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Write 令 (lìng)(make) in Chinese character

令 (lìng) Origin: 甲骨文的“令”是在一个大屋顶下，一个人跪坐着，正在向人们发布命令，“令”还有“使”的意思。
On oracle bone inscriptions, “令” is someone kneeling under a large roof and issuing orders to others . “令” also has the meaning of making.

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The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Yang Xiang 二十四孝：杨香

As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the 14th story to you.

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Chinese food: The Ming Imperial Food

Of China's 5000-year civilization, Chinese cuisine can be regarded as one of the richest heritages handed down from the ancestors. The real fine food should be a perfect combination of food, culture, etiquette, science, nutrition, health, art and aesthetics. In my opinion, the none-such naturally goes to the imperial food of Ming and Qing Dynasties.

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The Laba Festival 腊八节

Background The Laba Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday celebrated on the eighth day of the twelfth month of the lunar Chinese calendar. The Laba festival(腊八节 Làbā jié)was once to celebrate the new harvest before the Qin Dynasty(秦朝 Qíngcháo). After the first century AD Buddhism was widely spread to China, the festival was utilized as commemoration of Gautama Buddha's enlightenment at the age of 35. While in the Qing dynasty(清朝 Qīngcháo), ceremonies for the Laba festival would have been held while in the Yonghe(雍和 Yōnghé) Temple in Beijing.

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Chinese food: red-mansion banquet

The Grand View Garden is adapted from the home of the play's leading character, Jia Baoyu. In the novel, he and his family members as relatives of the emperor hold titles of official nobility. Hence the garden's luxurious waterside pavilions, towers, buildings, bridges, streams, pools and many courtyards are reminiscent of Ming and Qing style.

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Write 丰(fēng)(great) in Chinese character

丰(fēng) Origin: “丰”在古代原为两个字，一个是“豊”，是古代盛放祭品的器皿，引申为“丰盛”等义，另一个是“丰”，像一棵植物萌发枝叶的样子，本义是“丰茂”，现在这两个字合并为“丰”。
In ancient China, there were two characters that represented the meaning of “丰.” The first, “豊,” was a container for sacrificial offerings; that later extended to mean rich. The second was “丰,” which resembled a plant with branches and leaves growing, had the original meaning of lush. Now the two characters have merged to “丰.”

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