Marjolijn Kaiser, Author at ChinaConnectU

About Marjolijn Kaiser

Marjolijn has worked at Berkshire Publishing as China Projects Editor since 2011 after completing an MA degree in modern Chinese literature. She loves cooking, baking, and above all chocolate. When it comes to Chinese cuisines, she does not feel limited by being a vegetarian at all, and whenever/wherever possible professes her love of jianbing.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Sānguó Yǎnyì 三国演义)– Translations & Secondary Sources|Sānguó Yǎnyì三国演义

By Marjolijn Kaiser|2014-12-16T17:05:32-05:00June 20th, 2013|Literature|

Summary The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a historical fiction (based on “real” characters and events) of epic proportions

Journey to the West (Xī Yóu Jì西游记)– Translations & Secondary Sources|Xī Yóu Jì西游记

By Marjolijn Kaiser|2014-12-16T17:05:32-05:00June 13th, 2013|Literature|

Summary Loosely based on historical records, Journey of the West tells the story of the Buddhist monk Xuanzang who travels

Dragon Boat Festival

By Marjolijn Kaiser|2013-06-11T10:56:26-04:00June 11th, 2013|Festival|

Each year on the 5th day of the 5th month, using the lunar calender, the Dragon Boat Festival (duanwu jie 端午节

Gaokao Time!

By Marjolijn Kaiser|2013-06-07T07:20:01-04:00June 7th, 2013|ChinaConnectU|

Today and tomorrow marks probably the most important days in the lives of millions of young Chinese. After years of

Dream of the Red Chamber (Hóng Lóu Mèng 红楼梦/石头记)– Translations and Secondary Sources|Hóng Lóu Mèng 红楼梦/石头记

By Marjolijn Kaiser|2014-12-16T17:05:32-05:00June 5th, 2013|Literature|

Also known as Dream of Red Mansion or Story of the Stone. The first 80 chapters are attributed to Cao

Emperor Qianlong and Xi Jinping

By Marjolijn Kaiser|2013-05-07T10:58:03-04:00May 7th, 2013|Blog, ChinaConnectU|

Maybe you've seen the cover of this week's Economist (left), featuring President Xi Jinping's head (and some party props) skilfully