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Bejing Opera (京剧 Jīngjù) is one of the most beautiful forms of art in China. It combines singing, acting, acrobatics and face painting. It is quite different from western operas because it requires the performers to master the following key skills: singing, recitation, acting and acrobatics. Performers’ acrobatic skills are mostly displayed in the form of […]
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“三个和尚”(Three Monks) is a classic story in Chinese. Long time ago, there was a temple on top of a mountain. There is a river at the foot of the mountain. At first, one monk moved to live in the temple. He had to fetch water every day from the river. Later, another monk moved in
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The Chinese New Year is coming! This Thursday is going to be the 1st day of the year of Goat (羊）. Here are some craft ideas for children to celebrate the arrival of the new year. Let’s first start with a fun poster of the personalities of “Goat People”: elegant, artistic, tender, loving and so
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13 animals, a rat, an ox, a tiger, a rabbit, a cat, a goat, a snake, a dog, a pig, a dragon, a rooster, a horse and a monkey gathered together and were arguing because all of them want to have the new year after their names. The noise woke up Jade Emperor and he
Today is 小年 XiaoNian, the 23rd of the 12th Chinese lunar month. Xiaonian literally means “little new year”. It is a special day because it marks the beginning of the Chinese New Year preparation. People start cleaning their houses and their new year shopping. XiaoNian is also called Kitchen God Festival or Worshiping the Stove
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Chinese New Year will start on Feb. 19 this year. It is going to be the year of Goat! What are the traditions? How do the Chinese celebrate it? Are there any fun activities for kids to work on? Here are the top 7 books on Chinese New Year. Celebrating Chinese New Year: An Activity
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机不可失，时不再来 jī bù kě shī, shí bú zài lái Opportunity knocks at the door only once.
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Family is very important according to Chinese culture. Because of this, family relationship in China is quite complicated. You can not call a grandmother from Father’s side the same as from Mother’s side. You should use different terms to call your older sister and your younger sister. Here is an interesting song which aims to
In China, foreigners are called 老外(literally, it means Old Foreigner), which to some extent reveals Chinese people’s feeling towards foreigners — they are not only different, they are also old. It applies to westerners when they meet Chinese people. Cultures are so distinctively different, the languages have nothing in common, the living styles are simply
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This is an interesting video displaying Chinese characters describing Weather. Watch it carefully and see how many characters you can recognize!
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Terra-Cotta Warriors This is a brief introduction of the famous Terra-Cotta Warriors and horses, located in a tomb of Emperor Qin’s in Xi’an.
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学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆 xué ér bù sī zé wǎng, sī ér bù xué zé dài Learning without thought means labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
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Sept 08 is Aug 15 in Chinese lunar calendar. It is so called Mid-Autumn festival, a festival for families to get together to enjoy fruit, eat moon cake and admire the round moon. Here is a good introduction of this important festival: There is a story about moon — Chang E. To watch the story,
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It is summer time, a great time to travel. There are many beautiful places in China, Jiuzhaigou is for sure one of the most amazing places one can enjoy in summer time. Jiuzhaigou valley （九寨沟）is located in the north of Sichuan province. It is a nature reserve and national park, famous for its multi-level waterfalls,
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Chinese proverb 路遥知马力，日久见人心 lù yáo zhī mǎ lì, rì jiǔ jiàn rén xīn As distance tests a horse’s strength, so does time reveal a person’s real character.
This is an amazing animation of Chinese ink. Have a look at how a drop of ink takes the shape of fish, eagle, horses… chinese ink from deepblue on Vimeo.
Following the successful A Bite of China Season 1, the first episode of Bite of China 2 was launched on April 18, 2014. 1. Heart Transmit The first episode, as the title suggests, focuses on homemade local food which not only accompanies people on the road, but also becomes the taste which remains on the
There is a beautiful lake in the city of Hangzhou, its name is West Lake. Lots of love stories have taken place in this romantic place. Among all of them, the most famous one is a story between Xuxian, a scholar and a white snake who took the shape of a pretty woman. Here is
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Another Monday morning. How about something fun? Let’s talk a bit about food in China. Recently I came across a fantastic website of Henry Hargreaves’. Henry is a photographer who is much into food and therefore has taken lots of really interesting photos with food as the theme! What strikes me the most is the
Chinese zodiac animals are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. The Chinese characters somehow show how the animals look like. Have a look at this video and have a guess what characters represent the animals!
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