It is becoming an increasing trend for schools to offer Chinese programs. Why are so many people turning to Chinese?

The growing strength of China as an economic superpower is both a source of awe and concern for other countries.

Professor Cecilia Lindqvist sets out to understand Chinese people through Chinese characters.

During the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese made the voyage across the Western Pacific. But, why was the feat not acknowledged in history?

The quest to discover Asia did not stop with Columbus. What has drawn other countries to China?

The popularity of Christianity came to a peak during Matteo Ricci's time in China, but after his death, the Qing Dynasty vehemently opposed its practice in China.

Zamenhof had a plan to create a world language, an ambitious plan thwarted by the innate quality of language itself.

In 1870, Horace Carpentier hired a loyal servant from China named Dean Lung who would eventually come to teach him a lesson in loyalty and devotion rooted in Chinese culture.

Dean Lung, believing more people should understand China, made a great contribution to Columbia University.

Watch and learn the vocabulary and grammar of the numbers one through ten in Chinese.

Learn some vocabulary of the colors and how they are used to describe things.

Watch and learn how to say the names for different types of fruit in Chinese.

Learn some very useful vocabulary for the body parts.

Watch and learn how to address people in a Chinese family.

Watch and learn how to say the names of vegetables in Chinese.

Watch and learn how to use verbs properly in Chinese.

Watch and learn some Chinese verbs.

Watch and learn some useful phrases to describe your emotions.

Learn some useful words to describe stationery such as ruler, pencil, eraser, tape, etc.

This video tells the legend behind the Chinese firecracker.

In this episode, the origins of the Chinese characters for "illness" are explained.

This video explains how the character for illness evolved into its present form.

This video explains the origins of the Chinese character for pain.

Knowing the basis of the Chinese character for illness opens the door for learning many more characters.