Chinese Cross Talk by Ben Lyons and Alex Meyer

I have no idea what they are saying but the audience loved it.  Ben Lyons and Alex Meyer performed a comedy routine called Cross Talk in Mandarin to celebrate the New Year.

More from the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University 2019 Chinese New Year celebration

Chinese Tongue Twister by Vivian Kellicker

Vivian Kellicker, from the Cleveland State University Department of Mechanical Engineering performed Tongue Twister in Mandarin to celebrate the New Year. This was at the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University 2019 Chinese New Year celebration.

More from the Cleveland State University 2019 Chinese New Year celebration. 


Like Alex, I have no idea what she said.  But very cool.

Say Happy New Year in Chinese

As we get close to Chinese New Year (Year of the Rooster) Luling Li taught the audience how to say Happy New Year in Mandarin.

Cleveland Chinese community

Counting in Chinese

Luling Li teaches Chinese language at Shaker Heights High School. She spoke at the ClevelandPeople.Com Food Adventure to The Pearl Asian Kitchen.  The Food Adventurers travel to authentic ethnic restaurants in the Cleveland area and, besides enjoying a special traditional menu, learn about the culture of the country.

 Luling taught the audience the characters and pronunciation of numbers in Mandarin.

  Cleveland Chinese community

Why Cantonese and Mandarin languages in China

Luling Li teaches Chinese language at Shaker Heights High School. She spoke at the ClevelandPeople.Com Food Adventure to The Pearl Asian Kitchen.  The Food Adventurers travel to authentic ethnic restaurants in the Cleveland area and, besides enjoying a special traditional menu, learn about the culture of the country.

Luling showed a map of China and told why the Cantonese language is popular but that Mandarin is the official main language.

Cleveland Chinese community

5 basic Chinese characters

Luling Li teaches Chinese language at Shaker Heights High School. She spoke at the ClevelandPeople.Com Food Adventure to The Pearl Asian Kitchen.  The Food Adventurers travel to authentic ethnic restaurants in the Cleveland area and, besides enjoying a special traditional menu, learn about the culture of the country.

Luling showed 5 important Chinese characters.



Cleveland Chinese community

Happy Chinese New Year

Johnny Wu, President of the Organization of Chinese Americans - Cleveland Chapter and co-founder of the Cleveland Asian Festival, explains the Year of the Snake and how to say Happy New Year in Mandarin in this short video clip from the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration at Asia Plaza in Cleveland’s AsiaTown.