Some students are very interested in learning Chinese characters. Today, we will introduce 2 architecture-related characters. Some Chinese characters can tell us about various architectural materials. Other Chinese characters can tell us about the shapes of architectural structures. 宀(mián) 宫(?ōn?) 家(jiā) This character “宀” is pronounced “mián”. It looks like a rooftop. It originally resembled […]
Guangdong breakfast tea, in southern China, is a food culture with great appeal. The Guangdong menu has remained very consistent and is virtually standardized. It has a great variety of ingredients, taste, cooking methods and can cater to customer preferences. Although it is called “breakfast” tea, it is more like the western “brunch” and can […]
东(dōng) Every day, the sun rises in the east. According to legend, there was once a huge mulberry tree, called “fusang”, which grew out of the eastern sea. This was a magic and mystical tree. Since the sun was believed to rise from the “fusang”, the small seal character was written as “?” , it […]
In ancient China, the parents have absolute authority to decide the marriage for their children. The parents’ authority, the matchmakers’ arrangements and the betrothal gifts were the three basic elements of an arranged marriage in ancient China. The Chinese people believed that marriage to be sacred and ordained, therefore young people must obtain their parents’ […]
Kun Opera originated in Kunshan during the Yuan Dynasty and flourished in Suzhou where the people went absolutely crazy over the opera. In the 200 years of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the people of Suzhou held annual musical concerts at Tiger Hill Park. These celebrations of the Kun Opera were held at the time […]
Even after the wedding day had been chosen, it might still undergo unexpected changes. For example, if a family member died during the engagement period. The wedding would be postponed. One reason was to show respect for the dead; the other was to avoid being affected by this unlucky event. There were occasions when the […]
Drungs have two meals a day by convention. They have “chaomian” or roasted potato as breakfast and corn as supper with something convenient to appease hunger at noon. They have many ways to make food with corn. They may roast corn directly in the firepot and eat the grains peeled down. This method is simple […]
Integration of the feng-shui stories The mathematical demonstration of the Yellow River Chart and the Luo River Chart The ancient feng-shui theory gave rise to the mystery of “The Book of Chnages”, and some ideas derived from the development of the theory of changes were added to the feng-shui theory. The Yellow River Chart and […]
In Chinese culture, there are many legends about fengshui. In order to live and work in peace and contentment, the primitives were encouraged to practice choosing the living places and building the houses continuously. The instinct opinion about fengshui began to be put into the practice naturally. What’s more, it reacted against the new practice. […]
The development of primitive men is always the mystery in Chinese culture for the archeologists or even the foreign students who study Chinese in China. The primitive men’s conditions have made future progress in the later age. Thus, the scholars named them as “archaic Homo sapiens” or “the ancients”. And they lived in during the […]