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Huabiao 华表
Today I'd like to make an introduction of Huabiao, which used to be made of wood, hence their other name--Huabiaomu. 今天我们来介绍华表,华表曾经是用木头做成的,因此它也有另一个名字--华表木。
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Pailou 牌楼
Today let's take a brief introduction of paillou. The pailou, also known as paifang, is an archway of a memorial or decorative nature.今天我们来介绍牌楼。牌楼,又名牌坊,是一个纪念或装饰性的拱门
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Proverbs and Poems in Winter Begins
According to the book of 24 solar terms, “Dong (winter), is the end, the collection of everything.” There are many ancient poems about the Start of Winter.
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Pavilions 亭
Today I'd like to make an introduction of Pavilion, one of the most amazing traditional architecture in China. 今天我们来介绍中国最美的传统的建筑物之一--亭子。
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纪传体 Biographic-thematic type (of historiography)
The jizhuanti 纪传体 "biographic-thematic type" is a literary type in Chinese historiography in which history is dealt with in biographies and thematic treatises.
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Fengshen yanyi 封神演义 The Investiture of the Gods
This novel also called Fengshenbang 封神榜 of the type of a historical romance is a great fantasy about the overthrow of the bad, depraved ruler Zhou 纣 of the Shang Dynasty 商 by King Wu of Zhou
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Proverbs and Poems in Frost's Descent
Every year around October 23rd comes the beginning of Frost’s Descent, the last solar term of autumn. We can learn some useful Proverbs and Poems in Frost's Descent.
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Yuefu 乐府 Songs of the Music Bureau
The yuefu 乐府 "songs of the Music Bureau" is a poetic genre prevalent during the Han period 汉 (206 BC-220 CE). In this narrow sense it is called Han yuefu 汉乐府.
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Xinqingnian 新青年 La Jeunesse (New Youth)
The Xinqingnian 新青年 "La Jeunesse (New Youth)" was a periodical published by Chen Duxiu 陈独秀 in Shanghai. Its first issue came out as a monthly periodical on September 15, 1915 with the title
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Ashima 阿诗玛
Ashima is a traditional story of a girl from the national minority of the Yi 彝族.This story, in circulation among the tribe of the Sani 撒尼 living in the village of Azhudi 阿着底 district of Lu
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Exemplarious translation of Zhouli 周礼
The Zhouli "Rites of the Zhou" is a decription of the putative organisation of the government during the Western Zhou period. It is one of the three classics on rites and one of the thirteen Conf
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Proverbs and Poems on Double Ninth Festival
The Double Ninth Festival, or Chongyang Festival. Chong in Chinese means "double." Also, as double ninth was pronounced the same as the word to signify "forever", both are "Jiu Jiu," the Chinese
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[Classics]
Zhouli 周礼 Rites of the Zhou
The Zhouli "Rites of the Zhou" is a decription of the putative organisation of the government during the Western Zhou period. It is one of the three classics on rites and one of the thirteen Conf
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[Classics]
Chinese New Year Legend Story
People often wonder why the date for Chinese New Year changes each year. The Chinese calendar is a combination solar/lunar calendar, based on a number of rather complex astronomical calculations,
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Zhuangzi's philosophy
The Way (dao) of nature and the life of non-activity. The chapters Qiwulun 齐物论, Xiaoyaoyou 逍遥游 and Dazongshi 大宗师 can be seen as the core parts of the book that reflect the most important
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The symbol of Chinese culture —Stone Lions 中国文化的代表--石狮
Lion has some unusual meanings in Chinese history,and at the same time stone lion also represents some Chinese cultures in Chinese people's mind. 狮子在中国的历史上有着很特殊的意义,并且与此同
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Zhuangzi 庄子 Master Zhuang
The book Zhuangzi was fixed in its shape by Liu Xiang , an imperial librarian of the Former Han dynasty. At that time the book Zhuangzi comprised 52 chapters, while the received version, shaped b
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Zhuang Zhou 庄周
Zhuang Zhou 庄周 (trad. 369-286 BCE), called Zhuangzi, who lived during the late 4th century in the state of Song 宋. He refused a state office offered to him by the king of Chu 楚 and preferred
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Zizhi tongjian 资治通鉴 Comprehensive Mirror to Aid in Government
The Zizhi tongjian 资治通鉴 "Comprehensive mirror to aid in government" is one of the most important traditional histories of China. In respect of influence it is only second to the first univers
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The Guliangzhuan 谷梁传Commentary by Guliang
The Guliangzhuan 谷梁传 is a commentary to the Confucian Classic Chunqiu 春秋 "Spring and Autumn Annals". It is traditionally attributed to Guliang Chi 谷梁赤 (also called Guliang Xi 谷梁喜 or Gu