The Origin of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
5 בנובמבר 2013
It is said that the Mid-Autumn Festival has been in existence in China for more than 2,000 years. In ancient China, emperors followed the rite of offering sacrifices to the sun in the spring and..
למידע נוסףStudy Chinese: (2) Chinese characters and food
5 בנובמבר 2013
Study Chinese with Keats School: 火huǒ There was no electricity or gas in ancient times. Heating food required the use of fire. The character “火” looks like a blazing flame. Since the people broke off..
למידע נוסףMysterious Customs Associated with Dumpling Making
5 בנובמבר 2013
Despite the food shortages in the ancient time, Chinese people didn’t lack creativity or sense of humor. Buying a kilo of meat would be enough to feed 10-20 people and feed them until they were..
למידע נוסףChinese kitchen utensils
5 בנובמבר 2013
In an ordinary Chinese kitchen, you can often see ancient utensils: a mortar and pestle used as a garlic crusher, iron wire shelves used for baking bread, and wooden rolling pins. Chinese kitchen utensils emphasize..
למידע נוסףGuangzhou Flower Fair and the Pineapple Temple Fair
5 בנובמבר 2013
The Guangzhou Flower Fair is held every year, starting three days before New Year’s Eve and ending the 1st day of the New Year. During the fair, the city becomes a sea of flowers, with..
למידע נוסףConfucius Temple
5 בנובמבר 2013
According to the people of Nanjing, their special characteristics are really special. Their favorite market place is the Confucius Temple; their signature dish of salted duck; their favorite TV program is “Extraordinary Weekend”. The Confucius..
למידע נוסףAncient Chinese jokes: Borrowing tea leaves
4 בנובמבר 2013
A man who asked his guest to stay for a cup of tea sent his servant to borrow some tea leaves from his neighbors. When the water started to boil he poured in some water,..
למידע נוסףThe Tu Nationality: The Nadun Festival
4 בנובמבר 2013
The Nadun Festival is a time of socialization and entertainment for the Tu people to celebrate a good harvest. Starting at the end of summer harvest, the festival lasts for about two months till the..
למידע נוסףChinese wedding preparations: Unloading the dowry
4 בנובמבר 2013
When procession bearing the dowry reached the bridegroom’s family, there would be a great din of drums, pipes and fireworks over the sky to welcome its arrival. It was a complex process for people to..
למידע נוסףFeng-Shui The 24 Ways
2 בנובמבר 2013
There are some cases of choosing the directions in the feng-shui divinations. One is “choosing the directions” through “the 24 ways”. That is the sum of the 4 trigrams from the Earlier Eight Trigrams—Qian, Kun..
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