Culture & Life
Culture & Life
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Lunyu Are Considered a Record of The Words and Acts of The Central Chinese Thinker
Dec 4, 2013Lunyu (English: Analects) , also known as the Analects of Confucius, are considered a record of the words and acts of the central Chinese thinker and philosopher Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held. ...
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Guanghzou - Best Commercial City
Nov 28, 2013Guangzhou took the top spot on the list of the best commercial cities in the Chinese mainland for 2013, according to the Chinese version fo Forbes. Shenzhen and Shanghai rank the 2nd and 3rd. The ranking is based on 8 citteria, inclunding ...
Tags: guanghzou, economy, commercial city
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Clothing Has Always Been The First Thing to Change Following with The Birth of Qing
Nov 21, 2013Clothing has always been the first thing to change following with the birth of a new Chinese dynasty, says Fang Hongjun, who has studied Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) clothing for 24 years at Beijing's Palace Museum. The Qing Dynasty's ...
Tags: Fashionable Dynasties
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Regarding The Invention of Umbrella,There Are Many Folk Legends
Nov 21, 2013As early as 3500 years ago, umbrella had emerged in China. Regarding the invention of umbrella, there are many folk legends, among which the most widely spread one is the story about Luban inventing umbrella. According to the records of ...
Tags: Umbrella, Oiled Paper
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Milan Ancient City Is 40 Km East of Ruoqiang Couty Town,Formed with Tibet Old Castle
Nov 21, 2013Milan Ancient City is 40 km east of Ruoqiang Couty Town, formed with Tibet Old Castle and the relics of the ancient architectures in the period of Wei Jin Dynasty scattered in the surrounding areas, in addition with the facilities of ...
Tags: Milan, Ancient City
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Kaikouxiao Is a Traditional Chinese Fried Snack That Originally Came From Beijing
Nov 17, 2013Kaikouxiao is a traditional Chinese fried snack that originally came from Beijing. Translated, it means "open the mouth and laugh." The name comes from the shape because the small flour balls crack after deep frying, sort of like a ...
Tags: Fried Snack, Kaikouxiao
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In Traditional Chinese Culture,Tea Drinkers Were Always Considered to Be Respectful
Nov 16, 2013Tea is the national beverage of China. Chinese are believed to have enjoyed tea drinking for more than four thousand years, the longest in the world. In Traditional Chinese culture, tea drinkers were always considered to be elite and are ...
Tags: Serving Tea
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China's New Buzzword, Tuhao, May Be in Next Year's Oxford English Dictionary
Nov 16, 2013China’s new buzzword, tuhao, may be in next year’s Oxford English Dictionary. The word caught the attention of the dictionary’s editing team after BBC’s recent program on influential Chinese words. “If its ...
Tags: tuhao, English Glossary
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Before The Qing Dynasty,Both Chinese Men and Women Would Wear Their Hair in a Coiled Bun
Nov 15, 2013Before the Qing Dynasty, both Chinese men and women would wear their hair in a coiled bun and use a hairpin to keep it in place. And women's hair ornaments were more exquisite than men's. A variety of women's hairpin styles were recorded in ...
Tags: Hair Ornaments
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Tianlu and Bixie Are Two Chinese Mythological Animals That Herald in Good Fortune
Nov 15, 2013Tianlu (heavenly emolument) and Bixie (evil dispeller) are two Chinese mythological animals that herald in good fortune and keep evil at bay. Both look like a lion except for their wings--the one with only one horn on his head is tianlu and ...
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Dumpling Is Not Just a Delicacy,But Also Expresses People's Yearning for Beautiful Life
Nov 8, 2013Dumpling is not just a delicacy, but also expresses people’s yearning for beautiful life. Let’s have a look at culture in dumpling stuffing: Celery Stuffing Qin, the Chinese character for celery, is a homophone of qin ...
Tags: Dumpling Stuffing
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Feng Shui Is Part of an Ancient Chinese Philosophy of Nature
Nov 8, 2013Feng Shui (meaning literally "wind water") is part of an ancient Chinese philosophy of nature. Feng shui is often identified as a form of geomancy, divination by geographic features, but it is mainly concerned with understanding the ...
Tags: Feng Shui History
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The Drama Draws From The Legend of The Thousand-Hand Bodhisattva
Nov 8, 2013"The sun rises, not from the east, nor the west, but from the heart…With kindness and love in your heart, you can extend a thousand hands to help others…[and] a thousand hands will also be extended to help you." So goes the ...
Tags: Thousand Hands
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Chinese Family Name Culture Is A Special Form of Consanguinity Culture
Nov 8, 2013When the Chinese meet someone for the first time, they usually ask his/her surname by saying: "May I have your family name?" The family name is an important way of addressing each other. Chinese family name culture, which has survived for ...
Tags: surname, history, distribution of Chinese family names
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As a Colored Pottery Craft Prevailing in The Tang Dynasty Named "Tang Tricolor Pottery"
Nov 8, 2013As a colored pottery craft prevailing in the Tang Dynasty, Tang tricolor pottery takes yellow, brown, and green as its basic glaze colors, so it is named "Tang tricolor pottery" (Tangsancai). It is known for its vivid design, flamboyant ...
Tags: pottery craft
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