More than 4000 years ago, the King Zhou of Shang ruled the land but people were not satisfied with him and prepared for an insurrection.
Tag: Kultur
Chinese Culture 纸上谈兵Armchair Strategy
Key Learning Point: 纸上谈兵 (zhǐshàngtánbīng): armchair strategyThe idiom "纸上谈兵 (zhǐshàngtánbīng) armchair strategy" refers to people who engage in idle talk, but are unable to act on their high minded theories. It is usually used to urge people to combine theories with practical knowledge and not be bookworms. Let’s read ab0ut the origin of the idiom below.
Chinese Culture 如鱼得水To Feel Just Like a Fish in Water
Key Learning Point:如鱼得水 (rúyúdéshuǐ): to feel just like a fish in water
Chinese Culture 毛遂自荐 To Recommend Oneself
毛遂自荐 (Máo Suí zìjiàn): to volunteer for a task; to recommend oneself for a difficult job
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Chinese Culture 百发百中 One Hundred Shots, One Hundred Hits
Key Learning Points:能手 (néngshǒu): n. an expert/someone who masters a certain skill perfectly
中 (zhòng): v. to hit
Hunan cuisine 湘菜
湖南菜系，简称湘菜。 Hunan cuisine is called Xiang Cai for short. 代表菜品 Representative dishes 麻辣子鸡、辣味合蒸、东安子鸡、洞庭野鸭、霸王别姬、冰糖湘莲、红煨鱼翅、冰糖湘莲、金钱鱼等。 Spicy chicken, meat steamed together, Dong’an chick,
Chinese Culture 吃豆腐Eating Tofu = Take advantage of woman WHY?
吃豆腐chī dòu fǔLiteral Definition: To take advantage of woman physically or verbally through actions bearing sexual conotations. Eg: through inappropriate flirting.
京剧 Peking Opera
Peking Opera 京剧 jīng jùAs one of the opera that started in Beijing, Beijing opera has a history of over 200 years. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty loved the theatre. At the beginning, there was no Beijing opera. Kunqu opera(昆曲) was the most popular, but Emperor Qianlong gradually became bored with the this style. Various local opera were brought to Beijing to please the emperor. Drawing on the merits of these local operas, the new Beijing opera came into being and became Qianlong’s favorite.
Zhejiang Cuisine 浙菜
浙江菜系，简称浙菜。由杭州、宁波、绍兴三种地方风味发展而成。 Zhejiang cuisine is called Zhe Cai for short. It has developed from local flavors in Hangzhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing.
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