Opening the door and burn firecrackers
November 5, 2013
During the traditional Chinese New Year, the firecrackers are the necessary thing to make the festival more enjoyable and exciting. The most spectacle can be seen at 0 o’clock of the 1st day of the..
Tìm hiểu thêmStudy Chinese: melon – Chinese Characters and Plants
November 5, 2013
瓜 (gua, “melon”) The ancient Chinese character for “瓜” looks like a growing melon. There are many different kinds of melons in China. In Chinese, watermelons are known as “西瓜” (xi gua: literally means “western..
Tìm hiểu thêmThe Man of the Qi State Who Feared that the Sky Might Fall Down
November 5, 2013
There was a Chinese man of the state of Qi who was worrying that the sky might one day fall down, the earth might sink, and he would not know where to hide himself. This..
Tìm hiểu thêmThe custom of sending off the Ghost of Poverty on the 6th day of the 1st lunar month has been passed down from ancient times. The Ghost of Poverty is also called the Poor Wretch…
Tìm hiểu thêmChinese relationships
November 5, 2013
A matchmaker, named Xiang Liu, came to be well known in Beijing. She worked in a hospital and loved to do matchmaking during her spare time. Because of her high success rate, she was interviewed..
Tìm hiểu thêmStudy Chinese: Happiness
November 5, 2013
Study Chinese with Keats School. Today, we will introduce a Chinese character, which represents “happiness” in English. In China, it is quite popular for people to get married during the Spring Festival or other traditional..
Tìm hiểu thêmthe Daybreak Bell and the Sundown Drum
November 5, 2013
晨钟暮鼓(chén zhōn? mù ?ǔ)—the Daybreak Bell and the Sundown Drum The tradition of the Daybreak Bell and the Sundown Drum began as early as the Han Dynasty. “晨” means “morning”; “钟” means “clock”; while “暮”..
Tìm hiểu thêmStudy Chinese: 一心一意
November 4, 2013
Chinese idiom: “一心一意yì xīn yí yì” and “三心二意sān xīn èr yì” In the Chinese language, there are a lot of idioms formed with some numbers. These idioms are powerful, vivid and widely-used. “one, two, three”..
Tìm hiểu thêmSuzhou: A Hermits Paradise
November 4, 2013
People say, “Above is heaven and below is Suzhou and Hangzhou”. In ancient China, Suzhou is said to have been a playground for learned scholars in their twilight years. If they were disillusioned with their..
Tìm hiểu thêmThe Hezhe Nationality: Eating and clothing
November 4, 2013
Hezhes take fish as their staple food and have many cooking methods. They can fry or stew fish, and they like to make fish floss for storage, such as stir-fried fish, raw fish, sashimi and..
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