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San Antonio Chinese School: teaching traditional Mandarin Chinese

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Check here for current SACCI news and information, archived newsletters, and a featured Chinese idiom (at left, with English translation and link to animated video below).

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September 2020 Newsletter

Upcoming SACCI News and Events


  • Due to COVID-19, all SACCI classes will be conducted online for the Fall Semester 2020

【十一月 及 十二月份注意事項】

【Nov. & Dec. Events Reminder】

  • 1.  11/15/2020 - 23rd Annual Recital/Speech Activity. Time: from 2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
  • 2. 11/29/2020 - 感恩節 (No school - Thanksgiving Day)
  • 3. 12/6/2020 - Start Registration  for Spring Semester (Jan. - May 2021) 
  • 4. 12/20/2020 - 期中考 Mid-Term Exams  (last day of fall semester)



Previous Newsletters

August 2020 Newsletter 

March/April 2020 Newsletter 

February 2020 Newsletter

January 2020 Newsletter

November 2019 Newsletter

October 2019 Newsletter

September 2019 Newsletter

August 2019 Newsletter







archived newsletters

March 2019             February 2019          January 2019 

November 2018     October 2018          September 2018      August 2018

                       

               

                                    

chinese idiom (大公無私 DÀ GONG WÚ SI)

During China’s Spring and Autumn Period (77—476BC), there lived a man named Qi Huang-Yang. When the emperor asked Qi who he thought would be a suitable magistrate for NanYang County, he answered, “Xie Hu would definitely do an excellent job.” The emperor was surprised at this answer and asked, “Isn’t Xie Hu your sworn enemy? How come you’re suggesting that he do the job?” Qi replied, “You only asked me who would make a suitable magistrate, you didn’t ask me whether I liked him.” So, the emperor sent Xie Hu to NanYang County, where he did many good things for the people there. A year later, the emperor once again asked Qi for a recommendation, this time for a judge, to which he got the response, “Qi Wu would definitely do an excellent job.” Once again, the emperor was surprised and asked, “Isn’t Qi Wu your son? How come you’re recommending him?” Qi replied, “You only asked me who would make a suitable judge, you didn’t ask me whether he was my son.” When Confucius heard about this, he praised Qi Huang-Yang for recommending someone for a job, solely based on that person’s ability, not allowing his personal relationship to get in the way. 

Today, the idiom 大公無私 is used to describe an impartial person who is just and fair.

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