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Lesson 100 – Revision of Making Appointments

Cam: Hello, dajia hao. Welcome to Chinese Studio on China Radio International.  I’m Cam.
YJ:  And I’m Yajie. This week we’ve mainly focused on making appointments.  It’s something that foreigners in Beijing need to do sometimes.
Cam: And it’s been very useful!  Thanks Yajie.  So let’s review our Sentences in the Week.

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Chinese folk song “Eternal Sun” 蒙古民歌《草原上升起不落的太阳》

《草原上升起不落的太阳》是一首典型的内蒙民歌风格的艺术歌曲。曲调优美、歌词精炼且寓意深刻。 Beautiful melody, refined lyrics and profound meaning, Eternal Sun is of typical Inner Mongolia folk songs’ features. 歌曲为两个乐句的单乐段结构。在第一乐句抒情悠扬的旋律结尾处,高音“6”的延长是全曲的高潮,舒展、开朗、辽阔,大草原美丽富饶的景象出现在眼前。此曲旋律上下跳动较大,演唱时气息的支撑从容有力,以保持声音的连贯流畅。 This

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The tcm herbs used in cooking 中药食材

Heshouwu (Fleece flower root)This black-brown root tuber of the Polygonum multiflora(vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock) vine is a traditional cure for the graying hair. Many shampoos made in China advertise the addition of this herb. But like most plant cures used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is more often used internally, to clear toxin build-up, reduce pain and improve blood circulation. The roots are harvested in autumn and winter and then dried. It is grouped with ginseng, lingzhi (ganoderma) and cordyceps to form the Four Magic Cure-alls.

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