Articles from 2012

Weird Cooking in China: Food for Thought

An ancient Cantonese saying about cooking in China goes 'Anything that walks, swims, crawls or flies is edible'. Read here about weird Chinese foods.

16 Aug 2012
By Hutong School

Hutong School Cultural Activities: Movie Nights and Kung Fu Lessons

Hutong School organizes cultural activities several times a week for all its students and their friends, ranging from movie nights to kung fu lessons.

10 Aug 2012
By Hutong School

The Dying Art of Handwritten Chinese

In an increasingly computerized world with a pinyin system, handwritten Chinese is decreasing. Luckily, practices like Chinese calligraphy can survive.

7 Aug 2012
By Hutong School

Hutong School to be Represented at WYSTC Conference in San Diego

We are very excited to announce that Hutong School will be participating in the World Youth and Student Travel Conference (WYSTC) in San Diego!

2 Aug 2012
By Hutong School

Hutong School Cultural Activities: Kite Making and La Mian

Hutong School organizes cultural activities several times a week for all its students and their friends, ranging from kite making to cooking lāmiàn.

31 Jul 2012
By Hutong School

In Defense of Chinglish

Every English-speaking tourist in China has, no doubt, come across examples of Chinglish, that is, strangely worded, funny Chinese translations to English.

24 Jul 2012
By Hutong School