Interesting China

  This Tang Sancai art describes two fighting horses. It is made in Tang Dynasty and is 36cm high.

The two horses are holding each other and relying all the weight on the other side. They seem like playing and having fun instead of having a fight! This Tang Sancai piece of art is well-designed and in excellent quality, no matter whether you keep it yourself or send it to others, it can be a good pick!

 

Tang Sancai Art – The Horse Full Of Chinese Characteristics!

 Tang Sancai Chinese horse, this piece of art is made in Tang Dynasty, it is 18cm in height. Seen from his figure, he is strong and powerful. The long hair is divided into two and they fall naturally. His eyes are wide open and they seem as if they were shinning with a warm glow. What a magnificent piece of art, and rarely is it seen, once you do, you’d better keep it!

Learning Chinese

Plugin for translation

Simply put, this is the #1 ultimate online tool for learning Chinese! Just install the plugin, turn it on, go to a site with any Chinese (it handles both Simplified & Traditional), and hover over any of the characters to see the pinyin, tones, and English translation. It’s like surfing the web with x-ray glasses!

Google Translate

What can I say? Google is pretty much awesome at whatever they do and Google Translate is no exception. Not only can it handle English -> Chinese & Chinese -> English, but any other language combination as well. I must say however, that I don’t recommend this tool for translating more than simply words or phases, especially if you’re thinking of sending someone a note in your foreign language – they’d could probably decipher your intended meaning, but it will not be spoken like a native speaker. So is there room for improvement? Certainly, but seeing as how they’ve already made cars that can drive themselves it’s only a matter of time before they figure this out too.

Chinese Video Websites

Here in the West, we have YouTube and Vimeo, but China has its own set of popular video hosting sites such as YouKu and Sohu. Whether you prefer watching movies or TV shows, here not only can you watch them in Chinese, but you can be sure that they’ll all have subtitles (Chinese subtitles that is, not necessarily English!).