The daunting Chinese language barrier may not be all it's cracked up to be. Charismatic, attractive Taiwan-born Shao Lan has invented a new way for Westerners to find their way around it, one that goes beyond the rigors of rote memorization and instead explores the ancient artful roots of Chinese calligraphy.
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"Chinese is not the easiest language, for sure," Shao Lan said. "But at the same time it's not as hard as people think."
The beauty of Chineasy is that is penetrates the enigmatic language by taking apart its pictographic construction and making people understand how it works piece by piece before trying to dive in.
Shao Lan — who studied chemistry and business in Taiwan and international studies at Cambridge — said she has an analytical mind.
Now living in London, she said Chineasy all started when she realized that her British-born children were not all that interested in learning Chinese. After trying several different methods — all she found extremely challenging — she decided to do it for herself.