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The disappearing of the Hangzhou Dialect

My hometown Hangzhou is a city with more than two thousands years of history, it is the capital of China during Nansong Dynasty(1127–1279), and now it is also a hot travel city famous for its cultural heritages. The experience of being a capital of a country has impacted the dialect…

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Long Blog 1 The disappearing Hangzhou Dialect
Long Blog 1 The disappearing Hangzhou Dialect

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Jefferson Forest

If you are living near Richmond Hill or Aurora, then you are lucky as you got Jefferson Forest nearby. It is a perfect place for people to take a venture in nature. Hikers and bicyclers are all welcome as the forest has a lot of trails that suit both. My…

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Short Blog 8- Jefferson Forest
Short Blog 8- Jefferson Forest

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Apr 26, 2021

Some thoughts after China’s Education Ministry’s New Plan

In January, China’s Education Ministry published plans to “cultivate masculinity” in boys from kindergarten through high school (NBC NEWS, 2021). And the original title on the government document is “关于防止男性青少年女性化的提案”, which means “suggestions about preventing boys from feminization”. …

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Some thoughts after China’s Education Ministry’s New Plan
Some thoughts after China’s Education Ministry’s New Plan

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Apr 18, 2021

The struggles of oversea learners during pandemic

In February 8, Kaijie Zhang, a first-year Chinese student who enrolled in Rensselaer Rolytechnic Institute (a university located in New York), passed away when he was studying remotely from his home which is located in Wuxi city, China (Global Times, 2021). His death is highly likely due to the irregular…

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Long Blog 3-Difficulties of Online Learning for Oversea Chinese Students
Long Blog 3-Difficulties of Online Learning for Oversea Chinese Students

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Mar 13, 2021

Air pollution in Hangzhou

Recently when I was internet surfing on Zhihu (It’s like the Chinese version of Quora) I saw a people posted a photo and asked, “ What is the grey layer that wrapped the City of Hangzhou? Is it haze?” I scroll down for the answers, and people are all saying…

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Long Blog 2- Air pollution in Hangzhou
Long Blog 2- Air pollution in Hangzhou

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Mar 4, 2021

An archival photo of TSO from 1926

One full orchestra of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra was recorded in the photo. The man stood up front Luigi Von Knits is the founding music director and conductor. The photo reminds me of the beginning of 2020, I came to Toronto to meet my mom and we went to see TSO performing on Mozart requiem and it was fantastic (sadly quarantine came shortly after…). Compared to the old TSO, the biggest change seems to be the music hall. Right now TSO mostly performs in Roy Tompsom Hall which is bigger, and the interior decoration is more luxurious.

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Short Blog 5-An archival photo of TSO from 1926
Short Blog 5-An archival photo of TSO from 1926

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Feb 11, 2021

Window View

When I was in Winnipeg, I always went to Pembina Trail Library after working, it is located in the south part of the city(five minutes driving from both my home and my work place, winnipeg is small so it takes much fewer time in translation than Toronto). This is the picture taken on a summer afternoon through the window of the back seats in the library. This view always make me feel peaceful. It somehow looks like a painting, doesn’t it?

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Short Blog 3- Window View
Short Blog 3- Window View

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Jan 28, 2021

Intro!!

Hi, I’m Alicia Wang, a first-year student from the University of Toronto who haven’t decide major yet, but probably between anthropology and East Asian Study. I love taste new food, travel and talking to people with a variety of cultural backgrounds. …

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Short Blog 1- Intro!
Short Blog 1- Intro!

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Alicia Wang

Alicia Wang

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Live in downtown Toronto, study at U of T

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