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Chinese grammar:Verbing briefly 一下yixia

Use 一下 (yīxià) to express a brief action in Chinese grammar. Often, adding 一下 just makes the Chinese feel more natural. This is not something you can get a feel for quickly. You'll want to observe how native speakers use 一下 over a long period of time to really get used to how it is used.

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Chinese food: Peking Duck

Along with the grand view of the Great Wall, travelers to Peking shouldn't miss trying the Peking Roasted Duck. To enjoy the famous duck, the restaurant Quan Ju De is the best choice for you. It has multiple outlets in Peking (Beijing). The old restaurant first opened in 1860. The duck here is said to be the best in Peking, and the service is very good as well.

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The Twenty-four Filial Exemplars: Wu Meng 二十四孝:吴猛

As one of the cores of Chinese culture, "filiality" is not only the moral code for maintaining family relationships in Chinese society for thousands of years, but also the traditional virtue of Chinese Nation. A Yuan-dynasty(元朝Yuáncháo) writer Guo Jujing(郭居敬Guō Jūjìng) compiled the stories of 24 filial exemplars in ancient times and finished the Stories of Filiality. Let me introduce the 11th story to you.

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Write 鸡(jī)(chicken) in Chinese character

鸡 (jī)
Origin: 在早期的甲骨文和金文中,“鸡”是一个象形字,字形很像一只公鸡,后来演变为形声字,以“隹”或“鸟”为形旁,以“奚”为声旁。
On oracle bone inscriptions and ancient Chinese bronzes in early times, “鸡” was a pictogram that looked like a rooster. Later, it became a phonogram, with “隹” and “鸟” representing meaning, and “奚” indicating pronunciation.

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Spring Festival 春节

The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival, because it starts from the Begining of Spring. It is the most important festival in China. Since the Revolution of 1911, China began to use solar calendar, so the January 1 was gradually became known as “New Year” and first lunar month as "Spring Festival". The Spring Festival usually starts from the lunar New Year’s Eve and ends on the fifteenth day of the first month of Lunar Year. These two festivals have the characteristics of long history, wide spread, great popularity and universal. On the eve of the passing year, the whole family members get together having "family reunion dinner" together and stay up late for the coming year, the elders will distribute the "lucky money"(压岁钱 yāsuìqián) to their offspring.

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Chinese food: Egg Roll

Egg rolls make a great snack, appetizer, or addition to a meal. (This recipe makes the thicker egg roll that is popular in western Chinese restaurants. Spring Rolls and Mini Spring Rolls are a lighter, more authentic Chinese roll.)

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