In this newsletter:America the Beautiful Happy Independence Day to the Beautiful Country! Do you know that the Chinese name for America, Meiguo (美国), literally means a beautiful country? Mei - beautiful, guo - country. While we celebrate this coming national holiday amidst fireworks and barbecues, let's also catch up with the history of a US-China relationship that goes all the way back to the founding of the Republic.
Kiddie's Summer Reading School is just out, but hey, reading is for fun. Here are some light reading materials that kids will not want to put down.
Youtube: Star-Spangled Banner in MandarinWell, who knows there is a Mandarin version of the Star-Spangled Banner out there? But there is, sung passionately by a Canadian no less, so we're bringing it to you. I'll leave you to be the judge of the singing, but the lyrics is quite nicely translated. |
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