The class reads tales written in classical Chinese as well as their renderings in modern Chinese. Texts are selected from well-known classical works such as Zhuang Zi, Lie Zi, and Huainan Zi, written in the pre-Qin and Han Dynasties.

With program faculty, students select a regional and disciplinary focus to create a coherent program of study. Although the program focuses on China, Japan, and South and Southeast Asia, students can investigate other regions. Intellectual emphasis is placed on comparative perspectives, both within Asia and with other regions.

Aug 13, 2024 · As part of the Chinese language program at the Bard College main campus, Bard undergraduate students from Annandale also went to China this summer, for an eight-week intensive at Qingdao University, which has hosted Bard’s …

Every year, an eight-week intensive program, based at Qingdao University, China, takes place after students have successfully completed two semesters of Beginning Chinese at Bard. The summer program begins at the end of May and ends in late July. It consists of classes and tutorials, homestay and cultural activities, and weekend trips.

Study Chinese instruments and Liberal Arts in the United States. The Bard US China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music promotes the study, performance, and appreciation of music from contemporary China, and supports the musical exchange between the United States and China.

Mar 9, 2025 · The Spring 2025 Bard Chinese Ensemble concert’s program features some truly captivating highlights: A stunning double concerto for dizi and flute, seamlessly blending Eastern and Western musical traditions with a deeply moving narrative.

The Chinese Ensemble of the Bard Conservatory performs ensemble and solo pieces at the Conservatory Performance Space (CPS) on November 24, 2019.

Languages currently taught at Bard include Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, and ancient Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit.

Mar 20, 2025 · Located in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music is led by conductor Jindong Cai.

Li-hua ensured that Bard students studying Chinese had the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in Chinese language and culture. She established and directed the Bard Summer Intensive Chinese Program in China. She personally led groups of students, every summer, for more than two decades, in a two-month immersion program at Qingdao University.