Folk Songs of the Northern and Southern Dynasties
History The Southern and Northern Dynasties (nán běi cháo 南北朝)(420-589) refer to the period of more than one hundred years
Chinese Conversation 汉语对话 骄兵必败jiāo bīnɡ bì bài
Pride comes before a fall.
骄兵必败
(jiāo bīnɡ bì bài)A: I’ve already reviewed for tomorrow’s test. I should do well.
明天的考试,我都复习完了。我应该可以考得不错。
(mínɡtiān de kǎoshì,wǒ dōu fùxí wán le, wǒ yīnɡɡāi kěyǐ kǎo de bùcuò.)
每日一語 One Sentence A Day345
wo3 men5 yi1 qi3 shang4 xue2 de5 我 们 一 起 上 学 的。 We went to school together.
Lesson 090 – Shopping (2)
Cam: Yajie, we are continuing with our lessons on shopping, one of your favourite things to do, I know. Yesterday on Chinese Studio, we looked at buying a jacket, but it was too small!
YJ: Right, Cam. Today we are going to continue the lesson. Let’s check key words of the day.
Chinese food:Turnip stew lamb 萝卜炖羊肉
Stewed lamb belongs to the Sichuan cuisine recipes with radishes, main raw material is lamb, radish; process is stew, making difficult the Middle;
Popular Word – 炒房
chăo fáng
炒房
real estate speculationhù kŏu
户口
permanent residence registration/permit
粤菜 Cantonese Cuisine
China’ s southern city of Shunde(顺德) joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network as the city of gastronomy on Monday. Shunde
A Dog's Tale 狗尾续貂
The expression 狗尾续貂 (gou3 wei3 xu4 diao1) literally means substituting a dog’s tail for sable and comes from a story
Foods for Qingming Festival (Tomb-Sweeping Day) 清明节的节令食品
在清明节的饮食方面，各地有不同的节令食品。 Different places have different foods for Qingming Festival. 由于寒食节与清明节合二为一的关系，一些地方还保留着清明节吃冷食的习惯。在山东，即墨吃鸡蛋和冷饽饽，莱阳、招远、长岛吃鸡蛋和冷高粱米饭，据说不这样的话就会遭冰雹。泰安吃冷煎饼卷生苦菜，据说吃了眼睛明亮。晋中一带还保留着清明前一日禁火的习惯。 As Qingming (“tomb sweeping”) Festival and Cold
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