Ancient Chinese jokes: Borrowing tea leaves
November 4, 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,..
Learn MoreThe Tu Nationality: The Nadun Festival
November 4, 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..
Learn MoreChinese wedding preparations: Unloading the dowry
November 4, 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..
Learn MoreFeng-Shui The 24 Ways
November 2, 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..
Learn MoreNiu Lang and Zhi Nu
November 2, 2013
At the cloudless and tranquil night in summer, look up in the night sky, the sky is full of the shining stars and a white belt is across the north and south. It looks like..
Learn MoreIllustrating the Ze Ju in Chinese Culture
November 2, 2013
Ze Ju is an important part in Chinese culture or even to the world. It has attracted many experts’ attention on it. The doctor Lai Chuan Chang Jiu who is a cultural anthropologist in Japan..
Learn MoreThe Development of Vassalage in Chinese Culture at the Beginning of the Zhou Dynasty
November 2, 2013
Owing to the rich Chinese culture, majority of overseas are fighting to learn Chinese in China recent years. Before the preparation to study Chinese in China, they have already familiar with the history of Chinese..
Learn MoreThe Pastoral Poetry from the Poet Yuanming Tao
November 2, 2013
During the East Jin dynasty, the pastoral poetry came into being and was further developed in this period, Yuanming Tao‘s works were typical representatives of the highest achievement of this sphere. Therefore, as introduced on..
Learn MoreFather of the Chinese Traditional Medicine – Bian Que
November 2, 2013
The famous Bian Que( originally named Qin Yueren), who was unanimously considered to be born in the Qi kingdom during the Warring States Period and was the first medical scientist to be taken down into..
Learn MoreThe Chinese Wind Instruments
November 2, 2013
The musical instruments can be seen by friends who’d like to learn Chinese in China as the most substantial testimonies of the existence of Chinese ancient music, there are mainly four categories of musical instruments..
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