Category: Chinese Culture

Lugou Bridge in Beijing北京的卢沟桥

Lugou Bridge has a rich history,it contains blood and soul of Chinese national hero. Lugou Bridge stands over the Yongding River of Lugou Bridge County of Fengtai District of Beijing. It's the oldest multiarched stone bridge ever preserved in Beijing.
Yongding River used to be called Lugou River. The bridge was also named after it.
Lugou Bridge was first built in Jin Dynasty in 1189 in North China. It was destroyed by the flood in the Kangxi Age of Qing Dynasty and was rebuilt in 1698. As the famous Italian travel-notes writer Marco Polo wrote in his journal, “It is the greatest, incomparable bridge in the world”.

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Happy Chinese S2: Tourist Chinese — Sanya 06 快乐汉语:旅游汉语 三亚06 表达兴趣

Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来,展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

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65米射电望远镜落成China unveils huge radio telescope

A 70-meter-high radio telescope, the fourth largest in the world, is unveiled at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory on Oct 28, 2012. The radio telescope, which will be used for space observation, differs from optical ones in that they use radio antennae to track and collect data from satellites and space probes.2012年10月28日,在上海佘山脚下,总体性能名列全球第四、亚洲第一的上海70米高的射电望远镜正式落成。射电望远镜和擅长于“看”的光学望远镜不同,它用于接收来自于宇宙中遥远天体的微弱的电磁波信号,用射电探测方法就能“捕捉”到这些天体。
A radio telescope the size of eight basketball courts is unveiled at Shanghai Astronomical Observatory on Oct 28, 2012.射电望远镜的主反射面面积为3780平方米,相当于8个标准篮球场。
A radio telescope used for space observation begins full operation at its opening ceremony in Shanghai on Oct 28, 2012.2012年10月28日落成仪式上,射电望远镜将全面进行空间观察。

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The Confucius Temple Area: A good place to visit 夫子庙

If you like travelling, the Confucius Temple Area is an excellent place. The Confucius Temple, which is located in the south of Nanjing, was built in the Song Dynasty. It was once built to worship and offer sacrifices to Confucius. But is has become a replica of old local life and typical architecture in Ming and Qing styles because of its recent renovation and restoration. Accomplished with the secondary reconstructing project on the basis of its original scale in 1997, the dainty snacks street, Wang's and Xie's old residences in Wuyi Lane and the Oriental Art Courtyard have been restored to increase the cultural atmosphere in the temple area.

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Civil service test applications surge2012年公务员考试创新高

Nearly 1.37 million qualified applicants had registered to take the 2013 exam by the time the application period closed at 6 pm on 24th Oct.In contrast, there are 132 positions for which qualified applications have yet to be submitted.The most-sought-after position now is a research post at the National Bureau of Statistics' Chongqing branch, which had been the target of 9,411 applications by 6 pm on 24th Oct..2013年国家公务员考试报名10月23日截止,截至昨日18时,共有138.3万人通过资格审查,还有14.3万人正进行资格审查,仍有132个职位无人报考或无人通过资格审查。此次“国考”最热门职位为国家统计局重庆调查总队南川调查队业务科室科员,达9470:1,竞争之剧烈为历年之最。

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Happy Chinese S2: Tourist Chinese — Sanya 05 快乐汉语:旅游汉语 三亚05 鼓励

Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来,展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

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Happy Chinese S2: Tourist Chinese — Sanya 04 快乐汉语:旅游汉语 三亚04 感叹

Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season II, we will focus on typical Tourist Chinese by famous tourist spots in China. It helps the learners form a solid foundation for their further studies.快乐汉语系列二《旅游汉语》主要教授在中国旅游途中的实用汉语。我们将以情景剧的方式把中国最有代表的旅游胜地串联起来,展示中国的秀美山川、人杰地灵。

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National pole dancing team set up in China钢管舞国家队成立

(Team captain: Yi Fan 依繁) In order to compete in the World Pole Dance Championships, China set up its first national pole dancing team in Tianjin recently. The team consists of three women and one man that were selected from the national pole dace championships. The team members are both sexy and dynamic. China's best pole dancer Yi Fan is also a member. Now, the team receives training in Tianjin to prepare for the championships.为了参加世界钢管舞世界钢管舞锦标赛,中国首个钢管舞国家队在天津成立。首批队员由世界钢管舞锦标赛授权的中国钢管舞锦标赛选拔产生,共有3女1男。目前这个队伍的成员兼具纤瘦、挺拔是身材.28岁的天津姑娘依繁正是其中一员,任国家队队长。被称为国内钢管舞第一人的依繁将携手其他队友在天津接受训练,征战11月在瑞士举行的钢管舞世锦赛。

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