Tag Archives: Wellington
大世界 Da Shi Jie — Kerry Ann Lee
I enjoyed Kerry Ann Lee’s new exhibition: 大世界 Da Shi Jie/The Great World: Shanghai Works 2009-2010 currently at Toi Poneke in Wellington. Three bodies of work feature in the exhibition, which has shown at Island6 art centre and Shanghai Art… Continue reading
NZ Chinese Journals 先驅者之聲
Delighted to discover NZ Chinese Journals 先驅者之聲 project containing over 16,000 pages from three publications (民聲旬報 Man Sing Times 1921-22, 僑農月刊 New Zealand Chinese Growers Monthly Journal 1949-72 and 中國大事週報 New Zealand Chinese Weekly News 1937-46) that span 50 years of Chinese New Zealand history. Wonderful interface makes it a joy to view and search these fascinating historical sources in English and Chinese. Continue reading
Translating the woman who missed her flight from HK
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Chinese Lesson 1: DàiWéiDàoism
二月 十四天 February 14, 2009 Wellington Chinese Language School Intermediate Chinese 3 So excited to be back in Chinese class. It’s been a long time since I’ve been conversing regularly in Mandarin. The last time I was in a Chinese… Continue reading