Tag: Chinese Culture

3 days/2nights Highlights Trip in Guilin of China

Luckily, I got the chance to be their company and made an in-depth site inspection of the attractions in Guilin(桂林guìlín) City, such as the Elephant Trunk Hill, the Seven Star Park, the Reed Flute Cave, the Dragon's Backbone Rice Terraces and the Yao and Zhuang Ethnic Tribes in Longsheng, the Li River, and the West Street in the ancient town of Yangshuo(阳朔Yángshuò). To be honest, I have lived in Guilin for almost 8 years but still feel that it is just like an emerald waiting to be explored. So here, I would like to share what we have enjoyed in these four days with you.

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中国文化 Chinese Culture

In recent years, there are more and more Confucius Institutes being built all around the world, which shows that our Chinese culture become much more popular than ever. As one of the four ancient civilizations, China has long history and creates many splendid cultures. The ancient culture once had great influence on the world, such as Japan, South Korea and other Asian and European countries.
近年,世界各地建立了越来越多的孔子学院,这表明我们的中国文化比过去更受欢迎了。作为四大文明古国之一,中国有着悠久的历史并且创造了许多辉煌的文化。古代文化曾经对世界产生了巨大影响,比如日本,韩国以及其他欧亚国家。
From the respect of school, Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, and Legalism are the main schools created in ancient China, and they also have great influence on the Modern China and the world, especially the Confucianism. They deeply root in traditional Chinese culture and people’s daily lives.
就学校方面来看,儒家、墨家、道家以及法家是中国古代开创的主要流派。它们也对现代中国和世界产生了巨大影响,尤其是儒家思想。它们深深的根植于传统的中国文化和人们的日常生活中。
Specially, kung fu, traditional Chinese painting, poem, opera, cooking, clothing, architecture and many other kinds of cultural forms make up the splendid Chinese culture. The kinds listed above are the typical ones which connect to each other at the same time. For example, painting, clothing and architecture has many things in common. And each kind of cultural form contains numerous intentions.
特别地,功夫、传统的中国绘画、诗歌、戏剧、烹饪、服饰、建筑以及很多其他种类的文化形式组成了辉煌的中国文化。以上列举的种类都是典型的,同时也是相互联系的。例如,绘画、服饰和建筑有很多的共同之处。每一种文化形式都包涵了大量的意向。
In short, Chinese culture are the accumulation of Chinese history, which makes Chinese culture colorful and prosperous. If one wants to know or study Chinese culture deeply, he or she must spend much time in it, otherwise he or she can only get the tip of an iceberg.
简而言之,中国文化是中国历史的累积,历史使得中国文化丰富多彩和繁荣。如果一个人想要深入了解或者学习中国文化,他必须花大量的时间在上面,否则只能得到冰山一角。

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Growing up with Chinese Lesson 90

Growing up with Chinese(成长汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. This series teaches 300 of the most commonly spoken Chinese phrases to teenagers. It is hosted by Charlotte MacInnis, known to the Chinese audiences as Ai Hua.

Key words:
苦 kǔ:bitter
采摘 cǎizhāi:to pick
季节 jìjié:season
固然 gùrán:even though,to give affirmation
分开 fēnkāi:to separate
懂事 dǒngshì:sensible and intelligent kids
国粹 guócuì:the quintessence or best of Chinese culture
自从 zìcóng:ever since
好比……一样 hǎobǐ……yíyàng:to express similarity
先苦后甜 xiānkǔhòutián:first bitter then sweet

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You Must Know The ABC’s of Tourism in China

Sightseeing China has many tourist attractions thanks to its vast territory, beautiful landscapes, long history, and splendid culture. There are 99 state-class historical and cultural cities, 750 national-class cultural relics and places of historical interest under key government protection, and 119 major scenic spots, 19 of which are listed as world Natural and Cultural Heritages.

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An Old Shoe

the Cantonese are obsessed with homonyms and avoiding words that might sound like something bad.Most Chinese names are made up of three characters. The first character is the family name, and the last two characters are the given name.

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