Folk dances of the 840,000 Dai Ethnic Group(傣族Dăizú) enjoy not only wide popularity but great diversity. Most of them imitate the movements of subtropical(subtropisch; the places have a climate that is warm and wet, and are often near tropical regions) creatures. The percussion instruments used for accompaniment include elephant-foot drums, gongs, and bronze drums. Different dances have their one special drumbeat and drum vocabulary. The drumbeat is not only the tempo of a dance but a kind of language for people to communicate their feelings.
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Gaocheng Golden Cymbal and War Drum藁城金钹战鼓
Golden Cymbal and War Drum(金钹战鼓jīnbó zhàngǔ), original named war drum, originated from the sacrificial rites, the essential dance team to pray for rain and pay respects to temples. It prevailed in the middle part of Hebei Province during the period of Tianbao (742-755) in the Tang Dynasty(唐代天宝年间Tángdài Tiānbǎo niánjiān), especially in Gaocheng City(藁城Gǎochéng).
Cheongsam
Combining the elaborate elegance with unique elements of style, t he cheongsam(旗袍Q íp áo ) is a female dress with distinctive Chinese features and enjoys a growing popularity in the international world of high fashion.
Qipao旗袍
Qipao( 旗袍Q íp áo ), beautiful and elegant, is a kind of Chinese dress traditionally worn by upper class and wealthy Chinese women.
The Differences Between 有点 and 一点
一点 is a great little word meaning “a little bit” or “somewhat“, and is very flexible in usage. It can be used before or after the object to indicate degrees either positive or negative. Its simple utility is enticing.
5 Popular Chinese Soap Operas 流行于中国的电视剧
Chinese TV series is also popular all over the world. Being a couch potato can finally be a good thing, at least for numerous young Chinese fans of American television shows (美剧迷 Měijù Mí). These eager viewers claim it’s a shortcut through excruciating reading comprehensions and vocabulary exercises to achieve English proficiency. In order to do so, they have bought “Friends” DVD box sets, and play episode after episode of “Grey’s Anatomy” on their iPhones. Whether it’s at home or on the subway, they are “studying” hard. In the same spirit, we have compiled a list of popular Chinese television shows for Chinese learners or prospective learners. At the same time being entertained with some Chinese drama, your Chinese proficiency may also be magically improved!
How to Say and Write “You” in Chinese
From a simple greeting to forming complex sentences, learning the Chinese character for "you" is integral to conversing in Chinese.
Why Mandarin Chinese is harder than you think
Mandarin Chinese is often described as a difficult language, sometimes one of the most difficult ones. This is not hard to understand. There are thousands of characters and strange tones! It must surely be impossible to learn for an adult foreigner!
The Usage of Pinyin
Pinyin is adopted and used by all over the world nowadays. It superseded older romanization systems like Wade-Giles (1859; modified 1892) and Chinese Postal Map Romanization, and replaced zhuyin as the way of Chinese phonetic instruction in mainland China. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) adopted pinyin as the standard romanization for contemporary Chinese in 1982 (ISO 7098:1982, superseded by ISO 7098:1991); the United Nations followed suit in 1986. The government of Singapore also accepted this system, as well as the United States' Library of Congress, the American Library Association, and many other international institutions.
What Mandarin Is
You may think that Chinese is Mandarin and Mandarin is Chinese, but unfortunately it's not that correct. So what Mandarin really is, let's find the answer.
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