by Linda Wang
April 16, 2015
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Ever-changing and Indescribable Beauty

Sunny or rainy, Hangzhou looks its best in spring. In summer, lotus flowers bloom. Their fragrance brings joy to one's soul and refreshes the mind. Autumn brings with it the sweet scent of osmanthus flowers along with chrysanthemums in full bloom. In winter the wintry snow scenes can be likened to an exquisite jade carving. West Lake's beauty is ever changing but never fails to entice and entrance.

by Kelly Fu
April 16, 2015
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Ever Curiosity

During my college days, I saw only two Chinese immigrants from the Chinese mainland. There were a few small Chinese restaurants run by immigrants from Hong Kong, but they all spoke Cantonese. On two or three occasions some Chinese officials from the Chinese Embassy in London visited our Chinese classes...

by Tom Zhou
April 16, 2015
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World famous Languages

According to sociolinguists, what makes some think that there is a most beautiful language out there is not determined by its sounds, as there is nothing in a sound in of itself that can make a language more, or less attractive.

by Bill Wu
April 16, 2015
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Excerpt from an Essay by Robert Lynd

Most of us have lost the sense of our ignorance long before that age. We even become vain of our squirrel's board of knowledge and regard increasing age itself as a school of omniscience. We forget that Socrates was famed for wisdom not because he was omniscient but because he realized at the age of 70 that he still knew nothing.