{"id":9818,"date":"2020-04-14T13:30:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T17:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?page_id=9818"},"modified":"2020-04-29T13:46:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-29T17:46:04","slug":"china-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/china-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"China: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Get creative<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting the Forbidden Palace, recreating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelchinaguide.com\/attraction\/zhejiang\/hangzhou\/liuhe_pagoda.htm\">this famous Chinese architectural masterpiece<\/a>, or learn <a href=\"http:\/\/afe.easia.columbia.edu\/special\/china_1000bce_calligraphy.htm\">traditional calligraphy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Need more inspiration? Check out these <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/webapp.vizen.cn\/pro_vizen_template\/?from=groupmessage&amp;isappinstalled=0#\/albumpc\/1902170410?entityId=5c6bb629888f90094c883628\"><em>virtual tours<\/em><\/a><em> of the Palace.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Pick a film<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for China include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Karate Kid (2010)<\/li>\n<li>Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)<\/li>\n<li>Beijing Bicycle (2001)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Study some history<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Dive deep into the history of specific sites you\u2019ll visit on tour. Study China\u2019s dynastic period for when you visit Beijing, Xi\u2019an, and the Great Wall. Learn about China\u2019s colonial past and the impact it had on places like Shanghai\u2019s French Concession and the Bund. Then, tour some of China\u2019s ancient history and modern marvels with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2pQ-pHbRPiQ\">virtual reality video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Choose a book<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Read and discuss a book that takes place in your destination or describes the local culture. Pick from titles like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Riding the Iron Rooster<\/em> by Paul Theroux<\/li>\n<li><em>Soul Mountain<\/em> by Gao Xingjian<\/li>\n<li><em>East Wind: West Wind <\/em>by Pearl S. Buck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Arrange a potluck and encourage your friends to bring a traditional dish from your destination. Know a chef? Hold a virtual hot pot <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dT0MKcaQSSs\">cooking class<\/a> with your travel group, or support a local restaurant that offers delivery\/take-out of your destination\u2019s cuisine. Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespruceeats.com\/dim-sum-menu-translator-694589\">dim sum<\/a>, baozi, beef noodle soup, dumplings, or bubble tea.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Call up a friend or set up a group video chat and practice your language skills. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/course\/zh\/en\/Learn-Chinese\">common sayings<\/a> to use on the phone or throughout your travels (think about ordering at restaurants, buying souvenirs, and chatting with locals).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Put together, all of China\u2019s railway lines could loop around the earth twice!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Meet Your Partner in Travel<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_China.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-9870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_China-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_China-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_China-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Adventure_China.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Pierce spent four years living and working in China. He used this time to perfect his Mandarin skills and travel extensively around the country, growing to love the food as much as the diverse landscapes and sights he encountered. Some of Pierce\u2019s fondest travel memories are drifting down the Li River in Yangshuo, Guangxi province, and seeing the sunrise atop the Yellow Mountains in Anhui province. Now back in the U.S., Pierce maintains his love of China by keeping in touch with friends and supporting Boston\u2019s Asian food scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting the Forbidden Palace, recreating this famous Chinese architectural masterpiece, or learn traditional calligraphy. Need more inspiration? Check out these virtual tours of the Palace. Pick a film Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for China include: The Karate Kid <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/china-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9847,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9818","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9818"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9998,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9818\/revisions\/9998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}