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Beijing State of Mind 老外眼中的北京
Beijing State of Mind is arranged from Empire State of Mind. This is a special song talks about more stories by an American who live in Beijing for more than 10 years.《老外眼中的北京》改编自《E
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Zhangzhou New Year Wood-block Prints 漳州木版年画
Zhangzhou New Year wood-block prints are popular in the Xiangcheng District in Zhangzhou City, the Southern Fujian areas and areas in the south of Five Ridges, and are often sold in Taiwan, Hong
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Chinese unique architectures独特的中国建筑
Paifang, also called Pailou is very Chinese architecture. Actually a Paifang is an archway usually made of fine wood or stone, well painted and with glazed tiles sometimes, for memory and decorat
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Chinese painters: Huang Binhong 黄宾虹
Huang Binhong (1865-1955), born in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, was a renowned Chinese literati painter and art historian. His landscapes were unique for their distinctive "black, dense, thick and
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Chinese painters: Huang Zhou 黄胄
Huang Zhou (1925-1997), born in Li County, Hebei Province, was a Chinese artist and collector who made great contributions to boosting modern Chinese art. He was also known as Liang Yezi, or Miao
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Chung Yeung Festival Story重阳节的传说
Festival legends, and the majority of traditional festivals like, the Chung Yeung Festival is an ancient legend.
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Chinese Instruments : Konghou 中国乐器之箜篌
The konghou is an ancient Chinese harp. 箜篌是中国古老的竖琴。
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Chinese painters: Lu Yanshao陆俨少
Lu Yanshao (1909-1993), born in Jiading County, Shanghai, was one of the most significant and innovative Chinese landscape painters of the 20th century. Lu excelled at painting landscapes featuri
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Chinese Instruments : Lusheng 中国乐器之芦笙
Miao Minority has mature Lusheng-making technique.苗族有成熟的芦笙制作工艺。
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关于小暑的基本常识
每年7月7日或8日视太阳到达黄经105°时为小暑。"斗指辛为小暑,斯时天气已热,尚未达淤极点,故名也". 暑,表示炎热的意思,小暑为小,小暑养生热,还不十分热。意指天气开始炎热,但还没到最热,全国大部分地
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Chinese painters: Fu Baoshi 傅抱石
Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), born in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province, was one of the most important Chinese artists of the 20th century. He was best-known for his land- and waterscapes.
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Customs in Minor/Slight Heat
A saying in Chinese involves different kinds of food: dumplings, noodles, the Chinese tortilla and scrambled eggs in Minor/Slight Heat. Dumplings are the traditional and household food among Chin
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Chinese painters: Li Keran 李可染
Li Keran (1907-1989), born Li Yongshun in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, was a renowned contemporary Chinese artist and calligrapher. Li excelled at depicting landscapes, human figures and cattle.
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Lion Dance 狮子舞
The Lion Dance is one of the most widely spread folk dance in China. Lion is the king of animals. In Chinese tradition, lion is regarded as a mascot, which can bring good luck.
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The Farming Activities in Minor/Slight Heat 小暑农事
"Xiaoshu" (Minor Heat) often comes in the first half of July in Chinese lunar calendar, when we enter the “Fu” days (dog day), of which the middle “Fu” is the hottest. Farmers will do some pr
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The Legend of Minor Heat/Slight Heat
There are many beautiful legends about the Minor Heat among the folks.Legend says that the cowboy and the weaving girl are separated by the Milky Way, only being able to meet each other on the se
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Weather in Minor/Slight Heat of 2013小暑的天气
With the start of the Minor Heat season, different weather appreared in different place in China.Thunder-shower and Drought will come in this season.
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What is the Minor/Slight Heat
In ancient times, our forefathers divided the Minor Heat into three pentads---”the first one is the arrival of hot wind; the second one is the crickets’ settlement in the corner; the third one
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Calculate Minor/Slight Heat Date小暑的算法
Minor Heat, comes between July 6th and 8th annually, is one of the 24 solar terms in the Chinese lunar calendar. By then, the sun is located at the 105 degree of the celestial longitude.
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24 Solar Terms: Slight Heat(Xiao Shu) 24节气之小暑
When the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 105 degrees, it’s the time for “SlightHeat”, usually happening on July 7 or July 8. It’s hot but not the hottest.