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Harvard University
Why should we care about Confucius? Explore ancient Chinese philosophy, ethics, and political theory to challenge your assumptions of what it means to be happy, live a meaningful life, and change the world.
Peking University
Nǐ hǎo! 你好！Welcome to Chinese for HSK Level 1 - a Chinese course for beginners. My name is YU Bin. I am very happy to meet you here! HSK stands for Hànyǔ (Chinese) Shuǐpíng (level) Kǎoshì (test), which is the most important Chinese proficiency test in use today. It assesses non-native Chinese speak…
Harvard University
Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.
Harvard University
Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.
Peking University
Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Chinese culture and language with our ABC Chinese course for beginners. This comprehensive course provides an introduction to Mandarin phonetics and essential daily expressions, enabling learners to achieve a fundamental understanding and confidently eng…
Harvard University
Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.
Harvard University
Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties.
Peking University
This is an advanced course for Chinese for beginners. Learners will expand vocabularies about personal information, daily life, food and drink, healthy, and expressions about greeting, suggestion, agreement, comparison, complaint, prohibition, experience, plan, recommendation, etc. Learners can imp…
Harvard University
Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.
Harvard University
Explore the birth of modern China with a focus on the time between the fall of the Qing and the end of World War II.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
This course is designed to help learners sell their products, goods and services to Chinese consumers. To achieve this goal, the course will use evidence-based research in psychology, economics, legal studies and marketing to help learners understand the historical, economic and legal contexts of d…
Harvard University
Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.
Harvard University
Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.
Peking University
大家好！Hi, everyone, welcome to join our Chinese for HSK Level 3 course. This is CHEN Li and LU Yun, and we are very happy to meet you here! Chinese for HSK 3 is a 10-week course. It consists of two parts: Part I, which is a 6-week program, covers vocabulary and grammar delivered mainly through dialog…
Harvard University
An overview of modern Chinese history, including the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial China.
Harvard University
An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
This course offers a conceptual framework for understanding China that highlights the intersection of politics and economics. It shows that rather than develop into a full blown market economy, state and party officials at all levels of the political system maintain significant influence in economi…
Tsinghua University
Beginners' Chinese course from China's top university.
Tsinghua University
From da Vinci to Zhang Xu, Wu Daozi and Warhol, explore immortal works of Western and Chinese art and gain an appreciation of culture, history and civilization.
Peking University
大家好！Hi, everyone, welcome to join our Chinese for HSK Level 3 course. This is CHEN Li and LU Yun, and we are very happy to meet you here! Chinese for HSK 3 is a 10-week course. It consists of two parts: Part I, which is a 6-week program, covers vocabulary and grammar delivered mainly through dialog…
