500 you can write notes and letters
800-1000 you can already read newspapers
more than 1500 is already high level
above 3000 a very good writer and scholar
more than 5000 is a Chinese linguist
My daughters level is between 200-300
Got my 1st dose of Chinese "Mainland" Rock when I bought the debut CD album of Tang Dynasty in - ironically - Singapore, featuring the - at that time - very daring cover of the "Internationale". Since then the decibels only moved up, listen to the web-cast of the VRT Radio 1 report (in Dutch) broadcasted on Wednesday 16th July 2008.
Full Sing
Van Arteveldestraat 65
2060 Antwerpen
03/225.06.54
China Tang at The Dorchester
53 Park Lane
www.thedorchester.com
Best (most expensive) in London
Haozhan
8 Gerrard Street
www.haozhan.co.uk
Artesian at The Langham
1c Portland Place
Regent Street
www.artesian-bar.co.uk
Fortnum & Mason
181 Piccadilly
Kowloon
21 Gerrard Street
Tai Chi Chuan Academy
79a Tottenham Court Road
www.london.wustyle.com
Acupuncture at Theobalds Natural Health
46 Theobalds Road
http://theobaldsnaturalhealth.co.uk