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History of Yangzhou

Yangzhou (simplified Chinese: 扬州; traditional Chinese: 揚州; pinyin: Yángzhōu; former spellings: Yang-chou, Yangchow, Yang-chow; literally "Rising Prefecture") is a prefecture-level city in central Jiangsu province, People’s Republic of China. Sitting on the northern bank of the Yangtze River, it borders the provincial capital of Nanjing to the southwest, Huai’an to the north, Yancheng to the northeast, Taizhou to the east, and Zhenjiang across the river to the south. Historically it is one of the wealthiest of China’s cities, known at various periods for its great merchant families, poets, painters, and scholars.

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一个人的冬天 Yì Gè Rén De Dōng Tiān

一个人(yìgèrén)的(de)冬天(dōngtiān) by 陈(chén)楚(chǔ)生(shēng)  我(wǒ)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ) 和(hé)这(zhè)座(zuò)城市(chéngshì) 一起(yìqǐ)等待(děngdài) 这个(zhège)冬天(dōngtiān)的(de)第一(dìyī)场(chǎng)雪(xuě) 你(nǐ)在(zài)哪里(nǎli) 我(wǒ)深(shēn)爱(ài)的(de)女人(nǚrén) 一直(yìzhí)盼望(pànwàng) 分手(fēnshǒu)之后(zhīhòu)第一次(dìyīcì)相聚(xiāngjù) 这个(zhège)冬天(dōngtiān)没有(méiyǒu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)惊喜(jīngxǐ) 没有(méiyǒu)你(nǐ)在(zài)身边(shēnbiān)的(de)空气(kōngqì) 那(nà)飘落(piāoluò)的(de)白色(báisè) 那(nà)孤单(gūdān)的(de)角色(juésè) 那(nà)理所当然(lǐsuǒdāngrán)的(de)失落(shīluò) 这个(zhège)冬天(dōngtiān)没有(méiyǒu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)惊喜(jīngxǐ) 没有(méiyǒu)给(gěi)我(wǒ)曾(céng)想象(xiǎngxiàng)的(de)画面(huàmiàn) 也许(yěxǔ)久违(jiǔwéi)的(de)雪(xuě) 也许(yěxǔ)从未(cóngwèi)来(lái)过(guò)

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Lesson 226 Television II

Y: Dajia hao, Welcome to Chinese Studio on CRI. Wo shi Y.
B: And, wo shi B, ni hao Y. We’re talking about TV this week. Of course we all know that radio is better, but tv’s pretty good all the same.
Y: Let’s check our key words of the day.

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Lesson 030 Weather (2)

Yajie: 早上好 everybody. Welcome to Chinese Studio. I’m Yajie.
Cam: Zao shang hao… it’s time to perfect Chinese in only 5 minutes a day.
Yajie: Last time we talked about weather. Today we’ll continue with the topic and learn an important word — “比”.
Cam:  Doesn’t that mean pen?
Yajie:  No no… listen carefully to Key Words of the Day!

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