Category: Language

A young man tries to copy the way people walk in the city of Handan (邯郸), but only succeeds in making a fool of himself. HSK 3-4.

In my most challenging post yet, you'll read the first chapter of controversial literary bad boy Wang Shuo's dark plunge into the criminal underbelly of Beijing. HSK 6+, not suitable

A gentleman named Buzi (卜子) asks his wife (卜妻) to make him a new pair of pants (裤子), but he doesn't give her very clear instructions. HSK 3-4.

Our last Communist-themed post for the week: a classic revolutionary-era story about the man himself, Chairman Mao. HSK 4-5.

Zhu De (朱德) is an early Communist folk hero, and the founder of the People's Liberation Army (解放军), also called the Red Army (红军). This popular revolutionary story highlights his