{"id":23,"date":"2023-02-22T14:19:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-22T14:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-03-24T02:42:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T02:42:42","slug":"mandarin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/en\/mandarin\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping Mandarin\u2122"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23\" class=\"elementor elementor-23\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae80597 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae80597\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"Credentials\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44a476f\" data-id=\"44a476f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-427b631 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"427b631\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"lessons\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3978650\" data-id=\"3978650\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86b7d93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"86b7d93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mapping Mandarin\u2122<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c0a45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93c0a45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px; color: #141413; font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.3; font-family: 'Anthropic Sans', sans-serif; white-space-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;\">Mandarin that impresses the\u00a0<span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #0f6e56;\">Chinese world<\/span><\/h1><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Why do I have a profound passion for the Chinese language and culture?<\/span><\/strong> As you read on, you&#8217;ll understand why.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Not textbook Mandarin. Not app Mandarin or street Mandarin. The Chinese language that the Chinese themselves hold in deep respect \u2014 standard, clear, and culturally rooted. The language that turns heads.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">You might wonder how a non-native speaker gets there. The answer is simple, and it starts with Pinyin.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Broadcast professionals \u2014 coaches who trained me for TV and radio in China \u2014 shaped my language. That foundation \u2014 correct Pinyin sounds, crisp tones, and culturally precise vocabulary \u2014 is exactly what I teach.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">Master the proper sounds and clean tones, then enjoy the colorful, playful world of code-switching across Chinese dialects and regional accents. The difference is in knowing the difference \u2014 and having the confidence to impress.<\/p><p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p><p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-306e330 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"306e330\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80c33c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80c33c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ba-Meng-camels-001-1024x685.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-701\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ba-Meng-camels-001-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ba-Meng-camels-001-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ba-Meng-camels-001-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ba-Meng-camels-001-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Ba-Meng-camels-001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Visiting a camel ranch in Ba Meng, Inner Mongolia. (1998)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c78c54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c78c54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/8c63d855-9464-4972-bb53-e7ce2a48644e1-scaled-rkuo1wo11h6z47nfvkxaubahohwfk7erjg1kp0fmwk.jpg\" title=\"8c63d855-9464-4972-bb53-e7ce2a48644e~1\" alt=\"8c63d855-9464-4972-bb53-e7ce2a48644e~1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Today, in Panam\u00e1<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-249f1a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"249f1a5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"book\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-460643e\" data-id=\"460643e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5961861 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5961861\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eed543b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eed543b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"substack\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-282ef31\" data-id=\"282ef31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd695d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd695d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE METHOD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e70ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e70ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body-text\">Most learners struggle because they were never given a proper foundation in pronunciation. We fix that first. Then we build.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\">My students stay with me for an average of 6 months to 5 years. That&#8217;s not a boast \u2014 it&#8217;s a reflection of what real progress feels like when the foundation is solid.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4847fc e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4847fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d764331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d764331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/GZ-5c-rkuqvzwzboy43jcxqpkknjusd2plkqp8wqu34x29eu.jpg\" title=\"GZ 5c\" alt=\"GZ 5c\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Guangzhou backstage with opera singers. (1985)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3239151 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3239151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"321\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hang.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-711\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hang.webp 321w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hang-300x228.webp 300w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hang-16x12.webp 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With an elderly woman in Hangzhou. (1986)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49e8baa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"49e8baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a449e9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a449e9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"contact\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dbf0f6\" data-id=\"5dbf0f6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99eb7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"99eb7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"pinyin\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e53301e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e53301e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"pinyin\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE BOOK<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3506d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a3506d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"388\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u622a\u56fe-2025-08-07-124436.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-632\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u622a\u56fe-2025-08-07-124436.png 388w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u622a\u56fe-2025-08-07-124436-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u5c4f\u5e55\u622a\u56fe-2025-08-07-124436-8x12.png 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fc835f elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4fc835f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mapping-Mandarin-Pinyin-Art-Tones\/dp\/1732180458\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get your copy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fca60cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fca60cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"review\">\n<p class=\"review-text\">&#8220;This book is incredible. Todd makes things very clear and easy to understand \u2014 and focuses on the right things, including a foundational understanding of precise and proper pitch. The organization system makes it super easy to remember even though this should objectively be difficult. The clear, standard pronunciations give a clear idea of the right pronunciation and stick in your mind easily. I would recommend this book, its audio clips, and lessons with Todd to anyone who wants to improve at Mandarin in a fun and effective way \u2014 at any level, especially from absolute beginner to high level.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-attr\"><em>\u2014 Amazon verified reviewer<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"review-attr\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"review\">\n<p class=\"review-text\">&#8220;Chinese is such a different language to English and this book makes it easy. Tones are under-taught to foreigners \u2014 but I went to China and, trust me, it is much more important than you think. My pronunciation has gotten so much better using this book and the audios. Definitely use the audios!! Highly recommend.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-attr\"><em>\u2014 Amazon verified reviewer<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbed118 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"cbed118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6161d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b6161d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"credentials\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e3be1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66e3be1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"credentials\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CREDENTIALS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ef1650 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ef1650\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I started learning Mandarin in my mid-20s, already having studied several European languages \u2014 and I never once regretted my<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong> Journey to the East<\/strong><\/span>. Everything I learned, I learned in Greater China itself \u2014 through friends, colleagues, and professionals. The Chinese world was my classroom. The real thing, on the inside. <strong>21 years in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Inner Mongolia.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7842889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7842889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2014-UNL-STARTALK-1024x776-1-q2kjobflqau9wtu64sxj3tk90dopm1pazunikt0qmc.jpg\" title=\"2014-UNL-STARTALK-1024&#215;776\" alt=\"STARTALK is supported in part by the NSA and ACTFL\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d41bf33 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d41bf33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82b25a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82b25a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cred-title\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>ACTFL Superior OPI<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"cred-body\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Mandarin Oral Proficiency \u2014 the highest civilian rating in the US system<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473f317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"473f317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cred-title\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>NSA \/ DoD DLPT5<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"cred-body\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Assessed by the National Security Agency \u00b7 offered a position as Mandarin teacher<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608e405 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"608e405\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cred-title\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>TV &amp; Radio Coached<\/strong><\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"cred-body\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Pronunciation trained to broadcast standard by professionals at BJTV and Harbin Cable TV<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-150ea31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"150ea31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cred-title\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Confucius Institute <\/strong><\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"cred-title\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Colorado State University <em>Acting Deputy Director, 2016<\/em><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624cd98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"624cd98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf3f172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf3f172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>\u4e0a\u6d77\u7535\u89c6\u53f0 \u2014 \u897f\u90e8\u6b4c\u738b (1988)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #993300;\"> <em>Featured performer on Shanghai Television&#8217;s tribute program to \u738b\u6d1b\u5bbe (w\u00e1ng lu\u00f2 b\u012bn) \u2014 &#8220;King of Western Chinese Folk Songs&#8221; \u2014 performing \u300a\u6380\u8d77\u4f60\u7684\u76d6\u5934\u6765\u300band \u300a\u8fbe\u5742\u57ce\u7684\u59d1\u5a18\u300bin the presence of \u738b\u6d1b\u5bbe himself<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d79d2cc e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d79d2cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806974b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"806974b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"340\" height=\"324\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u738b\u6d1b\u5bbe.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-825\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u738b\u6d1b\u5bbe.jpg 340w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u738b\u6d1b\u5bbe-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/\u738b\u6d1b\u5bbe-13x12.jpg 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With \u738b\u6d1b\u5bbe \u2014 \u897f\u90e8\u6b4c\u738b, \"King of Western Chinese Folk Songs\" \u2014 at BJTV, Beijing. 1995.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaf1e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaf1e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>In 1995, I presented \u738b\u6d1b\u5bbe with a Native American flute. He gave me a signed collection of his songs. <\/em><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>We spoke about music, culture, and the universal language that connects them. <\/em><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>We even discussed a shared dream \u2014 children of the world singing each other&#8217;s songs.<\/em><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>The following year I emceed the same competition again.<\/em><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em> \u738b\u6d1b\u5bbe was scheduled to attend as a guest of honor, but was ill and could not come. <\/em><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>He passed away shortly after. Many say, from a broken heart.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31dda78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"31dda78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489b923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"489b923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>BJTV \u2014 \u6b4c\u4ece\u8fd9\u65b9\u6765 National Competition (1995 &amp; 1999)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Emcee of Beijing Television&#8217;s national Foreigners Singing Chinese Songs Competition 1995 \u2014 returned four years later as a contestant, performed \u5fb7\u5fb7\u739b&#8217;s signature song \u300a\u6211\u7684\u6bcd\u4eb2\u300bin Mongolian and Mandarin, and won First Place.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5db39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c5db39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/\u5317\u4eac\u7535\u89c6\u53f0\u6b4c\u4ece\u8fd9\u65b9\u67651995-rkv5csdvqy15fv3wt2z9il9bzsfxed263vrxkot48w.jpg\" title=\"\u5317\u4eac\u7535\u89c6\u53f0\u6b4c\u4ece\u8fd9\u65b9\u67651995\" alt=\"\u5317\u4eac\u7535\u89c6\u53f0\u6b4c\u4ece\u8fd9\u65b9\u67651995\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">On the production stage with the director (in red) and female co-emcee, BJTV 1995<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c648a e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53c648a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7067a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed7067a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"496\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/contest3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-867\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/contest3.jpg 496w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/contest3-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/contest3-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8cc0bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8cc0bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>\u6f14\u5531\u5fb7\u5fb7\u739b\u7684\u300a\u6211\u7684\u6bcd\u4eb2\u300b\uff0c\u5e76\u5c06\u54c8\u8fbe\u732e\u7ed9\u5fb7\u5fb7\u739b\u672c\u4eba\u3002BJTV \u6b4c\u4ece\u8fd9\u65b9\u6765\uff0c\u5317\u4eac\uff0c1999\u3002<\/em><\/span><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Performing Dedem&#8217;s, \u5fb7\u5fb7\u739b&#8217;s, \u300a\u6211\u7684\u6bcd\u4eb2\u300bin Mongolian and Mandarin, and presenting a hadik to \u5fb7\u5fb7\u739b herself. BJTV \u6b4c\u4ece\u8fd9\u65b9\u6765, Beijing, 1999.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79af702 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79af702\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"333\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/contest1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-871\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/contest1.jpg 333w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/contest1-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/contest1-8x12.jpg 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">During the performance.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633f226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"633f226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Dedem-1999-scaled-rkv5dd2apg1ldvgfdhqcgh14erukpu3q8f1a0c08x8.jpg\" title=\"Dedem 1999\" alt=\"Dedem 1999\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With Dedem \u5fb7\u5fb7\u739b after the show. 1999<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271d3d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"271d3d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8ddff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c8ddff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9a0f0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9a0f0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Camel-banner-3.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1044\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Camel-banner-3.png 1800w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Camel-banner-3-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Camel-banner-3-1024x171.png 1024w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Camel-banner-3-768x128.png 768w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Camel-banner-3-1536x256.png 1536w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Camel-banner-3-18x3.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f231927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f231927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b69f6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b69f6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>TV &amp; Radio Programs<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Inner Mongolia TV \u2014 Mini-Series Host <em> (1999)<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>On-camera host for an Inner Mongolia Television documentary series introducing Mongolian culture to Chinese audiences \u2014 filmed on location across Inner Mongolia.<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><i>KAZN Chinese Radio, Pasadena, CA (2002)<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Hosted a weekly call-in talk show in Mandarin for the local Chinese community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Radio Guest \u2014 Taipei (2011)<\/strong> <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Guest speaker on Mandarin-language talk radio in Taipei, Taiwan<\/em><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3daddad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3daddad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Dong-uzemchin-2-001-rkv4fmmuncmzv39wfqz2jyhxkfvrurf27r9a39z3r4.jpg\" title=\"Dong uzemchin 2 001\" alt=\"Dong uzemchin 2 001\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Chatting with Mongol women making rope with horse mane. (1999)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd9756 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4dd9756\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/KAZN-Radio-001-q2kjkaoghtc48vofm2czfu39j1i6onqn3y6qo6zcww.jpg\" title=\"KAZN-Radio-001\" alt=\"KAZN Chinese Radio, Pasadena CA\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">KAZN Chinese Raido, Pasadena, CA (2002)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c127b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c127b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/\u7167\u7247-44593-rkv4pu5qvkm3ymg1tnu74vr5u3kagey3yac4qgu6cm.jpg\" title=\"\u7167\u7247 44593\" alt=\"\u7167\u7247 44593\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With the production crew and announcers at Harbin Cable TV (2005)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed5295 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4ed5295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b09d7b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b09d7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1c728f\" data-id=\"a1c728f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba7084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6ba7084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"mm-lessons\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f543c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f543c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"learning\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LESSONS &amp; PRICING<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb32bd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eb32bd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c6cca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40c6cca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">60-minute lessons<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8397203 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8397203\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f34a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"82f34a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/buy.stripe.com\/6oEcPQ5r7fNy8uY9AC\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\ud83c\udd95First time student get two \"60-minute\" lessons free! Buy 2 lessons for $130.00, and get two lessons free. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b116662 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b116662\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/buy.stripe.com\/fZe5no5r71WI4eI9AD\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\ud83c\udf93 Established students (60-minute) pay for your next group of 4 lessons here <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543482f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"543482f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">45-minute lessons<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b46701 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b46701\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c03ea3f\" data-id=\"c03ea3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231363f e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"231363f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b6070 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"50b6070\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/buy.stripe.com\/aEU4jkf1H1WI8uY001\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\ud83c\udd95 First time student get two \"45-minute\" lessons free! Buy 4 lessons for $100.00 and get two lessons free.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c845c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00c845c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/buy.stripe.com\/eVa7vw6vbdFq7qU144\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">\ud83c\udf93 Established students (45-minute) pay for your next group of 4 lessons here <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76fec16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76fec16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h5><h5 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Contact me below<\/span>.\u00a0Serious students always find a way to work with me.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f0caf6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9f0caf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4eae93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c4eae93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"learn\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a830a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15a830a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mapping Mandarin\u2122 on Substack<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a000d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1a000d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Culturally rich stories. Real Mandarin. All levels.<\/h3>\n<p>Every post is a window into Chinese language and culture \u2014 written to be read, studied, and discussed. Free and paid tiers available. New posts regularly.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff09391 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ff09391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mappingmandarin.substack.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read on Substack &gt; Subscribe free<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8b797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cf8b797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db6598f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"db6598f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a405880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a405880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FIND ME ONLINE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01895b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01895b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-label\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p class=\"body-text\">Mapping Mandarin\u2122 is growing across platforms. Follow along wherever you are.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d47566e e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d47566e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-633e418 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"633e418\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mappingmandarin.substack.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Substack<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d5dcaf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0d5dcaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/mappingmandarin.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Bluesky<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1000f5f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1000f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/toddcornell\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">LinkedIn<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748fc66 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"748fc66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mapping-Mandarin-Pinyin-Art-Tones\/dp\/1732180458\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Amazon<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39b9209 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"39b9209\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kMGPXkJI08I\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Master Mandarin on YouTube <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6742e82 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6742e82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSd-669JH46Nxiv-pkvVOaohP7OoCgSYQ0THK3ItjdCRcNZsqg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Assess your basic Level of Mandarin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e1b2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67e1b2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-308533c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"308533c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1e160d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1e160d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"572\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Soldiers-on-Greatwall.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1088\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Soldiers-on-Greatwall.jpg 572w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Soldiers-on-Greatwall-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Soldiers-on-Greatwall-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With a group of PLA soldiers on the Great Wall (1985)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae822db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae822db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/2023-12-06-20-33-010-rkum5hyw9gxnqkfddfi4628zmpyh25gag0d3e9u920.jpg\" title=\"2023-12-06-20-33-010\" alt=\"Getting advice from \u5b54\u5b50 early on. He said: master the language first.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Getting advice from \u5b54\u5b50 (Confucius) early on. He said: master the language first. (\u66f2\u961c 1989)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0461e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0c0461e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bec2a5b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bec2a5b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b565fb\" data-id=\"0b565fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5c8e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7b5c8e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"mm-contact\"><\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd0fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dd0fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"contact\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Send me a message. And I'll reply personally. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f1f8be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f1f8be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Just tell me in a few words what you&#8217;re interested in.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d086180 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d086180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><div class=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-1073 forminator-design--default  forminator_ajax\" data-forminator-render=\"0\" data-form=\"forminator-module-1073\" data-uid=\"69f8f4c775643\"><br\/><\/div><form\n\t\t\t\tid=\"forminator-module-1073\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-1073 forminator-design--default  forminator_ajax\"\n\t\t\t\tmethod=\"post\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-forminator-render=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-form-id=\"1073\"\n\t\t\t\t data-color-option=\"default\" data-design=\"default\" data-grid=\"open\" style=\"display: none;\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-uid=\"69f8f4c775643\"\n\t\t\t><div role=\"alert\" aria-live=\"polite\" class=\"forminator-response-message forminator-error\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"name-1\" class=\"forminator-field-name forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-name-1_69f8f4c775643\" id=\"forminator-field-name-1_69f8f4c775643-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">First Name <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"text\" name=\"name-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-name-1_69f8f4c775643\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-name--field\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"name\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"email-1\" class=\"forminator-field-email forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-email-1_69f8f4c775643\" id=\"forminator-field-email-1_69f8f4c775643-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Email Address <span class=\"forminator-required\">*<\/span><\/label><input type=\"email\" name=\"email-1\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-email-1_69f8f4c775643\" class=\"forminator-input forminator-email--field\" data-required=\"true\" aria-required=\"true\" autocomplete=\"email\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"textarea-1\" class=\"forminator-field-textarea forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><label for=\"forminator-field-textarea-1_69f8f4c775643\" id=\"forminator-field-textarea-1_69f8f4c775643-label\" class=\"forminator-label\">Message<\/label><span id=\"forminator-field-textarea-1_69f8f4c775643-description\" class=\"forminator-description\"><span data-limit=\"180\" data-type=\"characters\" data-editor=\"\">0 \/ 180<\/span><\/span><textarea name=\"textarea-1\" placeholder=\"\" id=\"forminator-field-textarea-1_69f8f4c775643\" class=\"forminator-textarea\" rows=\"6\" style=\"--forminator-textarea-min-height:140px;\" maxlength=\"180\" ><\/textarea><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"forminator-row\"><div id=\"captcha-1\" class=\"forminator-field-captcha forminator-col forminator-col-12 \"><div class=\"forminator-captcha-left forminator-g-recaptcha\" data-theme=\"light\"  data-sitekey=\"6LcCL5UsAAAAAHIIUV_jBvkdzOH308khKhyDd9TM\" data-size=\"normal\"><\/div> <\/div><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_url\" value=\"\" \/><div class=\"forminator-row forminator-row-last\"><div class=\"forminator-col\"><div class=\"forminator-field\"><button class=\"forminator-button forminator-button-submit background-color: #C8960C !important; color: #ffffff !important;\">Let&#039;s talk. \u5f00\u59cb\u5427\uff01&rarr;<\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"forminator_nonce\" name=\"forminator_nonce\" value=\"18374f165c\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"1073\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page_id\" value=\"23\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_type\" value=\"default\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"current_url\" value=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/en\/mandarin\/\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"render_id\" value=\"0\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"forminator_submit_form_custom-forms\"><\/form><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e60f71f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e60f71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c032cbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c032cbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mapping Mandarin in Action \u2014 \u6d3b\u751f\u751f\u7684\u8bfe\u5802\u91cc<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26efceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26efceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Taiwan-Ritz-001-rkv6ptms9t5n3jvsha0ml7szler8xxq2ukxsuc3rs0.jpg\" title=\"Taiwan Ritz 001\" alt=\"Taiwan Ritz 001\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With a colleague at the Taipei Ritz, Taiwan. 1984.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b00682 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b00682\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Xin-Jiang-friends-001-rkv66sefvl3lztj4mjtllipyjiko2l5r8dctzmbr9e.jpg\" title=\"Xin Jiang friends 001\" alt=\"Xin Jiang friends 001\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With two Uyghur friends eating out in Shanghai, 1987.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6621ba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6621ba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/dgyc-rkv70x46yeci5triokp2iwzw2628tas01i75sxng8s.jpg\" title=\"dgyc\" alt=\"dgyc\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With my bell staff at \u5927\u89c2\u56ed, Shanghai. 1987 \u2014 the year I helped open the Shanghai Hilton.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-447f9d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"447f9d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/An-Hui-Liu-An-001-rkur5rgo5ih5ftegu6t3xjnpif80mcbnujgot2iex8.jpg\" title=\"An Hui Liu An 001\" alt=\"An Hui Liu An 001\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Weighing fruit in An Hui province.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a92d44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a92d44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/CIMG4554-q2kls378nikdt7rxok0v3p7wwk7w3oicqvul9so90m.jpg\" title=\"CIMG4554\" alt=\"Isagenix training meeting, Taipei, Taiwan.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">With my team at the Isagenix Taipei office. The classroom never really ends. 2011.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa07c83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa07c83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heartofchina.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/5-696A7890-scaled-1-q2kd3pi5dmxvehixrj0cgj15unwi0wdpsqtfnbucjm.jpg\" title=\"5-696A7890-scaled\" alt=\"Confucius Institute at Colorado State University with the Chinese Consul General Mr. Hong Lei.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Confucius Institute Colorado State University, Acting Deputy Director. 2016<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mapping Mandarin\u2122 Mandarin that impresses the\u00a0Chinese world Why do I have a profound passion for the Chinese language and culture? As you read on, you&#8217;ll understand why. Not textbook Mandarin. Not app Mandarin or street Mandarin. The Chinese language that the Chinese themselves hold in deep respect \u2014 standard, clear, and culturally rooted. 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