The People’s Artist, Zhao Dan 人民艺术家赵丹
Zhao Dan(赵丹 Zhào Dān) was a performing artist with outstanding achievements. In the several decades of his movie career, he appeared in 35 films, portraying a series of brilliant images. Crossroads(十字街头 shízì jiētóu) and Street Angel(马路天使 mǎlù tiānshǐ), in which he plays the leading roles in 1936 and 1937, were two excellent pieces showing his early talent. His own experiences and temperament were similar to those of Old Zhao, the unemployed college graduate he played in Crossroads, and he vividly portrayed Old Zhao, an innocent, honest, enthusiastic and in a way, foolish intellectual.
The Language of an Ancient Instrument
If you thought learning Chinese was hard, then pop over to the musical instrument vocabulary list for a break. All you have to remember is the suffix 琴 (qín), and you’ll have the names of most instruments half memorized—violin is 小提琴 (xiǎotíqín), keyboard is 电子琴 (diànzǐqín) and the harmonica is 口琴 (kǒuqín). You can even use 琴 as a shortened way of saying these instruments (我在练琴, I’m practicing qin), which works out great until you realize that people have no idea whether you’re playing a piano, a guitar or an erhu.
What Do You Like Most About Living in China?
Last we looked at the things we liked least about living in China. Because we’re big believers in positivity and being both fair and balanced we’re looking this week at the things we like most about living in China. It can be all too easy to complain, and to put our home countries and the way of life there on a pedestal, and we often forget what it is we love about living in China. Which is too bad because with 9.6 million sq km, 1.4 billion people, 5,000 years of history and 55 ethnic minorities, there is a whole lot to love. Whether it’s the people, the food, the money, the ladies, the jobs… what do you like most about living in China? Add your two fen in the comments section below.
Famous Chinese Actor, Sun Daolin 中国著名演员孙道临
Sun Daolin(孙道临 Sūn Dàolín) was born in Beijing. He made his debut on the screen in 1948 and has played the leading role in nearly 20 films. He played Company Commander Li in the feature film Scouting across the River, and impressed audiences for the first time in his career. Later, he appeared as Juexin in Family and his exquisite performance depicted in detail the inward contradictions and depressions of a petty intellectual.
Choosing the Right Cigarette: 10 Top China Brands
Odds are, if you've been out to dinner in China, you've been offered cigarette after cigarette from a dizzying array of brands and boxes. Whether or not you accept them, each one has a specific meaning and makes a different statement. Smoking is a way of expressing status, camaraderie, and hometown loyalty. A majority of men smoke in China, and often use cigarettes to break the ice or lubricate all kinds of social avenues.
Excellent Chinese Actress: Pan Hong 中国杰出女演员潘虹
Pan Hong (潘虹 Pān Hóng, born in November 4, 1954) is a mainland Chinese film actress. When she was 10 years old, her father killed himself during the Cultural Revolution(文革 wéngé).
About God of Kitchen
The God of Kitchen(灶神zàoshén), commonly called "Gentleman Kitchen", "Grandfather Kitchen" or "King of Kitchen", is a God in charge of eating in China's ancient mythic(someone or something that is mythic exists only in myths and is therefore imaginary) legend. Common people in China regard the God of Kitchen as an important immortal and a supervisor appointed by the Emperor of Heaven to supervise virtues and vices, and contributions and debts made by the members of every family, and report to the Heaven Government periodically.
The Chinese Feast( 满汉全席)
There is a very famous movie in China which called The Chinese Feast. It is a 1995 Hong Kong film co-written, produced and directed by Tsui Hark, and starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Yuen, Kenny Bee, and Law Kar-ying.
A Famous Chinese Actor , Yu Shizhi
It's well known that drama is an art. Yu Shizhi (于是之 Yú shìzhī ) was a famous Chinese modern drama actor and the former deputy director of the Chinese Dramatists Association. He died on Jan. 20, 2013, at the age of 86. He was a great person.
God of Silkworm
In the very ancient time, a man went on a long journey(旅行lǚxíng) and left a beautiful daughter and a horse(马mǎ) at home. When the father was not in, the daughter would keep the horse as a company and fed it with grass and fodders(fodder is food that is given to cows, horses, and other animals) every day. The daughter became very lonely at home and missed her father very much. One day, she fed the horse and said to him, "Horse, if you can find my father and cany him back, I will marry you as your wife."
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