Mommy needs to help the villagers build roads, so she can't be there for her son.

Does mommy not want me anymore?

Mommy may not be able to come home for Chinese New Year.

Will mommy leave again?

Why is the Spring Festival the favorite holiday for children?

Why is Spring Festival called Guo Nian (passing the year)?

How did an old lady manage to scare the Nian away?

How did the villagers drive away the Nian?

Why do we call Chinese New Year the Spring Festival?

S.H.E. is a Taiwanese girl group and "Superstar" is the hit single from their 2003 album of the same name. The lyrics are fun and repetitive, so this song is a good one to learn for karaoke.

We begin a guided mediation. First, we should breath and relax.

In part 2 of our guided meditation we imagine our ideal morning.

in our guided meditation we imagine what it is we want to do today.

In this video we are asked to imagine our perfect life and all the thing's that accompany that.

In our guided meditation we take a vow to have an amazing day.

Our guided meditation comes to a close with a positive outlook on the day a head.

Gain a quick overview of the most important festivals in the Chinese calendar.

Learn about the origin of some Chinese characters which were derived from pictures of what the characters represent.

Learn about the origin of some Chinese characters which were derived from pictures of what the characters represent.

Learn not only the meaning behind some Chinese characters, but also how they were originally derived from pictures. These characters are of the agricultural variety.

Spring, summer, autumn, winter- learn the story behind these seasonal characters.

Learn the stories behind some characters of the animal variety.

Have you ever wondered why a Chinese character is written the way it is written? The Chinese characters are logograms, unlike the English language that utilize Latin characters. The Chinese characters could be represented by pictograms, depicting one or an aggregate of pictures or ideograms depicting an idea/icon symbolically. Join us to learn the roots of some of the Chinese characters. In this episode, you will discover the formation of "horn," "flower," and "grass," to name a few.

Have you ever wondered why a Chinese character is written the way it is written? The Chinese characters are logograms, unlike the English language that utilize Latin characters. The Chinese characters could be represented by pictograms depicting one or an aggregate of pictures or ideograms depicting an idea/icon symbolically. Join us to learn the roots of some of the Chinese characters. In this episode, you will discover the formation of the "rind" of a fruit, "fur," "melon" and "fruit."