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Zhōnɡɡuó nónɡlì niándesuìshǒuchēnɡwéichūnjié，

Chinese Family Tree

Talking about family members in Chinese is very complicated due to the Confucian emphasis on relationships and hierarchy. In this article, let's deal with it.

The Double Ninth Festival （chóngyángjié）

重阳节的起源相传在东汉时期，汝河有个瘟魔（wēnmò），只要它一出现，家家就有人病倒，天天有人丧命，这一带的百姓受尽了瘟魔的蹂躏（róulìn）。

Mother of all Chinese Opera: Kunqu Opera

èr línɡ yī yī nián shí yuè shí rì kūn qǔ biǎo yǎn zhě zài zhè jiānɡ shěnɡ hánɡ zhōu shì biǎo yǎn
2011年10月10日昆曲表演者在浙江省杭州市表演。

Traditional Festivals(1)：Spring Festival

春节 Spring Festival 当春天快来的时候，中国迎来了新的一年–春节。在中国，春节是一年中的第一个传统佳节，它有着悠久的历史和丰富的文化。对中国人来说，这是一个最盛大的节日。春节不仅限于一天，而是持续半个月以上，一般要到正月十五闹完元宵才告一段落。When spring is coming,China ring in the new year–Spring Festival.Spring Festival is the first traditional festival in the year of China,whice has thousands of years and the richest culture.It is the biggest festival to Chinese people. This festival is not limited to one day, but continued for more than two weeks until the Lantern Festival,January 15 on the lunar calendar.

The Folk Indication(3)- 岁寒三友

ɡǔdài zhōnɡɡuó bǎ sōnɡzhúméi chēnɡzuò suìhánsānyǒu，bǎ méilánzhùjú chēnɡzuò sìjūnzǐ。
古代中国把“松、竹、梅”称作“岁寒三友”，把“梅、兰、竹、菊”称作“四君子”。

Chinese Calligraphy 书法

shūfǎ shì zhōnɡɡuó de ɡuócuì书法是中国的国粹。 cónɡɡǔdàojīn shìjièshànɡ de wénzì zhǒnɡlèi búxià qiānzhǒnɡ从古到今，世界上的文字种类不下千种，

The Folk Indication（2）–Siling

Traditional Festivals(2)–The Lantern Festival

元宵节the Lantern Festival 农历正月十五是中国民间传统的元宵节。为什么叫元宵节呢？因为正月又叫元月，正月十五的晚上是新年里的第一个月圆之夜，所以这个节日就得名元宵节。传统意义上元宵节也是春节活动的一部分。The 15th day of the first lunar month is the traditional Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao in Chinese). Why is it called Yuanxiao? Yuanyue is another name for lunar month and the night is a full moon first in year. That’s why Chinese name it Yuanxiao. Traditionally, the Lantern Festival is a part of the Spring Festival.

The Folk Indication(1)–Chinese Dragon

中国人对龙的理解与西方人不一样。龙是中华民族进入农业社会后创造的一种虚拟动物，属于水物，它的产生与农业对水的需求有关。在中国的神话与传说中，龙是一种传说中神异动物，居于蛇身、蜥腿、凤爪、鹿角、鱼鳞、鱼尾的形象。它能走，亦能飞，能倒水，能大能小，能隐能现，能翻江倒海，吞风吐雾，兴云降雨。 The Chinese understanding of dragon is different from that of Westerners. Loong, another term for Chinese Dragon, created by the ancients, is a virtual animal when the Chinese nation entered into agricultural