Have you ever wondered why Chinese people love to use red lanterns and decorations in their New Year celebrations? Why do they love to eat dumplings, noodles and other food in their daily life and New Year? Why do people say that Chinese uses English Alphabetic letters for its pronunciation? Why do people say writing Chinese characters is just like drawing or playing puzzles? If you want to know the answers, this Chinese Intro Course is for YOU no matter whether you have NO or little Chinese learning experience. You will have a chance to learn the most widely spoken language in the world and its basic cultures in fun and engaging ways during the summer. • Basic intro about Chinese language, and geographic areas that Chinese is spoken • Basic pronunciation system • Basic writing rules • Simple character writing in sentences • Basic conversations about greetings; self-intro about age, favorite color, fruit and animal, etc. • Simple Chinese culture intro including traditional holidays’ origins, celebrations and common cultural taboos • Learn simple songs including birthday song and other popular Children songs • Play engaging games • One cooking lesson (dumpling making & cooking)