My Grandmother Today, I want to talk about my grandmother, she is already 87 years old.She was born in Shenyang, northeast China, used to be a landlord family.My grandmother told me that her father planted opium and sesame when others grow corn and potatoes, these profitable crops sold well, and later he became a landlord. But even that decade, her father hope all the children be able to go to school which could further their insight. When she was 23 years old, China was liberated. but she was confused, because she did not know what could be happend or changed. After her 30-year-old birthday, she deeply felt the change in her life, because everything which belonged to her family were divided, real estate, food, as well as all the money..., what even bad was because of the identity of landlord, her became the poorest and almost live at the bottom of the society just in 1 month . That hard time, my grandparents took their four children went to the countryside, and do some heavy job. When she was 40-year-old, the Cultural Revolution began, my grandparents had to face their most difficult situations during their hole life. At that time, my grandmother left city, and never had chance to go back to city. They had to live in a remote mining area in North west of China. Living conditions had improved in her age of 60, but she always remembered her childhood. until 2008, when my grandmother was 82 years old, she went back to city life. She told us that people need to calm down even your lifetime always up and down. The peace of heart is the most important thing.

Hukou policy in China Hukou is considered to be the most important document in China, whether you to go to school, get married, buy a house, buy a car or go abroad, almost everything need Hukou as a proof. The Hukou is divided into urban Hukou and rural Hukou. But nether of them is innate, it is conditional. Before you get a Hukou, you must obey the One Child Policy in China. Birth permit is the first step a Chinese pregnant mother needs to follow. I used to be the pity one. (1) birth permits certificate. Maybe you could not imagine that a pregnant mother has no right to give birth in her own motherland, which seams like the little life without state permit is illegal. New life is only permitted by the state, could be delivered legally . If you do not have this birth permits, you have only three choices: 1) abortion; 2) the child does not has a Hukou (It will difficult for him/ her to go to school , to marry , or live a normal life in China); 3) pay huge social compensation fee; We all clearly know that such policy is inhuman, also filled with the stink of money flavor, but we can not change, it is the fact. (2) With birth permits which can be legally get a Hukou. But there are differences in Hukou policy. Hukou is divided into urban hukou and rural hukou, that is, if you have a city Hukou, you are citizen. people who holding rural Hukou are defined as farmers. We all know it is a discrimination policy, but we have no right to protest or change. Therefore, people who hold rural Hukou spent a lot of money to buy the city Hukou, so that their children could have equal right as city children to enjoy the city's education, health care and other resources. There are differences between cities, Hukou in some large cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, is very profitable. People have such Hukou could have more chance and profit in buying house, education and medical care. So, a lot of people are racking their brains trading Hukou, in order to make themselves more profitable. Kukou policy become a tool of meeting people's desires. So, there are so many Chinese people are finding ways to emigrate, or changing their nationality. I think the main reason is because many Chinese feel insignificant because of the policies. People want to be respected in their own motherland.

The Rules of Learning Pinyin If you want to read Chinese characters as accurate as a native speaker, you may understand the phonetics of Pinyin first. Today, I'd like to show you some basic regulations of pronouncing. Pinyin is composed of two parts, which are 'Initials' and 'Finals'. However, there are three kinds of finals, Singel finals, Compound finals, Nasal finals. (1) 21 Initials are below: b [p] p [pʰ] m [m] f [f] d [t] t [tʰ] z [ʦ] c [ʦʰ] s [s] n [n] l [l] j [ʨ] q [ʨʰ] x [ɕ] zh [ʈ͡ʂ] ch [ʈ͡ʂʰ] sh [ʂ] r [ʐ/ɻ] g [k] k [kʰ] h [x] (2) 39 Finals are below: Singel finals: ɑ [ɑ] o [ǫ] e [ɤ] ê [ɛ] i [i] u [u] ü [y] er [əɻ/ɐɻ] -i（si,zi ci） [ɿ] -i（zhi chi shi ri） [ʅ] Compound finals: ɑi [aɪ] ei [eɪ] ɑo [ɑʊ] ou [oʊ] iɑ [iɑ] ie [iɛ] uɑ [uɑ] uo [uǫ] üe [yɛ] iɑo [iɑʊ] i(o)u [iəʊ] uɑi [uaɪ] u(e)i [ueɪ] Nasal finals: ɑn [an] en [ən] in [in] ün [yn] iɑn [iɛn] uɑn [uan] üɑn [yɛn] u(e)n [uən] ɑnɡ [ɑŋ] enɡ [ɤŋ] inɡ [iŋ/iəŋ] onɡ [ʊŋ] iɑnɡ [iɑŋ] uɑnɡ [uɑŋ] uenɡ [uɤŋ] ionɡ [yŋ/iʊŋ] Base on above, please keep in mind an important formula: Pinyin = Initial+Singel final/Compound final/Nasal final. For example: n+i=ni (Initial+Singel final) ; 妮（nˉi） 泥(nˊi) 你(nˇi) 逆(nˋi); 妮子 泥巴 你好 逆天 b+ao=bao (Initial+Compound final); 包 (bˉao) 雹(bˊao) 宝(bˇao) 抱(bˋao) 包子 冰雹 宝贝 拥抱 g+uan=guan (Initial+Nasal final); 观(guˉan) 管(guˇan) 冠(guˋan) 观看 管理 冠名 r+ong= rong(Initial+Nasal final); 容(rˊong) 冗 (rˇong) 容易 冗长

Funny Picture Food is the best way to explore Chinese culture, because we really live to eat. Look at this picture, after awarding for A second Academy best director, Ang Lee enjoy eating a hamburger. By the way, I really like the film Life of Pi.

My experience of meeting a thief If you have been to China, you may heard that there are many thieves in major cities, such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou. These thieves are organized in stealing wallets and mobile phones in crowded places. Unfortunately, I experienced once.It was the winter of 2011, I come out from the subway after work. After taking one hour subway in the winter, I felt hungry. So I bought a bowl of Mala Tang on the side of the road and ate there. Of course, there were some other people besides me. At that time, I had a feeling that one person on my left always squeeze me in, I felt bored. and I decided to change location. then I felt a hand into my right pocket.I instinctively grasped the hand, and shouted, "What are you doing?" To my surprise that this man shouted, and I was scared. I let him go of his hand, and less than half a minute, this man and the man on my left run away. Later, the boss of selling MaLaTang said, "The two people are thieves! But we dare not to remind you, because if I remind you, they'll find someone to bash our booth". Until then, I realized that the two thieves are a combination. One of them was responsible for attracting my attention, the other one was taking the opportunity to steal things.

Tomb Culture News Today, I would like to say a news happened in Henan Province. Henan is the most populous province in China. Some people said that Henan has a bad reputation, because more than 30% AIDS patients are living there, and people who from Henan always be considered as liar. Nevertheless, it is located in the Central Plains area of China, and has a long history. They attached great importance to the graves of the family who has died. The graves are round, look like small hills. You could imagine that how many "hills" in Henan, which has the largest population in China. So, local government felt embarrassed, especially when some central leaders inspected Henan, local officer had no word to answer. Could they replied " we have so many graves because we have so many people"? Then, Henan launched a grave leveled policy. After that, 95% of the graves were leveled. However, many local people felt particularly sad, they were afraid that their fathers (father's father...) who slept in the ground may not happy. Some people were against such policy, even against the local government. In order to avoid this sort of things become a conflict, the government decided to stop leveling graves. As a result, the next day, after the issue of this file was just launched, many many "hills" appeared again. After the local people hearing the news, they got up at the middle of the night, called on the family to mound up the graves. You see, how important the tombs in people's hearts. In Chinese culture, burn paper to dead people is also a significant thing. There is a saying that a person who dead would went to Sheol. Burning paper money regularly to the dead person could supported his/ her afterlife.

化学元素周期表（顺口溜） 我是氢，我最轻，火箭靠我运卫星； 我是氦，我无赖，得失电子我最菜； 我是锂，密度低，遇水遇酸把泡起； 我是铍，耍赖皮，虽是金属难电离； 我是硼，有点红，论起电子我很穷； 我是碳，反应慢，既能成链又成环； 我是氮，我阻燃，加氢可以合成氨； 我是氧，不用想，离开我就憋得慌； 我是氟，最恶毒，抢个电子就满足； 我是氖，也不赖，通电红光放出来； 我是钠，脾气大，遇酸遇水就火大； 我是镁，最爱美，摄影烟花放光辉； 我是铝，常温里，浓硫酸里把澡洗； 我是硅，色黑灰，信息元件把我堆； 我是磷，害人精，剧毒列表有我名； 我是硫，来历久，沉淀金属最拿手； 我是氯，色黄绿，金属电子我抢去； 我是氩，活性差，霓虹紫光我来发； 我是钾，把火加，超氧化物来当家； 我是钙，身体爱，骨头牙齿我都在； 我是钛，过渡来，航天飞机我来盖； 我是铬，正六铬，酒精过来变绿色； 我是锰，价态多，七氧化物爆炸猛； 我是铁，用途广，不锈钢喊我叫爷； 我是铜，色紫红，投入硝酸气棕红； 我是砷，颜色深，三价元素夺你魂； 我是溴，挥发臭，液态非金我来秀； 我是铷，碱金属，沾水烟花钾不如； 我是碘，升华烟，遇到淀粉蓝点点； 我是铯，金黄色，入水爆炸容器破； 我是钨，高温度，其他金属早呜呼； 我是金，很稳定，扔进王水影无形； 我是汞，有剧毒，液态金属我为独； 我是铀，浓缩后，造原子弹我最牛； 我是镓，易融化，沸点很高难蒸发； 我是铟，软如金，轻微放射宜小心； 我是铊，能脱发，投毒出名看清华； 我是锗，可晶格，红外窗口能当壳； 我是硒，补人体，口服液里有玄机； 我是铅，能储电，子弹头里也出现。

YY English Corner Yesterday, I sign in the YY English Corner,it was my first time to use my cell phone and attend an English Corner at home. It was a very unique way. In this English Corner, each person has to download YY software first, and after you signed in, you can type some key words which can help you find an "English Corner". Then, after you attending the "room", you should waiting for the opportunity to speak, called "Pai Mai".After that, if there is an opportunity for you, you can choose a topic and chat with the host. Other listeners would send you a flower if your spoken English is fluent or your topic is interesting. Yesterday, I was so nervous, so some people who heard my voice typed that they thought I was thirsty. but they all liked my film gossip.

who shall be my first student? I prepare some Mandarin courses these days, and I wish I could offer some lucky one a 30 minutes course for free.