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Bruce_B -

I haven't been able to get the site to load for me yet.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060708/...BhBHNlYwM5NjQ-

Sat Jul 8, 8:24 AM ET

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China launched a Web site, www.linese.com, on Saturday offering free Chinese
lessons and materials to promote the study and use of the language abroad.

The site includes audio-visual presentations, interactive exercises and advice for teachers of
Mandarin Chinese, with photographs and descriptions of cultural icons such as the Great Wall, kung
fu actor Jackie Chan and basketball star Yao Ming.

Many of the exercises touch on China's mythical and imperial past, including practice sentences
such as "how can you be a hero if you are unarmed" and "I find that Tibetans like worshipping
heroes."

China is keen to expand its cultural influence along with its growing economic power, and is also
setting up a network of "Confucius Institutes" around the world to promote its culture.

The Web site is only in Chinese and English, but versions in Japanese and Korean are being
developed, the official Xinhua news agency said.

More than 30 million people are now learning Chinese as a foreign language and more than 2,500
universities in 100 countries offer Chinese courses, the Ministry of Education says.



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freepoint -

Hi, The correct website is www.linese.com.cn










liuzhou -



Quote:

The correct website is www.linese.com.cn

Nah! That don't work neither!










Bruce_B -

I did get www.linese.com to work once but now it's not working. I guess the site is not quite
ready for prime time.










freepoint -

It is strange. it work two hours agao. But now it can't work.
It attached my previous worked page screen in the attachment










roddy -

Nice to see they're finally breaking away from the tired old stereotypes of China being all about
kung fu and ethnic minorities in colorful costumes.

Roddy










liuzhou -

Seems to be working again.










Bruce_B -

It's still not working for me. Oh well, maybe it will be a good resource one day.










atitarev -

I was able to open it. It seems very slow at the moment but the contents looks very promising.

Let's hope it will work OK when it's complete. Would be also great to have the audio and pinyin
options in bilingual news section.










Long Zhiren -

This last weekend of 7 July, Beijing launched
www.linese.com
to help foreigners learn the Chinese

For more on the story, see: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/060709/1/41zgq.html



Quote:

Chinese is notoriously one of the world's most difficult languages, but Beijing authorities are
now trying to make it a little easier with a special website for foreign learners, state media has
said.

Sponsored by the National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, www.linese.com was
launched over the weekend, offering online training, volunteer help and search services, Xinhua
news agency reported.

"The website features multimedia technologies including online interactive courses, virtual
communities, blogs and podcasts," said Zheng Zhongxiu, leader of the team who prepared the website.

The website so far is in Chinese and English only, but authorities are preparing additional
versions in Korean and Japanese, according to Xinhua.

Interest in learning Chinese, especially the main national standard known as Mandarin, is
exploding, presumably aided by the rapidly growing economic importance of China.

Statistics from China's Ministry of Education show more than 30 million people worldwide are
learning Chinese, and more than 2,500 universities in 100 countries and regions offer Chinese
courses.

China has also established a network of so-called Confucius Institutes around the world to
facilitate understanding of Chinese language and culture.














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