Archive for December, 2009

Chinese Paper-cut

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Paper-cut is one of the most popular and outstanding folk arts of China, it has a long history. That’s because the materials are easy to get and the effect is available. The Paper-cut can make kinds of images which is vividly and lovely so that we define it as graphic arts. Paper-cut can be see all through our nation and it has created different styles. It not only represents the aesthetic trend of Chinese but also implies the social psychology of our nation. The red paper stands for festivo and auspicious, and it also reveals the nature of Chinese culture.

The art of Chinese Paper-cut like the ivy which is archaic but thriving.

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How to pronounce “z,c,s” and “zh,ch,sh,r” in Chinese Pinyin

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

In my process of teaching, I found that to pronounce “z,c,s” and “zh,ch,sh,r” well is a very difficult thing for many students. They usually pronounce “z,c” as “s”, and pronounce “zh,ch,r” as “sh”. Or they often confound the six sounds. The reason is obvious that there are not consonant sounds like “z,c” or “zh,ch,r” in their mother language. The question is prominent especially, when the sounds above spelled with “i”.

However, my method to deal with the problem is not complicated. Putting the tip of your tongue against your lower teeth can make you pronounce “z,c,s” correctly and putting it against your upper teeth can make you pronounce “zh,ch,sh,r” correctly. And “s” is corresponded to[s]; “sh” is corresponded to [∫].

It’s not so difficult, doesn’t it?

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