March at That’s Mandarin: Májiàng, Jiǎozi & more

Apr 16, 2026

With spring at full swing, students at That’s Mandarin have been keeping busy with both new and old-time favourite acitivities — from dumpling wrapping to hú-ing (winning in Mahjong) 🀄️

Making Dumplings 🥟

In Beijing and Shanghai, our students tried their hands at making their own 饺子 jiǎozi – dumplings – from scratch.

Rolling the dough, experimenting with different shapes, and filling each piece by hand… it’s an engaging (and delicious) process 💛

A perfect mix of culture, language, and hands-on fun — and of course, a great way to bond with classmates.

What’s your favorite 饺子馅儿 (jiǎozi xiànr)?

Singing in Chinese 🎵

Do they say the best rest is a change of activity?

What better way to take a break between classes than by singing together 💛

Singing Chinese song duing a class break | That's Mandarin Activities

Because sometimes, the best way to learn is to sing it out 🎶

Celebrating the Lantern Festival 🏮

At the beginning of March, we also celebrated the Lantern Festival, 元宵节 (Yuánxiāo jié) together.Our students tried sweet sticky rice dumplings 元宵 (yuánxiāo) and learned about the traditions and stories behind this special holiday.

A sweet moment to welcome the new season ✨

(Although some provinces would argue that 元宵 (yuánxiāo) should be savory, not sweet!)

Mahjong, Mahjong

And once again, no month is complete without 吃 (chī)-ing and 碰 (pèng)-ing together at the mahjong table 🀄️🀄️🀄️

Players of all levels — from beginners to seasoned pros — joined in, picking up new phrases, strategies, and a bit of that mysterious mahjong luck 👀

Because sometimes… it really is all about luck.

What’s Next?

We can’t wait to organize more exciting cultural and language activities.

See you at the next one!

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