Step into Chinese with time-travel, palace plots, and poetic love
Tired of dull language apps and lifeless textbooks? It’s time to learn Mandarin in a way that’s thrilling, emotional, and unforgettable.
What you’ll learn
- Master essential Mandarin phrases and cultural expressions through 10 iconic Chinese costume dramas..
- Gain deep cultural insight into Chinese values, traditions, and history—from ancient cities to poetic wisdom..
- Enhance listening and speaking skills by imitating dialogue from drama characters across fantasy, wuxia, and palace genres..
- Build vocabulary and sentence structure while exploring themes like love, power, justice, loyalty, and destiny..
Course Content
- Rise of the Reborn Heroine: Lessons from 九重紫 (Alfalfa) –> 3 lectures • 14min.
- Cursed by Fate, Redeemed by Love: The World of Hua Qiangu（花千骨） –> 3 lectures • 11min.
- Ghosts, Morals, and Mirrors — The Haunting Truths of Liaozhai（聊斋志异） –> 3 lectures • 13min.
- Eternal Love Across Lifetimes: Mandarin Lessons from Peach Blossom Dreams –> 3 lectures • 16min.
- Mysteries of the Tang Dynasty: Language, Logic, and the Human Heart –> 3 lectures • 12min.
- Hearts and Thrones: Mandarin Through the Drama of Scarlet Heart –> 3 lectures • 16min.
- Legends of Love and Blade: Learn Mandarin Through Chinese Paladin –> 3 lectures • 12min.
- Blades in the Snow: Mastering Mandarin Through Wuxia Legends（雪中悍刀行） –> 3 lectures • 15min.
- Joy of Life: Poetry, Power, and the Pursuit of Light（庆余年） –> 3 lectures • 14min.
- “Chang’an Unveiled: Time, Heroes, and the World’s First Megacity”（长安十二时辰） –> 3 lectures • 13min.
Requirements
Tired of dull language apps and lifeless textbooks? It’s time to learn Mandarin in a way that’s thrilling, emotional, and unforgettable.
Epic China: A Mandarin Journey Through Dramas and Legends invites you into the heart of Chinese language and culture—through 10 of China’s most iconic drama series.
From time-traveling romances to haunted love stories, from immortal realms to palace conspiracies, each set of three lessons takes you deep into a world where every word carries tension, beauty, and meaning.
You’ll step into scenes where swords decide justice, love defies fate, and secrets change destinies. Along the way, you’ll hear how Mandarin is spoken in moments of heartbreak, courage, betrayal, and quiet resilience—not from a textbook, but from the mouths of unforgettable characters.
1. Learn Mandarin through addictive drama, not dull drills—where every word has a story, and every story teaches a new way to speak.
2. Travel through epic tales of time-traveling heroines, immortal love, palace intrigue, and haunted romances—all while mastering real, emotional Mandarin.
3. Decode the language of betrayal, loyalty, heartbreak, and triumph as it’s spoken in legendary moments of Chinese television.
4. Discover how status, emotion, and unspoken meaning shape Mandarin in ways textbooks never could.
5. Build your vocabulary while unraveling love triangles, ghost weddings, sword fights, and secret rebellions.
6. Explore the poetic rhythm of Chinese through unforgettable quotes, monologues, and dramatic one-liners.
7. Immerse yourself in cultural values like filial piety, fate, honor, and resilience—embedded in gripping scenes you’ll never forget.
8. Feel like you’re binge-watching fantasy TV—but with every twist and plot turn, you’re becoming a more fluent speaker.
9. Whether you’re a beginner or advanced learner, this course makes Chinese thrilling, cinematic, and culturally rich.
10. Come for the language, stay for the legends—and walk away with a voice that speaks Mandarin and a mind shaped by epic stories.