China and China Cities

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Learn Mandarin in Cebu

Learn Mandarin in Cebu

I’ve travelled only very few places. I seen only very few faces but that doesnt’ stop me from wanting more and get all of my wishes. I’ve started working as a web designer, later on become a web developer but I can say I’m not a good programmer. As my years of working about web development continues, it made me realize that I have so many things I don’t know yet. And I want to know more. I want to learn more than what I have now. I may know so many things, I’m not the best of it but I know I’m not a newbie in this field. One of the things that I really wanted to learn as a person and as I developer is Mandarin and Chinese characters. As I have notice, most multilingual website nowadays have English and Chinese language. And that is what I wanted to do someday. I must be dreaming today because even if you ask anybody, they might say it’s impossible. But I believe nothing is impossible if you just work hard on it. And so that is what I’m gonna do. I will be able to do this someday. Since I am living here in Cebu, Philippines. I search for a school or any institute that can teach me how to speak Mandarin. By knowing Mandarin, they you’ll later on learn how to recognize Chinese characters and you’ll know how to read and write such characters. I don’t need to live in China just to be able to learn or speak Mandarin coz here in Cebu I found one. On my first day of searching, I wasn’t able to see result on the search engine about learning Mandarin here in Cebu, but I was walking somewhere in Banilad Town Center. I just went out from my class, I saw this place which offer Mandarin Class. At first I was hesitant coz I thought they teach Mandarin only kids but I dare to ask the representative and so there she explain that it’s not only for kids but for everyone who’s interested. As I have known, if you want to learn another foreign language, you have to get information from the tourism department of the Philippines and ask if they offer such Mandarin lesson. Well , when I learn about SpeedTalk, the Easy Way to learn a new language, i did not hesitate to enroll. That is the moment I’ve been waiting for. The beginning of me getting my dream. I then say, that I am sure, things are impossible if you don’t work for it and find way to accomplished it. Plans,we do have a lot in mind, but deeds, only happens if you have faith in yourself. It’s easy. Just be ready and then you’re on the go.

On my first day of class, I was very excited. On your level one stage, they’ll teach you on your basic words and use it in a sentence. At first I thought it’s gonna be a boring class but I was wrong, listening yourself saying words in another language is so much fun. Not because it’s funny hearing the words came out from your mouth, but you hear yourself and you understand what you are talking. Therefore I want to go further. I know I won’t regret this decision of taking this class. Some people will say that I will only regret it. They’ve known chinese language since childhood but they haven’t use it in their career. But I don’t believe it. When they said, they use it at home, then it’s usefull then. As for me, I still have a very long way to go. I have just started in getting what I want and for sure I’ll soon be very happy seeing myself not just an ordinary one but an extraordinary girl having known a lot.

As a beginner, learning mandarin is so much fun

As a developer, learning another language is a plus.

As a person, knowing more is the best.

And that is what I want to be for myself.

I am learning Mandarin here in Cebu.

Located at:

SpeedTalk Center - The easiest way to learn a new language

2nd Level Banilad Town Centre

Gov. M. Cuenco Ave., Banilad

Cebu City, 6000, Philippines

Tel no. (032)416-1618

Fax no. (032) 416-1718

Email Address: ask_speektalk@yahoo.com

If you’re interested, then grab you chance, don’t waste time, learn and have fun.

Learn Mandarin in Cebu

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

China Capital and Cities

China and China Cities
http://www.china-city-guide.com
China is a cultural region, an ancient civilization, and a national or multinational entity in East Asia(china).

China is called Zhongguo in Chinese(zhongguo).

It has more than 50 cities and you'll know them all here.

Beijing literally "Northern capital"; pronunciation, a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the People's Republic of China (PRC). It is also known in English as Peking.

Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city. The name originated from the Jurchen language.

Changsha is the capital city of Hunan, a province of Southcentral China, located on the lower reaches of Xiangjiang river, a branch of the Yangtze River.

Chengdu, located in southwest People's Republic of China, is the capital of Sichuan province and a sub-provincial city. Chengdu is also one of the most important economic centers and transportation and communication hubs in China.

Chongqing is the largest and most populous of the People's Republic of China's four provincial-level municipalities, and the only one in the less densely populated western half of China.

Dali is a city in Yunnan province in the south of China, located on a fertile plateau between the Cangshan mountains to the west and Erhai lake to the east. It has traditionally been settled by the Bai and Yi minorities

Dalian is the governing sub-provincial city in the eastern Liaoning Province of Northeast China. Dalian is China's northernmost ice-free seaport and is China's most livable city

Datong is a city in the northern Shanxi Province in China, and is located a few hundred kilometres west by rail from Beijing with an elevation of 1090 meters.

Dunhuang is a city in Jiuquan, Gansu province, China. It is sited in an oasis.

Fuzhou, also seen as Foochow, Fuchow or Fuh-chau in earlier Western documents) is the capital and the largest prefecture-level city of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is also referred to as Rongcheng which means "city of banyan trees."

Guangzhou is the capital and the sub-provincial city of Guangdong Province in the southern part of the People's Republic of China. The city is also known by an older English-language name, Canton.

Guilin is a city in China, situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the west bank of the Li River. Its name means "forest of Sweet Osmanthus", owing to the large number of fragrant Sweet Osmanthus trees located in the city.

Haikou , situated at the north of Hainan island, is the capital of Hainan Province of the People's Republic of China and has an estimated population of 830,192 (2006), therefore by far the largest city on the island.

Hailar, administratively speaking, it is a district of Hulunbuir prefecture-level city, and the capital of that prefecture-level city. In reality, Hailar is the urban area, with Hulunbuir being the wider geographical region that contains the urban area.It is a center of agricultural production on the Chinese Eastern RR. Once known as Hulun.

Hangzhou is a sub-provincial city located in the Yangtze River Delta and the capital of Zhejiang province.

Harbin is a sub-provincial city and the capital of the Heilongjiang Province in Northeast China. It lies on the southern bank of the Songhua River. Harbin is ranked as the tenth largest city in China, serving as a key political, economic, scientific, cultural and communications center of Northeastern China.

Hefei, literally: "Junction of the (South) Fei Rivers"; former names: Ho-fei, Luzhou, Luchow) is a prefecture-level city and the provincial capital of Anhui province, China. Located in central Anhui, it borders Huainan to the north, Chuzhou to the northeast, Chaohu to the southeast and Lu'an to the west.

Hetian, is now called "Hotan" is the capital of Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. With a population of 114,000 (2006), Hotan lies in the Tarim Basin, just north of the Kunlun Mountains, which are crossed by the Sanju, Hindu-tagh, and Ilchi passes.

Hohhot, occasionally spelled Huhehot or Huhhot, is the capital city of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China. The name "Hohhot" is Mongolian for "Blue City".

HongKong, officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region [pronunciation], is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China (PRC), the other being Macau. The territory lies on the eastern side of the Pearl River Delta, bordering Guangdong province in the north and facing the South China Sea in the east, west and south. Beginning as a trading port in the 19th century, Hong Kong has developed into a leading financial centre.

Huangshan, is a prefecture-level city centered around the Huangshan Mountains in southern Anhui province, People's Republic of China. Its urban area was originally the city of Tunxi; this now constitutes Tunxi District.

Jinan in some literatures the pinyin without tones is given as Ji'nan, to disambiguate from a possible misreading as Jin an) is a sub-provincial city and the capital of Shandong province.

Kashgar (Kashi) is an oasis city in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and is sited west of the Taklamakan Desert at the feet of the Tian Shan mountain range.

Kunming is a prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province, in southwestern China. Because of its year-round temperate climate, Kunming is often called the "Spring City" or "City of Eternal Spring".

Lanzhou is a prefecture-level city and capital of Gansu province in northwestern China. The city used to be called the Golden City, and since at least the first millenium BC it was a major link on the ancient Northern Silk Road,[1][2] and also an important historic Yellow River crossing site.

Lhasa, sometimes spelled Lasa, is the traditional capital of Tibet and the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Lhasa is located at the foot of Mount Gephel. The city is the traditional seat of the Dalai Lama and the Potala and Norbulingka palaces and in Tibetan Buddhism is regarded as the holiest centre in Tibet.

Lijiang City refers to an administrative division comprising of urban and rural areas in northwestern Yunnan Province.The famous "Lijiang old town" (as it is commonly known) is more correctly called the Dayan old town .

Nanjing , Nanking, is the capital of China's Jiangsu Province, and a city with a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, enjoying jurisdictional and economic autonomy only slightly less than that of a province .

Nanning is the capital of Guangxi autonomous region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush tropical foliage.

Ningbo is a seaport sub-provincial city with a population of 1,219,900 in northeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. Lying south of the Hangzhou Bay, and facing the East China Sea to the east, Ningbo borders Shaoxing to the west and Taizhou to the south, and is separated from Zhoushan by a narrow body of water.

Panzhihua is a prefecture-level city located in Sichuan Province, south central China, on the confluence of the Jinsha and Yalong Rivers. Panzhihua is a treasure of natural resources. A highly industrialised area, which is dominated by a truelly gigantic mining operation. Most of the land not in use for mining is taken up by subsistance farming.

Pingyao is a Chinese city and county in central Shanxi province. It lies about 715 km from Beijing and 80 km from the provincial capital, Taiyuan. During the Qing Dynasty, Pingyao was a financial center of China. It is now renowned for its well-preserved ancient city wall.

Qingdao , well-known to the West by its Postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a sub-provincial city in eastern Shandong province. It means "green island".

Qinhuangdao is a city in Hebei province, China. It is about 300 km east of Beijing, on the Bohai Sea, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea. Qinhuangdao is the chief port of Hebei province. The Qin emperor Qin Shi Huang is said to have sought immortality on an island in the Haigang district, but did not find it.

Sanya is the southernmost city in Hainan province, China and has an area of 1919.6 square km and a population of 536,000 (2006). After Haikou, it is the second most populous city of the island. Sanya is revered for its tropical climate and is a popular tourist destination.

Shanghai, situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta in East China, is the largest city of the People's Republic of China and the eighth largest in the world. Widely regarded as the citadel of China's modern economy, the city also serves as one of the nation's most important cultural, commercial, financial, industrial and communications centers.

Shenyang, is the capital city of Liaoning province in Northeast China. Along with its nearby cities, Shenyang is an important industrial center in China, and the transportation and commercial centre of China's Northeastern region. The city was also known as Shengjing or Fengtian .

Shenzhen Municipality is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern People's Republic of China, situated next to Hong Kong. Shenzhen is a center of foreign investment and since the late 1970s has been one of the fastest growing cities in the world. It is also the busiest port in the PRC after Shanghai.

Shijiazhuang, literally, "The Stones' Village" is a prefecture-level city about 320 kilometers south of Beijing and the capital of Hebei province. Shijiazhuang was established in the Second Sino-Japanese War as a communication outpost. Shijiazhuang is China's first big city that allows immigration population settles in it without paying any fees.

Suzhou is a city on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Lake Taihu in the province of Jiangsu, China. The city is renowned for its beautiful stone bridges, pagodas, and meticulously designed gardens, which has become a great tourist attraction.

Taiyuan is a prefecture-level city in China, capital of Shanxi province. The city has an elevation of about 800 meters (www.12taiyuan.com).

Tianjin is one of the four municipalities of China that are directly under the central government and have provincial-level status. Its urban area is the third largest in China, after Shanghai and Beijing .

Urumchi or Ürümqi, with a population of about 2.6 million, is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, in the northwest of the country. It is farther away from sea than any other large city in the world.

Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, and is the most populous city in central People's republic of China. It lies at the east of Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han River. Arising out of the conglomeration of three boroughs, Wuchang, Hankou, and Hanyang, Wuhan is known as the "thoroughfare of nine provinces"; it is a major transportation hub, with dozens of railways, roads and expressways passing through the city.

Xiamen aka Amoy is a coastal sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian province. It looks out to the Taiwan Strait and borders Quanzhou to the north and Zhangzhou to the south.

Xi'an, is the capital of Shaanxi province in People's republic of China and a sub-provincial city. As one of the most important cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is one of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China for it has been the capital of 13 dynasties, including the Zhou, Qin, Han, and the Tang. Xi'an is also renowned for being the eastern terminus of the Silk Road and for the location of the Terracotta Army made during the Qin Dynasty.

Xichang is the capital of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan, China.

Yantai is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the southern coast of the Bohai Sea and the eastern coast of the Bohai Bay, Yantai borders the cities of Qingdao and Weihai to the southwest and east respectively.

Zhengzhou, formerly called Zhengxian is a prefecture-level city and the capital of Henan province, People's Republic of China. Located just north of the province's centre and south of the Yellow River, it borders Luoyang to the west, Jiaozuo to the northwest, Xinxiang to the northeast, Kaifeng to the east, Xuchang to the southeast, and Pingdingshan to the southwest.

Wednesday, December 5, 2007