It is well-known to people who are expecting to learn Chinese in China that the poetic dramas were originated from the Tang Dynasty, the formation and the reviving of the poetic dramas were largely related to the political, economical as well as its own factors. The Southern Opera, as is a mysterious topic for students […]
For those foreigners who learn Chinese in China, they may have heard or seen much about the Chinese martial arts. Some of them may see in the real life and some of them get the knowledge from the TV plays or the films. For the purpose of gaining a deeper understanding on the martial arts […]
If foreigners come to learn Chinese in China, they may hear about that there are many mysterious mausoleums remained from the ancient times in China. At the junction of the Badaling Great Wall mountainous area and the plain, it lays thirteen mausoleums of the emperors in Ming Dynasty with curved lines. They are the so-called […]
As we know, the ancient Chinese people believed that the entire world was composed of five basic elements: metal, wood, water, fire and earth. However, all these basic elements are composed of “Qi”. In Chinese, the character was originally written as three horizontal lines; it resembles airflow or a stream of gas. “Qi” is shapeless, […]
When mentioning the schools of Daoism in Sui and Tang dynasties, the most influential one should be Maoshan School. When you study Chinese in China, you should know it inherited Shangqing School. It is another name for Shangqing School because it centered on Maoshan area. One thing we should realize is that Maoshan School is […]
The Lama Tower in Tibetan Buddhism is different from the traditional Buddhism tower in central China, in which the pavilion is the main element. If you come to learn Chinese in China, you may see it has the shape of the bottle. And it originates from the Stupa Tower in India. The earliest Lama Tower […]
In recent years, the promotion of Chinese language in foreign countries all around the world is becoming more popular. According to the news spokesman of the fifth meeting of the 11th session of Chinese people‘s political consultative conference, the main purpose of worldwide Chinese language promotion is to communicate China with the whole world. At […]
Since the ancient time, China had the custom of treating the guests with tea. As early as in 3000 years ago, that is, Zhou Dynasty, tea was regarded as gift and tribute. The teachers who teach you Chinese culture may tell you that treating guests with tea has become the social custom in social relationship. […]
As we all know, the China Central Television Spring Festival Gala is a very popular program in China. Some of the foreigners who attend to school to study Mandarin said that it has been identified as “the evening party watched by the most people in the world” during the Cannes International Television Festival several days […]
The opening ceremony of the second session of Beijing International Film Festival was held on April 23rd, during which multiple sectors of activity has started. Just as some of the foreign students who study in intensive Chinese language courses in China know, 260 excellent films from 54 countries and regions in the world appeared in […]