Monthly Archives: October 2007
Suzhou’s Surging Wave Pavilion (沧浪亭)
October 6, 2007
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To say Suzhou has a lot of gardens is an understatement somewhat akin to saying China’s got a lot of people. It’s the fact that there are so many of them that I’ve only slowly crept out to visit them. Much like temples in China, Suzhou’s gardens do tend to blend together. Generally speaking, they …
Practice writing Chinese on your computer
Over the past couple years of half-heartedly studying Chinese I’ve come across a good number of computer-based tools to help in my studies. ChinesePod, Google’s IME, Adsotrans and Google Translator, Wenlin and a bunch of great freeware and Firefox plugins – just to name a few. However, about two months ago I was casually browsing …
