What is the Beijing Learning Summit?
The Beijing Learning Summit is a local conference in Beijing put on by teachers for teachers. Rather than travel within Asia for various conferences, it’s time for educators within the Beijing area to collaborate amongst…
What is Qi?
Qi (ch’i) is a very important fundamental concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine. While literally, “qi” is translated to mean “air,” “breath,” or “gas,” it’s true meaning goes deeper. Qi refers to the energy found flowing…
Where is The Bookworm?
The Bookworm has three locations in China: Beijing, Chengdu, and Suzhou. Each location is special and always cozy. The Bookworm offers a loaning library and new books for purchase plus a cafe with delicious food…
Who is David Schwartz?
David Schwartz is a very mathematically and scientifically inclined author. He takes complicated mathematical facts and turns them into a fascinating story making the information easy to understand. He also takes information that he’s always…
Who is Poetry Alive!?
Poetry Alive! is a group that brings poems to life for children. The organization is comprised of many skilled orators who then travel to schools and share a joy of poetry. Through engaging lessons, the…
What is Chinese New Year?
Chinese New Year has possibly been celebrated for more than 4000 year–if you use the Chinese calendar which would be in the year 4700. The timing of this festival is determined from the Chinese lunar…
What’s a “Google Jockey?”
A “google jockey” is the person who finds information–usually from the web–to help support a lesson, lecture, or event. Say a fact is needed to help support understanding–the google jockey hops on to the Internet…
How are biographies ordered in the library?
Most books are commonly ordered by their Dewey number plus the first three letters of the author’s last name. Individual biographies on the other hand are ordered differently. General biographies–usually about a group of similar…
What is National Day for the PRC?
On October 1, 1949 in front of many, many people at Tain’nmen Square, Chairman Mao declared the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It was during this declaration that he waved the red five-star…
What is the Moon Festival?
The Moon Festival–which actually has many different names like the Mid-Autumn Festival or in traditional Chinese Zhongqiu Jie–celebrates the 8th lunar moon of Chinese calendar. In fact it is always held on the 15th day…
