By Jerrine Tan At the start of my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told me to write my name. After I scrawled ... ethnically Chinese but spoke English, various Chinese dialects ...

For many Chinese, it is easier to have an unofficial English name to avoid the embarrassing situation of being addressed incorrectly Traditionally, unlike in Western countries, a married Chinese ...

but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In China, from a very early period, calligraphy was considered not just a form of decorative art; rather, it was viewed as the supreme ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — The name on his government ID when he was growing up — and how his classmates, teachers and baseball teammates knew him — was Chu Li-jen. At home, however, he was always ...

BEIJING (SCMP): British actress Rosamund Pike’s 12-year-old son won the global championship at a Chinese language competition, gaining the respect of many people online. On October 28, the ...

That's the Chinese name picked by my parents from a list my ... to Mandarin lessons to get good scores in school. They thought English was a more important language — so we could speak to ...