the Father of Chinese Rock
5 november 2013
Cui Jian is known as “the Father of Chinese Rock.” He was born in Beijjing in 1961, and during the 80s he skyrocketed to musical fame in army camouflage and a red bandana. He wrote..
Ontdek meerStudy Chinese: Bring the bride home
5 november 2013
study Chinese with Keats School. Here are a few tips for you to memorize the characters. The character “娶” is used to refer to a groom bringing his bride home to take her hand in..
Ontdek meerFashion during the Han Dynasty
5 november 2013
In the Chinese Han Dynasty, the popular songs were mostly simple, straightforward, and expressive ballads about passionate love or bitter hatred. One example from that time contains the words: “Till the mountains are flattened, and..
Ontdek meerThe Will of Heaven
4 november 2013
In the Chinese language, there is a word very typical of China: 天命tiān mìng—literally “the will of the heaven”. Ancient Chinese people believe that something is destined, it is “天命”, you can not decide anything,..
Ontdek meerSuzhou: Tiger Hill Park
4 november 2013
Tiger Hill Park is located in a northwest suburb of Suzhou. The Sword Pool is the most spiritually significant part of the Park. Historical records show that the tomb of King Helv of Wu is..
Ontdek meerTaboos for choosing a wedding date
4 november 2013
There seems to have been more taboos about the year of a wedding than about the auspicious days. In the Chinese lunar calendar, the 1st day of spring may fall before or after the Spring..
Ontdek meerThe Drung nationality: Past and present
4 november 2013
The Drung nationality mainly concentrates in the Valley of Drung River in Gongshan Drung and Nu Autonomous County in Northwestern Yunnan. In the past, the ethnic group did not have a generally accepted name. after..
Ontdek meerYunnan Minority Group: The Dai nationality
2 november 2013
Past and present The Dai people mainly spread over the Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, the Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture in Dehong, the Dai Autonomous County in Gengma, and the Dai and Lahu..
Ontdek meerChinese Fengshui Starting from the Word Family
2 november 2013
Fengshui is one kind of Chinese culture phenomenon in ancient China. There has no an exact definition and nature of fengshui. The answers to this matters can not been taken into statistics from all ages..
Ontdek meerBy learn Chinese in China, you may have met the Nei Xing before. The Feng Shui of Nei Xing in Chinese culture refers to the overall arrangement of the house, decorating and interior furnishings included…
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