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宋词 Song Ci: to the tune "Lady Yu" 李煜：虞美人

2019-11-15

李煜：虞美人 Li Yu: to the tune "Lady Yu" (transl. Hans Frankel) 春花秋月何時了？往事知多少？ Spring blossoms and autumn moon – when will

Chengde Summer Resort and Neighboring Temples in Hebei Province 河北承德避暑山庄及周围寺庙

2019-11-15

承德避暑山庄，又称“热河行宫”，座落于中国北部河北省承德市中心以北的狭长谷地上，占地面积584公顷。避暑山庄始建于清康熙四十二年（公元1703年），雍正（公元1723～1736年在位）时代一度暂停营建，清乾隆六年（公元1741年）到乾隆五十七年（公元1792年）又继续修建，增加了乾隆（公元1736～1796年）三十六景和山庄外的外八庙。整个避暑山庄的营建历时近90年。这期间清王朝国力兴盛，能工巧匠云集于此。康熙五十年康熙帝（公元1662～1723年在位）还亲自在山庄午门上题写了“避暑山庄”门额。避暑山庄主要分为宫殿区和苑景区两部分。 Chengde Summer Resort (CSR), or Rehe Inspection Palace, lies in a long, narrow valley in the north of Chengde

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Lesson 035 How Far Is It?

2019-11-15

Yajie: Perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day. 大家好. Welcome to Chinese Studio. This is Yajie.
Cam: 大家好, and this is Cam. We learned how to ask the location of something last time. But when I say yin hang zai nar, which means “wher is the bank”, what would the answer be?
Yajie: Good question. Let’s check today’s Key Words of the Day.

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