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Chinese Tea Culture 功夫茶 02 Longjing Tea of the West Lake 西湖龙井

Xihu Longjing Tea, a famous kind of green tea in China, grows in the mountains around the Xihu Lake (West Lake) of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, including areas like Lion Mount, Longjing Mount, the Wuyun Mountain and Hupao. Depending on the differences of producing areas’ partial ecological environments and producing technologies, Xihu Longjing Tea can be classified into three kinds, “Lion Mount Longjing”, “Meiwu Longjing” and “Xihu Longjing”, among which, the first one produced in Lion Mount is best in quality.

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Bronze Mirror of the Tang Dynasty 唐镜

唐代是中国古代铜镜制造的鼎盛时期。与汉镜的神秘、神化相比,唐镜的世俗气息更为浓厚,给人以富丽堂皇、大气厚重、清新活泼的感觉。在造型、纹饰、铸造工艺方面都达到了前所未有的高度。 The Tang Dynasty witnessed a booming development in bronze mirrors. Compared to the Han mirrors which were full of

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扇子Chinese Fan

[shàn fēng qǔ liáng] 扇风取凉 use a fan to get cool
[fāng biàn shí yòng] 方便实用 convenient and useful
  [wù měi jià lián]      物美价廉  attractive and reasonable price

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