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In the evening, a group of women dance together in a neighborhood square in China

文化 Culture

晚饭后，奶奶去公园跳舞

After Dinner, Grandma Goes to the Park to Dance

HSK 2· 3 min read

A wide valley near Turpan filled with rows of grapevines trained over wooden trellises, with dry brown hills in the background.

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小云的葡萄

Xiaoyun's Grapes

HSK 2· 2 min read

Xiamen University's Siming Campus west gate, the university whose class schedule appears in this article

大学 Universities

大学生的一天

A Day in the Life of a Chinese University Student

HSK 2· 2 min read

Entrance area of Everland theme park in Yongin, South Korea, home to the panda family

国际 Global

韩国大熊猫宝宝要取名，大家一起选

South Korea's Baby Panda Needs a Name — the Public Gets to Choose

HSK 2· 2 min read

A brightly lit gold jewelry shop front in a Shenzhen shopping mall at night

经济 Business

金价上涨，深圳水贝买金子的人变多了

Gold Prices Rise, and More People Are Buying at Shenzhen's Shuibei Market

HSK 2· 4 min read

A red Moleskine diary notebook lying closed on a desk next to a pen.

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乐乐的暑假日记

Lele's Summer Diary

HSK 2· 2 min read

A black-and-white historical photograph of the Temple of Confucius in Canton (Guangzhou), China

文化 Culture

上学第一天，老师点红点

First Day of School: The Teacher Marks a Red Dot

HSK 2· 2 min read

Close-up of artisans applying colored enamel to metal cloisonne vases in Beijing

文化 Culture

她自己做的结婚礼物

The Wedding Gift She Made Herself

HSK 2· 2 min read

A whole roast duck glistening on a plate, the dish at the heart of China's Chushu custom of eating duck.

文化 Culture

处暑到了，家家吃鸭子

End of Heat Arrives: Every Family Eats Duck

HSK 2· 3 min read

大学 Universities

浙江大学新生：8月21日报到

Zhejiang University Freshmen Move In on August 21

HSK 2· 3 min read

A train curving along a mountain viaduct above a dry river gorge, the kind of terrain the old Chengdu-Kunming line crosses through Sichuan's mountains.

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慢火车上的新书包

A New Backpack on the Slow Train

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A neat stack of hardcover school books with blue and white cloth spines on a white surface

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旧挂历，新书皮

An Old Calendar, New Book Covers

HSK 2· 2 min read

Rows of newly arrived Chinese university students in olive-green military training uniforms marching in formation across a campus square, with the national flag flying nearby

大学 Universities

北京大学新生：8月18日到校，军训十二天

Peking University freshmen: move-in on August 18, then twelve days of military training

HSK 2· 2 min read

The snow-capped Nevado del Ruiz volcano seen from the hills above Pereira, one of the Colombian cities hit hardest by the earthquake

国际 Global

哥伦比亚发生大地震，一百多人死亡

Major earthquake hits Colombia, killing over 100

HSK 2· 2 min read

A rabbit-shaped lantern at a Mid-Autumn Festival display

文化 Culture

今年的中秋节是九月二十五号

This year Mid-Autumn falls on 25 September

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下雨天的伞

An umbrella on a rainy day

HSK 2· 4 min read

Lit food stalls lining a night market street in Beijing

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夜市

The night market

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Small cups on a wooden tea tray, tea being poured

文化 Culture

客人来了，先倒茶

A guest arrives: pour the tea first

HSK 2· 2 min read

A printed sign on a counter with WeChat Pay and Alipay QR codes

科技 Tech

在中国，手机就是钱包

In China, your phone is your wallet

HSK 2· 2 min read