Our Story:
When Yimu moved to Berlin in 2014, he searched for a Chinese language and culture meetup on Google. Nothing came up, so he thought, "why not start one myself?"
A few weeks later, at a bar in Berlin, he met Xuedi, who's from Hamburg (but it doesn't stop him from telling you he's actually Chinese) and has lived seven years in Beijing. Several beers later (or 5 or 6), their Chinese language & culture group was born.
The idea was simple: bring people from all over the world together to socialize, speak Chinese or any other language, and simply get together. Whether you're learning Mandarin, German, or something else, or just want to meet new people and share cultures, you're welcome!
Since 2015, they’ve been meeting every two weeks. Tandem partners were found, friendships formed, Chinese food (and more beers and tea) was had and languages were learnt and spoken.
Ten years later, the group is still going strong. They've moved away from the Meetup platform due to high costs and a lack of good features, but the community is as vibrant as ever.
“有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎?” — 孔子
A friend comes from afar. Is that not a reason to celebrate? — Confucius
It still is.
Yimu & Xuedi