Study Chinese: South
November 5, 2013
南(nán) The original form of the character “南” (south) resembles a musical instrument. Some people argue that this instrument was extremely popular in southern China and was thus need to represent “south”. Others argue that..
Learn MoreXingfu Lu: Happiness Road
November 4, 2013
In the Chinese language, “xingfu” is written as “幸福xìng fú” which means “happy or happiness”, especially the happy feelings about family, love and friendship. “lu路(lù)” means “road or street”. In China, almost in every city,..
Learn MoreInteresting customs of choosing a good son-in-law in ancient China
November 4, 2013
Equestrian polo was a national spot in the Tang Dynasty. There were enthusiastic fans in all the social ranks, from the emperor to the ordinary people. Some players entered the officialdom because of their excellent..
Learn MoreA matchmaker in China
November 4, 2013
A matchmaker is important in three ways. Firstly, as Confucianism gradually attained a dominant position in social ideology, people began to impose heavy instructions on the contacts between unmarried men and women. Since parents wished..
Learn MorePeony the king of flowers
November 4, 2013
More than 15 dynaties have made Luoyang their capital city over the past 5000 years. If you want to relieve the glory of those ancient dynasties, you can go to Luoyang during the month of..
Learn MoreLantern Festival in China
November 2, 2013
The Spring Festival just passed, Chinese mainland is still full of the happy atmosphere of new year everywhere and people’s mood to enjoy is still strong. In the evening of the fifteenth day of January..
Learn MoreTwo Pictures to Explain the Eight Diagrams
November 2, 2013
The nutrition taking of thousands of years’ Chinese culture of choosing places to live in from savagery to Shang and Zhou Dynasties by Zhou Yi is far beyond the aspects of practice conclusion, essential factors..
Learn MoreThe Requirements of House Construction in Chinese Culture
November 2, 2013
If you study Chinese in China and learn the Feng Shui culture with our articles, you may have known the importance of gate to the Feng Shui. Besides the gate, the center and the kitchen..
Learn MoreThe Land System of West Zhou Dynasty
November 2, 2013
Some students who learn Mandarin in China wanted to learn something about the ancient Chinese agriculture so that they selected the Chinese culture course. The teacher of the course told them the ancient land system..
Learn MoreThe Origin of Music
November 2, 2013
Opening the pages of the annals of music, the first topic coming up would be the origin of music, however, as to the origin of music, numerous versions of answers have been given which makes..
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