Culture Course

To guide more foreign friends to the study of China’s history and appreciation of our Chinese Culture, Mandarin Forest provides colorful after-class activities for our learners irregularly, including: Chinese Painting, Chinese Calligraphy, Paper-Cutting, Seal Cutting, Chinese Knot. In addtion, our Chinese corner will be also held every two months with the aim of help our students better improve their oral Chinese and make new friends.

Chinese Painting

This course mainly teaches how to paint flowers, birds, portraits andlandscape in the traditional Chinese way. It also introduces thehistory and development of Chinese painting and its art achievements.

Calligraphy

Calligraphy is a kind of traditional art bearing China’s national culture. It is not only a tool of cultural communication, but also an extraordinarily splendid art treasure. With brush pen and black ink, you could leave your creation on white papers in a typical art way.

Seal Cutting

Seal cutting is based on seal characters. It used to be a symbol of power and evidence. Now it is not only a kind of art but also a very practical tool which is widely used in modern society.

Paper Cutting

Paper-cutting is mostly used as ornament on walls, doors, windows, porticoes, mirrors and lanterns. Additionally, paper-cuts can be a given as gifts to friends and business partners as well.

Chinese Knot

The Chinese knot is a kind of folk handicraft, whose origin can be dated back to ancient times when it was not only a prerequisite of peoples’ lives, but also an important way to record the history. Now, it is mainly used as decoration and considered an art form.