Cultural Class

  This semester, a new cultural course on Zentangle art was introduced. Most students had never encountered this form of artistic creation before. However, after just five lessons, they showed remarkable progress and embraced the techniques with enthusiasm. The students not only developed their skills but also discovered the calming and meditative qualities of Zentangle.…

  On May 5th, before the end of the semester, students participated in a cultural class that featured Chinese paper cutting(剪紙）and learning how to play traditional Chinese Mahjong (麻將). They practiced using the correct terms, such as "chī" (eat) 吃, "pèng" (pong) 碰, "gàng" (kong) 槓, "draw one" 拿一張, "my turn" 該我了, "discard" 出牌, and…

  In this week's TCML cultural class, students were introduced to popular Taiwanese snacks: wheel cakes（車輪餅）, salted crispy chicken（鹹酥雞）, and pickled cabbage（泡菜）. The class also included a brief introduction to traditional Chinese paper cutting（剪紙）. Everyone had a great time making and enjoying the snacks right in the classroom, immersing themselves in the "food" culture of…