Cai Li's Culture Column

Welcome to Cai L's Culture Column! Here, Cai Li, a Chinese citizen and educator, shares six articles that explore various aspects of China's amazing culture. Whether you are traveling in your classroom or actually planning a trip to the Middle Kingdom, her insights will help you to appreciate and understand your China experience. Please choose an article below.


Country of Courtesy
I Mean What You know! - Tricky Chinese Expressions
Mystery Languages
A Matriarchal World
Jing Yong, the Kung Fu Master
A Brief Look at Banned Books

About Cai Li:
Cai Li is a Chinese citizen and the Project Coordinator for OneWorld Classrooms. Prior to joining OneWorld Classrooms, she taught English in China for three years and wrote a Chinese culture/language column for a local magazine called Shanghai Talk. She also taught English in an Amazon Rain Forest community as a WorldTeach volunteer in 2001. Since joining OneWorld Classrooms, she has coordinated project exchanges with schools in the Amazon, Africa and China. The articles here have been modified from their original versions in Shanghai Talk for middle and high school students.

Cai Li's Culture Column

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