Learn by Songs 1 — Introduction — Welcome! What This Course Covers

Panpan
"Learn by Songs 1" is a different kind of course. Instead of modern pop songs (which are copyrighted and can't legally be used in lessons), this course is built entirely on 30 classical Chinese poems that are public domain — every author died at least 200 years ago, and most over 700 years ago. These are real, standard pieces of Chinese literature that Chinese children memorize from kindergarten onward, not copyrighted pop music. Each day covers one poem: the original text, pinyin, an original English/Thai translation, historical context, key vocabulary drawn from the poem itself, a short quiz, and (where a good one could be found) a real YouTube video of the poem being sung or recited. 30 days, and you'll come away with real literature, real history, and real Chinese.