Useful Links

See below for a wide range of free Chinese Mandarin language learning resources links, including Pinyin and pronounciation tools, a character writing guide, grammar structure, news for the advanced learner, culture, history, Peking opera, calligraphy, Kongfu, cooking and a map of China all on video clips. Also, listen to Chinese radio or watch Chinese films online, and download Chinese songs and music for free.

Chinese Traditional Festivals, Culture and Personalities for GCSE and iGCSE exams


Chinese Traditional Festivals, Culture and Personalities for A level and Pre-U Exams


News about China - in English


Watch Chinese films online for free


Download Chinese songs and music for free


Learn Chinese Basic - BBC


Learn Chinese Basic - Learn Chinese Grammar


Learn Chinese Basic - Learn Chinese Characters


Learn Chinese Tools - Pinyin


Learn Chinese Map


Chinese Calligraph


Chinese History


Great Wall of China and more


Kongfu


Chinese Cooking


Traditional Entertainment

Chinese Festivals

Qingming Festival, also known as Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb-sweeping Day, is one of the 24 segments of the Chinese calendar. It normally falls on the 4th or 5th of April, between spring plowing and summer weeding, and is a time to pay respects to one’s ancestors and to tidy their gravesite. On this day, whole families, young and old, go to the gravesite of deceased family members to burn incense and perform a ritual offering while clearing away plant overgrowth from the grave site.