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Welcome and thank you for taking the time to visit my professional portfolio. My name is Xin Wang and I am certified Chinese (Mandarin) language teacher with 12 years of teaching experience. Within that 12 years, I have taught at local Chinese schools and international schools in various interesting places, such as New York, Beijing and Shenzhen.
I have also provided Chinese language and culture training to executives and managers of Fortune 500 companies, as well as for educational professionals such as administrators and teachers working in China at well-respected international schools.
In December 2008, I moved to the U.S. with my husband. Currently, I am completing my MA in Education program at Michigan State University while working as a Chinese language instructor in New York City. If you would like to know more about me and my professional experience, please keep reading other sections of my portfolio.
I have also provided Chinese language and culture training to executives and managers of Fortune 500 companies, as well as for educational professionals such as administrators and teachers working in China at well-respected international schools.
In December 2008, I moved to the U.S. with my husband. Currently, I am completing my MA in Education program at Michigan State University while working as a Chinese language instructor in New York City. If you would like to know more about me and my professional experience, please keep reading other sections of my portfolio.
Chinese Culture of the Week: The Ching Ming Festival
A Chinese holiday, celbrated on April 5th, is the Ching Ming Festival (aka Qingming Festival). Ching means "pure" or "clean" and Ming means "brightness" in Chinese. Most people call this holiday "Grave Sweeping Day" because people head to the cemetery to clean graves.
There are many Ching Ming rituals [仪式] which include pulling out weeds around the headstone, cleaning the stone and replacing wilted or dead flowers with fresh ones. People also burn incense [薰香] and paper money. The paper money is for the deceased to use in the afterlife. You'll even see food arranged on headstones but it's not a picnic. The food is an offering to the spirits. Three sets of chopsticks [筷子] and three Chinese wine cups are also placed above the food, close to the headstone. If you would like to read more, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingming_Festival
A Chinese holiday, celbrated on April 5th, is the Ching Ming Festival (aka Qingming Festival). Ching means "pure" or "clean" and Ming means "brightness" in Chinese. Most people call this holiday "Grave Sweeping Day" because people head to the cemetery to clean graves.
There are many Ching Ming rituals [仪式] which include pulling out weeds around the headstone, cleaning the stone and replacing wilted or dead flowers with fresh ones. People also burn incense [薰香] and paper money. The paper money is for the deceased to use in the afterlife. You'll even see food arranged on headstones but it's not a picnic. The food is an offering to the spirits. Three sets of chopsticks [筷子] and three Chinese wine cups are also placed above the food, close to the headstone. If you would like to read more, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingming_Festival