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[Pronunciation]
Pronunciation Challenges
Many of the sounds of Mandarin have approximate counterparts in English, but there are few sounds which are more challenging.
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[Grammar]
Asking Yes / No Questions in Mandarin Chinese
There are two ways to ask yes / no questions in Mandarin: with the “ma” particle, or by using a positive / negative sentence structure.
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[Customs]
Choosing the Right Cigarette: 10 Top China Brands
Smoking is a way of expressing status, camaraderie, and hometown loyalty. A majority of men smoke in China, and often use cigarettes to break the ice or lubricate all kinds of social avenues.
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[City Guide]
Main Tourist Attractions in Beijing
Situated in the center of Beijing, the Tian’anmen Square is 880m long from south to north ,and 500m wide from east to west, with an area of 440,000sq m.
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[Travel]
Beijing Zoo (Běijīng dòngwù yuán )
Situated in the Xicheng District, Beijing Zoo was the first of its kind to be opened in China. The zoo contains a diverse collection of animals, a number of exhibition halls and some sites of his
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[Customs]
About God of Kitchen
The God of Kitchen, commonly called "Gentleman Kitchen", "Grandfather Kitchen" or "King of Kitchen", is a God in charge of eating in China's ancient mythic(someone or something that is mythic exi
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[Customs]
God of Silkworm
In the very ancient time, a man went on a long journey and left a beautiful daughter and a horse at home. When the father was not in, the daughter would keep the horse as a company and fed it wit
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[Customs]
The Goddess of Wu Mountain
Wu Mountain, the east gate of Chongqing Municipality(an urban district having corporate status and powers of self-government) of the China, is the only route to visit the Three Gorges of the Yang
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[Customs]
About Tai Sui
Tai Sui is one of the few demon gods of divinities(means a god or goddess) in Chinese folk culture and people tend to shy away from him.
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[Customs]
Chinese Poetry: The Classic of Odes & Chu Ci
In ancient China, people had profuse feelings to express when historical events took place, both joyful or of grief. It reflects the high level of civilization.
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[Travel]
National Stadium (Bird's Nest)
The National Stadium, affectionately known as Bird's Nest, is situated in Olympic Green Village, Chaoyang District, Beijing.It was designed as the main stadium of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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[Travel]
Yonghe Lamasery (Lama Temple)
At the northeast corner of Beijing City the traveler will find an elegant and ancient temple known as the Yonghe Lamasery, which is the largest and most perfectly preserved lamasery in present da
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[Customs]
Education in Zhou & Han Dynasties
The 'Zhongzheng' was himself invariably a member of the upper classes and he would often show partiality to families of dignitaries and other upper class people.
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[Customs]
Chinese Bronze Vessels
Bronze is the alloy of copper, stannum and plumbum. After the invention of this alloy 5,000 years ago, bronze prevailed immediately and led our ancestors into a newstage - the bronze era.
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[Daily News]
Red Envelopes on Weibo
The Weixin team came upon a brilliant idea of taking the Chinese New Year tradition of gifting money into the digital era. Basically, rather than giving red envelopes of money to family and frien
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[Daily News]
China’s college entrance exam begin to reform
The English test will be removed from China’s college entrance exam by 2020, according to details of exam and admission reform revealed by the Ministry of Education.
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[Daily News]
China's doctors not part of society's elite
Compared to western countries, the social status and incomeof doctors in China is not the highest, so definitelyare not able to attract the best students and the result is that the profession of
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[Food]
Chinese food:Dan Dan Noodles
The one thing you’ll find in every recipe for Dan Dan Noodles is a spicy sauce that includes sesame paste (peanut butter makes a handy substitute) and hot chili oil. Most include roasted Szechua
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[Customs]
Door Gods of China
In former times, door gods of China were divinities Taoists(an adherent of any branch of Taoism) and common people believed to guard doors, as well as portraits of door gods for posting on doors.
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[Customs]
Gong Gong
Gong Gong is the God of Water in the ancient Chinese mythology and also believed to be the descendant(someone's descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them) of the Yan