Workbook: MZ and the Rainbow (HSK4)

Explore LGBT culture in contemporary China through an immersive and thoughtfully written workbook designed for HSK 4 learners. You'll follow MZ — Mandarin Zest's orange character — and his best friend Avo as Avo comes out and MZ begins to understand what LGBT life really looks like in modern China, from Shanghai's coffee shops and community spaces to the streets of Taipei during Asia's largest pride parade.

More than just a graded reader, this workbook includes 10 sections of interactive exercises, grammar explanations, reading comprehension activities, translation practice, and error correction tasks to reinforce your learning naturally. You'll also explore the real social landscape of LGBT life in China in depth: the history of decriminalisation, the gap between urban openness and family pressure, the phenomenon of lavender marriage, and Taiwan's landmark legalisation of same-sex marriage in 2019.

Perfect for upper-intermediate Chinese learners who want to improve their reading skills while engaging seriously with one of the most important and underrepresented topics in contemporary Chinese society.

Number of pages: 47
Vocabulary: 40+
Grammar points: 12