Things Chinese do during the Double Seventh Festival
5 november 2013
Qixi, or the Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. It is the only Chinese festival devoted to love, and thus sometimes called..
Ontdek meerA Legend about Yellow Crane Tower
5 november 2013
In China, there are “four famous buildings”: Yueyang Tower, Tengwang Pavilion, Yellow Crane Tower and Penglai Pavilion. Yellow Crane Tower is said to be 1,800 years old. According to legend, it was once a tavern…
Ontdek meerReunion Dinner
5 november 2013
When it is time for the traditional Chinese Spring Festival in each year, China will experience of the “spring transportation” and the “shopping booming”. The reunion dinner contributes part of these. As the New Year..
Ontdek meerStudy Chinese: to stand – Chinese characters and the human
5 november 2013
According to the legend, when Cangjie created Chinese characters, he noticed not only everything in the universe, but also the human race itself. Chinese characters, therefore, reflect not only the Chinese people’s understanding of the..
Ontdek meerIn ancient times, the 5th lunar month was traditionally called “the poisonous month” or “the evil month”, with the 5th day being the most unlucky day. It was believed that women must avoid giving birth..
Ontdek meerThe Lantern Festival: The Land Boat Dance
5 november 2013
The land-boat dance is said to commemorate Yu the Great, a legendary emperor who successfully led the people to fight floods. The land-boat dance represents various boating movements on land, and the performer is usually..
Ontdek meerStudy Chinese: Greetings during the Spring Festival
5 november 2013
Greetings during the Spring Festival: 拜年(bài nián) The day after Chinese New Year’s Eve is called “大年初一 dà nián chū yī ”—the 1st day of the 1st lunar month. This is the 1st day of..
Ontdek meerChinese Ethnic Minority: The Kirgiz Nationality
5 november 2013
Chinese ethnic minority – the Kirgiz nationality mainly lives in the Kirghiz Kirgiz Autonomous Perfecture in the southwest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Kirgiz mainly engage in animal husbandry and take as their sidelines agriculture..
Ontdek meerIntroduction to Xi’an (Ⅰ)
5 november 2013
The people of Xi’an like to participate in several activities involved in recreating the past, like holding contests to find women who resemble Yang Guifei, the beautiful imperial concubine of the Tang Dynasty. Some people..
Ontdek meerAncient Chinese Jokes: Same Illness
4 november 2013
A man named Zhang Xuzi, after having his bed repaired and embellished, wanted to have a show of it very much. As no one was likely to come into the bedroom to have a look..
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