7 kilometers south of Jiayuguan(嘉峪关Jiāyùguān) City lies the Great Wall's first fire tower(烽火台Fēnghuŏtái), regarded by some as the world's first frustum(a truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed), or cut-off pyramid(a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex). This structure marks the western beginning of the Ming Great Wall.
Category: Chinese Culture
Bagua Zhang (Eight-diagram Palm)
Bagua Zhang or the eight-diagram palm（八卦掌bāguà zhǎng） is one of the most popular schools in China. It is also called Youshen Bagua (roving eight-diagram), Longxing Bagua (dragon-shaped eight-diagram), Xingyi Bagua (Xingyi eight-diagram Chuan), Yinyang Bapan Zhang (positive-negative eight-plate palm), etc.
Yanshi in Henan
The Archaeological site of the capital of early Shang Dynasty (17th century-11th century BC) Location: Yanshi, Henan Province
Song,Yuan,Ming and Qing Dynasties 宋朝、元朝、明朝和清朝
Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing (960 – 1911)
The Five Dynasties following the Tang is one of the most chaotic and partite periods in Chinese history and such situation terminated in 960 AD when Zhao Kuangyin founded the Northern Song Dynasty (capital: Kaifeng, a city of Henan Province today), which was ultimately overthrew by the northern minority power Jin. Similar to the situation of the two Han dynasties, the offspring of Northern Song Dynasty rebuilt the dynasty in Lin’an (known as Hangzhou today) after the falling down of Northern Song Dynasty and the new Song authority was called Southern Song Dynasty. Advantaged economy and culture were introduced from North China to South China with moving of the capital city, which greatly promoted the growing of the South; Chinese astronomy, science, technology and movable-type printing (invent by Bi Sheng) of the two Song dynasties ranked among the top in the world at that time. Whereas, the Southern Song Dynasty encountered the same destiny as its previous authority did and was overturned in 1279 by Mongol Khanate, a rising northern minority power.
Mongol Khanate was set up by Genghis Khan in 1206. The empire did not change its name until Kublai, the grandson of Genghis Khan, entered into the Central Plains (heartland of ancient China) and founded the Yuan Dynasty in Dadu (known as Beijing today) in 1271. After that, the many divisive powers that existed simultaneously for hundreds of years were conquered and China came into grand unification once again. It is during the Song and Yuan dynasties that the Great Four Inventions propagated to the world in succession.
The Ming Dynasty was established by Zhu Yuanzhang (Emperor Mingtaizu) in Yingtianfu (known as Nanjing today) in 1368. After the enthronement of Zhu Di (Emperor Mingchengzu), palaces, city walls and moat were constructed in Beijing on a large scale, and the capital was officially moved from Yingtianfu to Beijing in 1421. During the reign of Zhu Di, Zheng He (a eunuch of the dynasty as well as a famous navigator in Chinese history) was sent to voyage to the Southeast Asia, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, Maldive Islands, Somalia and Kenya for seven times, which set a record of maximum in voyage scale and voyage distance before the Columbus era in the world.
大约在冬季–Probably in the winter
Ancient Chinese Clothing Accessories古代中国衣物配件
China is an ancient country with a very rich heritage（遗产yíchǎn）. The thousands of years of history have laid a rich basis for the lives of its inhabitants（居民jūmín） today. While some of the ancient Chinese myths and cultural traditions have been forgotten or are no longer observed, many of them are still remembered and incorporated into everyday life. Taking a look into the cultural traditions of China can reveal a lot about the way that the people live. One of the most interesting bits of Chinese lore can be found in what is known as the Jade Culture. Jade was a very fashionable emblem of ancient Chinese Culture. From very ancient times, during the Western Zhou Dynasty, jade has been used as a decoration that used to hang from the sash holding the Hanfu (a garment that was a part of the Ancient Chinese Clothing) closed. Jade was important in China not only because of its beauty, but also for its virtue and cultural significance（文化意义wénhuà yìyì）. According to Confucius, jade had 11 virtues, some of which include beauty, purity and grace. Jade is of two types, soft jade, known as nephrite, which is native to China, and hard jade (jadeite) which was imported from Burma starting in the 1200's.
Barbie Hsu announces pregnancy徐熙媛宣布怀孕
No more rumors: Actress Barbie Hsu has confirmed her pregnancy.不再是谣言：女星徐熙媛已经确认她怀孕了。
Jiayuguan Fort
The Jiayuguan(嘉峪关Jiāyùguān) or Jiayu Pass is the first pass at the west end of the Great Wall of China, near the city of Jiayuguan in Gansu province. It has also been called "Jiayuguan Pass"; however, this form is tautological since "guan" means "pass"(go across or through) in Chinese. Along with Shanhaiguan and Juyongguan, it is one of the main passes of the Great Wall.
Popular Songs With Chinese Style：发如雪
Now pop songs in Chinese style attracts the public.The pop music continues a rich traditional heritage in one aspect, while emerging into a more contemporary form at the same time.Thus,many people,especially the young,are crazed about them.These songs are classic and use many traditional instruments.OK,Let's appreciate some of them to learn more about Chinese culture.
A tinge of vermeil to please the sweetheart 点点朱红悦情郎
In ancient China, especially in the Tang Dynasty, there were seven steps in cosmetic makeup（化妆品huàzhuāngpǐn） for the belles: powder（粉末fěnmò） base, applying color to the face, eye-brow darkening, applying "forehead gold" or "floral twinkle/gold", painting the dimples（酒窝jiǔwō）, decorating the cheeks（面颊miànjiá） and applying lip(唇chún) color.
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