The world's largest telecom network, China Mobile has over 683 million customers and is no stranger to big challenges; it even provided coverage at 21,325 feet when the 2008 Olympic torch was carried across Mount Everest.
Category: Chinese customs
Zhanghuiti-Style Novels 章回体小说
Zhanghuiti-Style is the main form of Chinese classic novels. Each chapter of this form has a different title, and the paragraphs are generally the same in length with complete beginnings and endings. It was a long process for this art form to get mature.
Dragon Dance and Lion Dance 舞龙和舞狮
中国是龙狮运动的发源地。舞龙、舞狮自问世以来，一直深受各族人民的喜爱，历代相传，长盛不衰，并由此形成了灿烂的龙狮文化。长期以来，很多青年朋友都以为龙舞、狮舞就是春节、庙会、庆典时的喜庆表演，殊不知它历经了几千年的传承流变，积淀了深厚的历史文化，是祖先留给我们的极其宝贵的文化遗产。China is home to the Dragon Dance and Lion Dance. The two performances have been welcomed by people from various ethnic groups for generations. These activities thrive and have formed a glorious dragon and lion dancing culture. Many young people know that the dragon dance and lion dance are performed during festivals such as Spring Festival, Spring Festival fairs and celebrations. But they don’t know that after several thousand years the two activities have accumulated thick historical cultures and are extremely valuable cultural heritages handed down from Chinese people’s ancestors.
舞龙The Dragon Dance
舞龙的主要道具是“龙”。龙用草、竹、布等扎制而成，龙的节数以单数为吉利，多见九节龙、十一节龙、十三节龙，多者可达二十九节。十五节以上的龙就比较笨重，不宜舞动，主要是用来观赏，这种龙特别讲究装潢，具有很高的工艺价值。还有一种“火龙”，用竹篾编成圆筒，形成笼子，糊上透明、漂亮的龙衣，内燃蜡烛或油灯，夜间表演十分壮观。时至今日，舞龙经过不断发展和改进，经常成为一种具有观赏性的竞赛运动。The dragon is made of straw, bamboo shoots and cloth. Each dragon is different in size. There are nine-section dragons, 11-section dragons, 13-section dragons and even 29-section dragons. Dragons longer than 15 sections are heavy and difficult to dance with. These longer dancing dragons are more for decoration than performances.There are also fire dragons. To make a fire dragon, cylinder-shaped cages are made with bamboo strips. Transparent and beautiful dragon cloth is pasted on the surface. Inside the cages are candles or lamps. The fire dragons illuminate the night skies, providing viewers and passersby with a stunning display.
舞狮The Lion Dance
狮子外形威武，动作刚劲，神态多变，民间有许多不同的传说，一时变作神话，一时拉上历史，为舞狮增添了不少神秘色彩，亦令它更加深入民心。人们相信狮子是祥瑞之兽，舞狮能够带来好运，所以每逢春节或其它一些庆典活动，都会在阵阵锣鼓鞭炮声中，舞狮助庆祈求吉利。舞狮是我国优秀的民间艺术，每逢元宵佳节或集会庆典，民间都以狮舞前来助兴。这一习俗起源于三国时期，南北朝时开始流行，至今已有一千多年的历史。Mighty and splendid, the Lion Dance features rigid movement and various expressions. There are many different versions of the Lion Dance. Some use fables and some are related to history, adding a mysterious element to the Lion Dance. People believe that lions are auspicious animals and that the accompanying dance can bring good luck. So, during Spring Festival and other celebrations, the Lion Dance is often performed to beating drums, gongs and firecrackers to pray for good luck.The Lion Dance can be traced back to the Three Kingdoms period and became popular in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It has a history of more than 1,000 years.
Chinese brands Top 10: Changyu 张裕酒业
This 1892 Chinese wine manufacture is the industry leader in a growing market. Changyu specializes in upscale wine brands produced on their Shangdong European-style estate, and with China now being the fastest growing consumer market for wine, Changyu won't have to worry about what they will do with all their extra inventory. In fact, China's growing consumer demand for wine is directly causing European cellars to deplete their inventory and is raising wine costs worldwide.
Chinese Architecture: Wooden Architecture of the Dong Minority中国建筑：侗族木构建筑
The Dong ethnic group is distributed throughout the juncture of Hunan, Guangxi and Guizhou Provinces. Drum towers and storm-proof bridges containing many folk customs and cultural features are the main public buildings.
Origin of the 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodiac 十二生肖的由来
中国人生肖中的十二种动物大致可分为三类：The 12 Chinese zodiac animals can be divided into three categories.
一类是已被驯化的“六畜”，即牛、羊、马、猪、狗、鸡，它们是人类为了经济或其它目的而驯养的，占十二种动物的一半。“六畜”在中国的农业文化中是一个重要的概念，有着悠久的历史，在中国人的传统观念中“六畜兴旺”代表着家族人丁兴旺、吉祥美好。春节时人们一般都会提“六畜兴旺”，因此这六畜成为生肖是有其必然性的。The first category includes the six kinds of tamed animals such as the ox, goat, horse, pig, dog and rooster, accounting for half of the zodiac animals. They are raised by people for economic or domestic purposes. These animals form an important concept in China’s agricultural culture. In the traditional philosophy of the Chinese people, the prosperity of these animals means the prosperity of their families. On Spring Festival, people usually mention “prosperity of the six domesticated animals.” Thus, it is natural for the animals to be among the 12 zodiac animals.
第二类是野生动物中为人们所熟知的，与人的日常、社会生活有着密切关系的动物，它们是虎、兔、猴、鼠、蛇，其中有为人们所敬畏的介入人类生活的，如虎、蛇；也有为人们所厌恶、忌讳，却依赖人类生存的鼠类；更有人们所喜爱的，如兔、猴。The second category are wild animals that are familiar to people and closely related to people’s daily and social life. They are the tiger, rabbit, monkey, mouse and snake. Some of them are awed by people and interfere with people’s lives, such as the tiger and snake; some are hated by the people but they must depend on human race for a living, like the mouse; there are also the animals people like, such as the rabbit and monkey.
第三类是中国人传统的象征性的吉祥物——龙，龙是中华民族的象征，是集许多动物的特性于一体的“人造物”，是人们想象中的“灵物”。龙代表富贵吉祥，是最具象征色彩的吉祥动物，因此生肖中更少不了龙的位置。Dragon, the traditional symbol and mascot of the Chinese people, falls in the third category: mythological creatures. The symbol of the Chinese nation is actually made up and does not exist in nature. It is an animal of luck that exists only in people’s imaginations. Dragon represents wealth and auspiciousness with symbolic status. Thus, it is natural for the dragon to be included among the 12 zodiac animals.
Chinese brands Top 10: Baidu 百度
China's massive search engine Baidu controls 79% of China's search engine market. Baidu owes much of its success to the familiarity of Chinese language nuances that other foreign search engines cannot match and from this success has even launched a Japanese search engine, it's first major project outside China.
Features of Chinese Architecture: Geomancy Concepts 中国建筑特点：风水的概念
Concepts from feng shui and mythic concepts of daoism are usually present in the construction and layout of Chinese architecture, from common residences to imperial and religious structures. This includes the use of:
24 Solar Terms 二十四节气
二十四节气的名称为：立春、雨水、惊蛰、春分、清明、谷雨、立夏、小满、芒种、夏至、小暑、大暑、立秋、处暑、白露、秋分、寒露、霜降、立冬、小雪、大雪、冬至、小寒、大寒。The names of the 24 solar terms are: Start of Spring, Rain Water, Awakening of Insects, Vernal Equinox, Clear and Bright, Grain Rain, Start of Summer, Grain Full, Grain in Ear, Summer Solstice, Minor Heat, Major Heat, Start of Autumn, Limit of Heat, White Dew, Autumn Equinox, Cold Dew, Frost Descent, Start of Winter, Minor Snow, Major Snow, Winter Solstice, Minor Cold and Major Cold.
从二十四节气的命名可以看出，节气的划分充分考虑了季节、气候、物候等自然现象的变化。其中，立春、立夏、立秋、立冬、春分、秋分、夏至、冬至是用来反映季节的，将 一年划分为春、夏、秋、冬四个季节。春分、秋分、夏至、冬至是从天文角度来划分的，反映了太阳高度变化的转折点。而立春、立夏、立秋、立冬则反映了四季的开始。由于中国地域辽阔，具有非常明显的季风性和大陆性气候，各地天气气候差异巨大，因此不同地区的四季变化也有很大差异。From the names for the 24 solar terms, we can see that their division follows the changing seasons and climates. Among them, Start of Spring, Start of Summer, Start of Autumn, Start of Winter, Vernal Equinox, Autumn Equinox, Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice are used to indicate seasons by dividing the year into four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The Vernal Equinox, Autumn Equinox, Summer Solstice and Winter Solstice fall under the discipline of astronomy and are used to indicate the turning points of the changes in the luminosity of the sun. Start of Spring, Start of Summer, Start of Autumn and Start of Winter show the starts of the four seasons. China has a large territory with clear monsoon and continental climates. The climates in different regions in China vary greatly — thus, the changes of the four seasons vary greatly.
Commercial street top 10 in China: Xinjiekou in Nanjing 南京新街口
Located in the center of Nanjing, Xinjiekou is a famous business district that has nearly 100 years of history. Every holiday and weekend, the street sees about 700,000 people per day. Covering an area of 0.275 square kilometers, it is home to more than 1,600 shops. Following its rapid development, the city has designated various special streets, including a food street, a pedestrian street, a bar street, a folk culture street and a gold and jewelry street.
French 
English 
German 
Malay 
Thai 
Vietnamese 
Myanmar