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Chinese Proficiency Courses Available to Boost Local Business’s Confidence in Dealing with China
The Chinese market has long been appealing to Jersey local businesses, especially for industries including finance, tourism, technology and agriculture. For a long time the same businesses have lacked the understanding and know-how to break into the market or to maintain productive relationships. ThinkChinese’s new HSK Level 1 language proficiency course is designed to equip…
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5 New Trends about Chinese New Year
Happy New Year! 新年快乐！ The Chinese New Year celebrations can be traced back to about 3500 years ago. Evolving with societal development, the celebrations take on different forms to reflect circumstances at a particular time. In modern times (more recently under the impact of COVID), new trends have emerged. 1. The world largest annual migration …
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Chinese New Year and Dumpling workshop
About this event The Lunar New Year is just around the corner. To bring an authentic festival celebration to Jersey, ThinkChinese is proud to offer a dumpling making event. Led by our very own Briony Sun (who, like dumplings, originates from north-east China!), this event will teach you how to make the most authentic dumplings,…
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Learn to Swim by Jumping in the Water
A Chinese-English Immersion Programme It was a fresh morning in early spring. A beam of awakening sunshine cast into our colourful classroom. My colleague turned to me after deep thought – “Di, what about a Chinese language immersion programme in Jersey?” “Immersion?” I was surprised, encouraged and most of all excited about the idea of…