Online Chinese Word Games and Reading Challenges
Chinese Quizlet Word Challenge
Building Chinese vocabulary is very helpful for improving Chinese proficiency, and it can be fun too! Students are encouraged to join this fun Word Challenge by playing Quizlet games with leveled vocabulary sets. Use “Match” or “Test” functions to play and learn. If you get 80% and above accuracy in a set when doing the “Test” game, you can screenshot your result page, and bring them to your Chinese teacher of next school year. There will be a surprise prize for you!
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Level Chinese Readers
Level Chinese provides reading literacy assessments and level readers to help Chinese learners develop their literacy skills. Students are encouraged to use the audio books, ranging from Level A to X, in the “Learning Center”. They can choose the appropriate level and select the readers they are interested in. They can also work on the questions at the end of the readers in “Quiz” as a way to check their understanding. Enjoy!
Please use the student’s ISB email and the password 888888 to log in the website: app.levelchinese.cn to use the audio books in “Learning Center”.
For more details of how to log in, and how to use the readers, please read this bilingual instruction guide with FAQ
Wawayaya
WaWaYaYa JoyReader app has a complete suite collection of over 700 quality ebooks, which has innovative functions such as: text to speech, e-dictionary, character stroke sequence and bilingual translation. Equipped with these interactive features, children can now read Chinese with confidence and ease. Please click the following link to learn more about WaWaYaYa.
ISB Chinese Panda Book List
The Chinese Panda Reading Initiative promotes in students an enjoyment of and lifelong interest in Chinese language and literature, and encourages young learners to appreciate the stylistic and aesthetic qualities of Chinese texts. The Chinese Panda Reading Committee provides a shortlist of book titles for the community every year. The booklist is to present a wide range of periods, styles and genres. Students are encouraged to read and participate in the voting in March, and the finalists will be announced on World Book and Copyright Day.
Please follow the link here to access the booklists in the past 6 years.
Multimedia Resources for Fun & Learning Chinese
Popular Chinese websites/TV programs/Apps for all grades and language levels
喜马拉雅Ximalaya
少年得到
凯叔讲故事
看图猜成语
活字帖-探索书法之美
Learn Chinese - Chinese Skill
耳朵里的博物馆
刘慈欣有声科幻：三体
Hello Chinese
汉字的故事-探索汉字起源
第二季 Videos and TV Programs for Young Learners
Videos and TV Programs for Mature Learners
YouTube Videos :(vpn needed)
- 碰碰狐系列 （儿歌）
- 贝瓦儿歌系列
- Coolong Chinese
- Little fox Chinese （ Little Fox makes learning Chinese fun with animated stories. As students watch our stories, they quickly build vocabulary and fluency in a natural and authentic way.）
Resources for students learning Chinese as an additional language:
- Chinese Buddy channel YouTube (Chinese songs and music)
- 快乐汉语Happy Chinese (Chinese language and culture)
- 汉语桥 Chinese Bridge (Chinese Proficiency Competition with videos)
- 网上词典 Line Dict (Online dictionary)
The Most Popular Beijing
Cultural Excursions
Learn about and get excited to explore these historic and beautiful attractions in Beijing.
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The Forbidden City
See the largest imperial palace in the world
The Old Summer Palace(Yuan Ming Yuan)
Visit a vast royal palatial garden established and operated for over 150 years by emperors in Qing Dynasty.
The Summer Palace (Yi He Yuan)
Visit the imperial garden that epitomizes the philosophy and practice of Chinese garden design - incorporating the works of humankind and nature in a harmonious whole.
Temple of Heaven
Check out a masterpiece of architecture and landscape design, a place where the emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties worshiped the god of heaven and prayed for good harvests.
The Lama Temple
Visit the largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery in present day China. It was also the residence of Emperor Yongzheng when he was just a prince. Simply take subway line 2 or line 5 and get off at Yonghegong station.
Mutianyu Great Wall
Aim higher and challenge yourself to a tougher climb at the most well-kept portion of the Great Wall which dates back to the Ming Dynasty.
Lakeside Great Wall (Huanghuacheng Great Wall)
Hike the only lakeside Great Wall in Beijing or take a boat to appreciate the Great Wall from a different angle.
Beijing Wtown (Gubei Water Town)
Experience the unique local culture at the foot of the Simatai Great Wall.
Houhai Area and Nanluoguxiang
See the traditional courtyard style houses and experience the Hutong culture. You can get there by subway line 8 (Shichahai or Nanluoguxiang stop) and line 6 (Beihai North or Nanluoguxiang stop).
National Museum of China
See the traditional courtyard style houses and experience the Hutong culture. You can get there by subway line 8 (Shichahai or Nanluoguxiang stop) and line 6 (Beihai North or Nanluoguxiang stop).
See the traditional courtyard style houses and experience the Hutong culture. You can get there by subway line 8 (Shichahai or Nanluoguxiang stop) and line 6 (Beihai North or Nanluoguxiang stop).
Capital Museum
Learn about the history and culture of Beijing, a city that has been the Chinese capital for 800 years.
The Confucian Temple and Guozijian Museum
Pay homage to Confucius and visit the institute of highest education in ancient China.
National Art Museum of China
Explore more than 1.4 million objects as the embodiment and witness of China’s 5,000-year brilliant civilization.
The Museum of Ethnic Cultures, Minzu University of China
Learn about the 56 ethnic groups in China through the 14 different types of collections in the museum.
Tsinghua University Art Museum
Enjoy more than 13,000 pieces of collections, most of which are from Academy of Arts & Design.
China Red Sandalwood Museum
Visit China’s first and largest private museum specialized in research and collection of red sandalwood sculptures and classic furniture.
Red Brick Art Museum
Enjoy an art tour in a museum employing red bricks as a basic architectural material. The Chinese garden will be a wonderful complement to your visit.
798 Art Zone
Enjoy contemporary art from China and the world!
Today Art Museum
Enjoy Chinese contemporary art and discover young talented artists in China’s first non-for-profit, non-governmental art museum.
Heping Guoju
Experience life in the Hutongs in old Beijing.
在2400平方米的沉浸式体验空间内体验鲜活真实的老北京生活
Address: Level B2, Wangfujing Depaprtment Store, #255 Wangfujing Street (810m from exit A, Wangfujing Stop, Subway Line 1)
地址：王府井大街255号王府井百货大楼地下2层
Integrated Cultural Activities at The Hutong
Learn about China through fun, innovative, and immersive experiences provided by the Hutong.
Commune by the Wall
Enjoy unique architecture and beautiful scenery at a section of the original Great Wall.