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The Great Wall of China near Badaling
Trivia Question: How long is the Great Wall of China?
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  • China according to the BBC/more info below



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    China's People
    There are about 55 million ethnic minorities in China, each with their own distinctive customs
    costumes and, in many cases, languages. Though rich in culture, and varied, together they
    make up only about seven percent of the population, with the main group, know as Han Chinese,
    accounting for rest. Modernization of society and intermarriage are inevitably leading to the
    dilution of these differences, but many groups remain proud of their heritage and retain their
    traditional beliefs and customs. Many have beautiful styles of dress (especially of the women),
    and these costumes and cultures have become a major attraction to visitors, who bring trade to communities.
    Dorling Kindersly Travel Guide (2005) p. 24
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    Zaijian...Thank you for spending time here. Do come back and check out the many useful chinese sites above. Jim Becker, Webmaster ... Guo nian hao!

    English and Chinese Welcome Huan Ying Hello, how do you do? How are you? Ni Hao, Ni Hao Ma? I am fine, thank you. Wo Hen Hao, Xie Xie Ni What is your name? Gui Xing jiao)? Good morning, Good Evening Zao Chen Hao, Wan Shang Hao Good Bye Zai Jian Do you speak English? Ni Hui Jiang Ying Yu Ma I want to buy this Wo Yao Mai Zhe Ge How much is this all together? Yi Gong Duo Shao Qian I do not understand Wo Ting Bu Dong HereÕs to our friendship. Bottoms up! Wei Wo Men De You Yi Gan Bei

    A few of the easier things about learning Chinese:
    - Unlike many European languages, Chinese has no irregular verbs or noun plurals to learn, because
    words have only a single form, with no suffixes for tense, number, case, etc. (There are some particles
    which work somewhat like tense endings, but they always take the same form, no matter what
    they are added to.)
    - It is said that Chinese speakers are usually tolerant of a foreigner's mistakes--perhaps because
    so many Chinese themselves speak standard Mandarin Chinese as a second language.

    If you would like to know a few of the harder things about learning the language... go to:

  • How hard is Chinese?

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  • Why is Chinese so damn hard?



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    THE WEEK, June 26, 2009, p. 20
     - Learning to speak two languages when you're young, new research shows, gives you a more nimble mind. But bilingualism also has a downside - more frequent moments of confusion when choosing words. Researchers at Northwestern University found that people who are fluent in two languages establish brain pathways and learning strategies that make it easier to acquire additional languages. "Our research shows that the experience of becoming bilingual itself makes learning a new language easier," says study author Viorica Marian. But another study found that speaking two tongues give you a second one to trip over. Jeannie Pyers of Wellesley College tells New Scientist that bilingual speakers studied were more likely to suffer the "tip-of-the-tongue" stumble, in which they suddenly forget that word they were just about to say. Bilinguals know twice as many words as monolinguals, and use most of them half as frequently. So in the heat of the moment, they're more likely to come up short.
    Just remember that...
    "Monolingualism Can Be Cured"

    The Great Wall of China is 6,400 miles in length. Were you close?