Lucerna VOL.1 · Simplified Chinese text · English explanations
No. 119–25 October 2026
双11尾款周——大闸蟹、霜降与购物节预热
8 pages150 exercises
No. 119–25 October 2026
双11尾款周——大闸蟹、霜降与购物节预热
8 pages150 exercises
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Lucerna VOL.1 is a Simplified Chinese reading weekly for English speakers, opening with Double 11 tail-payment week, when Tmall shoppers paid their 付尾款 balances from 20:00 on 20 October. Inside: hairy crabs （大闸蟹） in season, with prices tracked at Beijing’s Xinfadi market, plus the solar term 霜降 on 23 October and a look back at 重阳. Texts are graded A2 to B2 with 150 exercises and explanations in English — a way to learn Chinese characters by reading about the week China actually had.