng wèn qù shì bó…
Conversations Conversation 1: Yóu kè : Qǐng wèn wài tān zài nǎr？ 游 客 : 请 问 外 滩 在 哪儿？ Tourist : Could you please tell me where The Bund is? . jǐng chá : wài tān zài zhōng shān dōng lù shàng 警 察 : 外 滩 在 中 山 东 路 上…
In our previous Shanghai Food – Snacks write up, we introduced some popular Shanghai Snacks and Shanghai Snack Streets. This article, we are back with more delicious Shanghainese Snacks as we take a deeper look in the wonderland of Shanghai cuisine! Shanghai snacks are not only exquisite in look but delicious in taste too! Here…
nǐn hǎo，shàng hǎi cān guǎn。 A: 您 好， 上 海 餐 馆。 A: Hello, this is Shanghai Restaurant. nǐ hǎo， wǒ xiǎng yù ding yìzhāng zhuō zi. B:你 好, 我 想 预 定 一 张 桌 子。 B: Hello, I’d like to reserve a table. hǎo de， qǐng wèn…
If this is your first time here in China, you might want to get familiar with some terms which you would use it in your daily travelling. 1. Currency The official currency in China is the Renminbi (RMB or CNY), which consists of yuan, jiao and fen. Money is issued in notes of 1, 5,…
Mount Sanqing is located in northeast of Shangrao City, Jiangxi Province. The highest peak of the mountain range is the Yujing Peak standing at 1,816.9 metres above sea level. This peaceful mountain acclaimed as “The Land of Peach Blossoms” is famous for its three peaks: Yujing Peak, Yuhua Peak, and Yuxu Peak, which resemble the…
Dali City is a county-level city in Dali, Yunnan province, China. Dali is located on a fertile plateau between Mount Cangshan to the west and Erhai Lake to the east. It has traditionally been settled by the Bai and Yi minorities. It is also the capital of the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture. Dali is also…
Longjing Shrimp is a typical famous dish in Hangzhou. It selects fresh shrimps from local rivers and cooked with Longjing Tea. Longjing Shrimp is famous for being cooked with the best Longjing Tea that are produced in the hills nearby Xihu (West Lake) city. In Qing Dynasty, people used to cook the dishes with other…
Guoqiao is a rice noodle dish that means “across the bridge“. The Legend of Guoqiao rice noodle Legend has it that guo qiao mi xian came about when a young scholar in Yunnan province retreated to another place to prepare for the imperial examination in Qing Dynasty. His loving wife would travel and cross a…
