The Tea-Horse Road (Ⅱ): The Rise and Fall
6 november 2013
In the Song Dynasty, the large-scale commerce in tea and horses between the Chinese dynasties and the Tibetan developed very quickly. The government then required a large number of warhorses to defend against the invading..
Ontdek meer(Ⅱ)Vigil on the Lunar New Year’s Eve : the Customs
5 november 2013
On the lunar New Year’s Eve which connects and separates the old and new years, families get together for a reunion. All members sit together around a table with tea, pastries and fruits on it…
Ontdek meerThe Three Big Events in an Ancient Chinese Man Life
5 november 2013
In ancient times, Chinese people had a tendency of preferring boys rather than girls. And they think boys should be the person to learn, to work and to do some important thing, while girls should..
Ontdek meerThere were customs of “counting the nine-day periods” and “drawing the nine-day periods” among the ancient people. That is, people noted down the passage of the nine-day periods and the relevant weather changes with interesting..
Ontdek meerChildren’s Worship of Lord Rabbit
5 november 2013
The Lord Rabbit is a typical Chinese toy for the children. In the past, the dolls of Lord Rabbit were customarily given to children on Mid-Autumn Festival. When people worshipped the moon, they would make..
Ontdek meerWolf Totem
5 november 2013
In traditional Chinese culture, the wolf has always been the embodiment of ruthlessness and cunning and a natural enemy of mankind. A very familiar Chinese fable is, “Mr. Tung-kuo and the wolf”. It’s a story..
Ontdek meerthe 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,..
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