Tag: Chinese Culture

琵琶 Chinese Pipa

The Pipa(琵琶pí pá), like the Chinese Guqin, is one of the most representative classical Chinese instruments of traditional Chinese culture. The Pipa first appeared in the Qin Dynasty in ancient China and has a history of over two thousand years.

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中国戏曲 Traditional Chinese Opera

中国戏曲历史悠久,剧种种类繁多,据不完全统计,我国各民族地区的戏曲剧种约有三百六十多种。今天选取其中几种简单介绍。
Traditional Chinese opera is a comprehensive performing art which combines singing, music, dialogue, acrobatics, martial arts, and pantomime. Recent surveys show there are more than 360 different forms of opera throughout the country. Today we will introduce some of them.

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Lesson 051 Asking Qestions (3)

Yajie: Hello, every one. Welcome to Chinese Studio. 我是 Yajie.
Cam:大家好(dajia hao), 我是(wo shi) Cam. What’s on our agenda today, Yajie?
Yajie: Well, last time we learned how to ask questions in the negative form, and we’ll learn more about that today.
Cam: Perfect.

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