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Lin Zexu Burns Opium in Humen

Lin Zexu Burns Opium in Humen

February 14, 2019 November 1, 2017 By lz1497 Leave a Comment on Lin Zexu Burns Opium in Humen

 About this Story: This story introduces the famous Chinese officer, Lin Zexu, burn the opium in Human in the Qing Dynasty.

Father of The Nation

Father of The Nation

February 14, 2019 November 1, 2017 By lz1497 Leave a Comment on Father of The Nation

About this Story: This is a story introduces how Sun Yat-sun, a Chinese patriarch, worked hard and finally changed the history of China.

Cai Lun and the making of paper

Cai Lun and the making of paper

February 14, 2019 October 23, 2017 By lz1497 Leave a Comment on Cai Lun and the making of paper

About this Story: In ancient China, people had to use bamboo or silk to write. Bamboo is cheap but heavy while silk is light but expensive. After trials and errors, Cai Lun finally found out a way to make light

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Little Kitten Goes Fishing

Little Kitten Goes Fishing

February 14, 2019 November 19, 2015 By Shasha Xie Leave a Comment on Little Kitten Goes Fishing

About this Story: A lovely Chinese fable about a kitten who goes fishing with her mom. She does not catch any fish at first because she was absent-minded. What children can learn from this story is that success always comes

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Golden Sun Silver Sun.

Golden Sun Silver Sun.

February 14, 2019 November 19, 2015 By Shasha Xie Leave a Comment on Golden Sun Silver Sun.

About this Story: This Chinese legend is about how the sun and the moon came to be. Golden Sun Silver Sun is a Chinese legend about how the sun and the moon came to be. It reflects traditional Chinese people’s

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Always Watch Your Back

Always Watch Your Back

February 21, 2019 November 19, 2015 By Shasha Xie Leave a Comment on Always Watch Your Back

About this Story: This story is about a mantis stalking a cicada reminds people to watch out what’s behind them. A mantis is stalking a cicada, but it doesn’t know there is an oriole behind him. This proverb is used

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These pattern stories were developed for use in the Chinese language classroom by the NYU StarTalk program for teachers of Chinese (K-6). Additional resources are included on each page.... Please use and give feedback.

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