Reunion Dinner
November 5, 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..
Tìm hiểu thêmStudy Chinese: to stand – Chinese characters and the human
November 5, 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..
Tìm hiểu thêmIn 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..
Tìm hiểu thêmThe Lantern Festival: The Land Boat Dance
November 5, 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..
Tìm hiểu thêmStudy Chinese: Greetings during the Spring Festival
November 5, 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..
Tìm hiểu thêmChinese Ethnic Minority: The Kirgiz Nationality
November 5, 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..
Tìm hiểu thêmIntroduction to Xi’an (Ⅰ)
November 5, 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..
Tìm hiểu thêmAncient Chinese Jokes: Same Illness
November 4, 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..
Tìm hiểu thêmSuzhou Cuisine
November 4, 2013
The people of Suzhou have a flair for taking simple dishes and preparing them perfectly. Shen Fu’s “Chapters of a Floating Life” describes how his wife, Yun, “Makes cooking seem effortless. Whether preparing fruit, vegetable,..
Tìm hiểu thêmThe bad fame of the matchmakers
November 4, 2013
For their own benefits, matchmakers would try their best to negotiate a positive outcome for each marriage proposal, even through cheating. In reality, there were numerous matchmakers who forgot what was right to get the..
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