speaking chinese in indonesia...^_^

[jjjd]

Hi there!

Starzin Chinese Culture Centre (星辰汉语) was established in Aug, 2013, located in south Jakarta. Our teachers are all from China, and know the Chinese culture very well.

For more information, you can log in our website: www.starzin.com

Hope you a nice experience learning

Terima kasih!

[paperbagprince]

I remember when I went to Indonesia. I had been living in Malaysia for about 6th months, and was very impressed that almost every Chinese in Penang spoke Mandarin. Thus, wanting to see how things were on the other side of the Strait, I went to Medan. While only a 45 minuet flight, the Chinese cultures were vastly different. I was sad to see few signs of Chinese architecture, and what I did see was dilapidated. More over, few Chinese could speak Mandarin. MAny spoke Hakka and Hokkien, but I remeber going to a temple, and asking, in my broken Indonesian

 

"Di sini ada orang yang bisa bicara bahasa mandarin". Or, does anyone here speak Mandarin.
 

They helped me look and finally we found one old many who spoke a little. He gave me  a tour. Still, it was sad to see how in only 50 years or so, how oppressive government structure can change so much about a culture.

[jjjd]

Yes, it is very sad that the Chinese education in Indonesia has stopped for almost 50 years. However, the situation is changing.