Because of pod’s feet and ears are convenient for people to lift it up and its weight, Tripod Lifting(举鼎Jǔdǐng） was one of the sports to practice muscle and show strength in ancient times.
Tag: Chinese Culture
Chinese Plant: Shihu
The Shihu(石斛Shíhú) is touted as being of therapeutic benefit, serving to strengthen the stomach and bones, replenish(if you replenish something, you make it full or complete again) the kidneys, and prolong(to prolong something means to make it last longer) one's life span.
How to learn chinese in a better way
Chinese is a hard language to learn. Here there’s been a rising dissatisfaction with current language teaching methods in China. If you like Chinese culture or want to travel in China, you can f
The Best Chinese/Mandarin Study App: Jijizhazha Chinese
Jijizhazha Chinese is a Chat Show from Hujiang Chinese. The host Michael will introduce some interesting and functional sentences which will help foreign friends in their daily life in China.
Drinking with a single draught
Drinking in the China is not only about pleasure, it has much to do about respect, self一affirmation(自我肯定zìwǒ kěndìng), friendship and the perpetuation of traditions. In China, no wedding ceremony is complete unless the bride and groom perform the traditional jiaobeijiu(交杯酒jiāobēijiǔ), which requires the couple to drink from their respective glasses while intertwining their arms, without spilling(if a liquid spills or if you spill it, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container) alcohol. The jiaobeijiu is followed by a dutiful toast to each of the newlyweds' parents.
How to learn chinese in a better way
Chinese is a hard language to learn. Here there’s been a rising dissatisfaction with current language teaching methods in China. If you like Chinese culture or want to travel in China, you can f
Best reasons to answer that Why Study Chinese?
The study of the Chinese language opens the way to different important fields such as Chinese politics, economy, history or archaeology. But to study Chinese finally means to study a culture, a p
Classic of Tea in China
The IT goes without saying that tea is one of the symbols of China, a necessary part of Chinese people's daily life and an essential part of the Chinese culture(中国文化Zhōngguó wénhuà). Naturally, more than 1,200 years ago, China produced the world's very first tea encyclopedia, the "Classic of Tea."
Mama Huhu, Saying “So-so; Mediocre” in Mandarin Chinese
The rules of etiquette in Chinese culture state that compliments must be rejected.From a simple greeting to forming complex sentences, learning the Chinese character for “you” is integral to conversing in Chinese.
Chinese Opera 中国戏曲
Chinese opera falls into more than 300 forms of traditional operas, of which Peking Opera（京剧，Jīngjù） is the most popular. Peking Opera evolved from Kunqu Opera（昆曲，Kūnqǔ） , an even more ancient art of drama listed by UNESCO in 2001 among the first group of works representing humankind through oral history. Other popular local operas include Yueju（越剧，Yuèjù） ( Shaoxing Opera（绍剧，Shàojù） from Zhejiang), Huangmeixi（黄梅戏，Huángméixì） (from Anhui), Chuanju（川剧，Chuānjù） (Sichuan Opera), Yuju（豫剧，Yùjù） (Henan Opera), and Yueju（粤剧，Yuèjù ） (Guangdong Opera). Peking Opera developed in early 19th-century Beijing and presents singing, music, chanting, dancing and martial arts all in one stage performance. The dramatic masks and costumes of Peking Opera are world-renowned. Famous Peking Opera actors and actresses over the years included Mei Lanfang（梅兰芳，Méi Lánfāng） , Cheng Yanqiu（程砚秋，Chéng Yànqiū） , Ma Lianliang（马连良，Mǎ Liánliáng） , Zhou Xinfang（周信芳，Zhōu Xìnfāng） and Du Jinfang（杜近芳，Dù Jìnfāng） . Since the 1990s, the emergence of highly talented young performers has helped demonstrate the continued importance of Peking Opera in Chinese culture. In recent years, the Peking Opera Theatre of China has experimented with incorporating western symphonic music in its productions.
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