The Beijing National Stadium, where the opening ceremony was held, is also known as the "Bird's Nest." On this day in 2001, Beijing was...

Outdoors? No thanks. Today the weather rùfú (入伏), or enters the hottest period of the year in China. Rù means “ to enter” in Chinese, and...

A statue of Admiral Zheng He in Indonesia. On this day in 1433, Admiral Zheng He finished his 28 year-long ocean voyage and returned to...

Mmm... bon appetite 😋 July is usually the hottest month of the year in China. For example in my hometown Beijing, the daytime...

Beer in Chinese is 啤酒 (píjiǔ). Memorized it? Now read on. Welcome to the Beautiful Mandarin blog! Here we'll share good reads on Chinese...