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The Confucius Temple, the Confucius Seat of Household, and the Confucius Graveyard in Qufu, Shandong

曲阜孔庙、孔府、孔林位于山东省曲阜市,是中国历代纪念孔子,推崇儒学的表征,以丰厚的文化积淀、悠久历史、宏大规模、丰富文物珍藏,以及科学艺术价值而著称。曲阜孔庙是祭祀孔子的本庙,是分布在中国、朝鲜、日本、越南、印度尼西亚、新加坡、美国等国家2000多座孔子庙的先河和范本,始建于公元前478年,历经2400多年而从未放弃祭祀,是中国使用时间最长的庙宇,也是中国现存最为著名的古建筑群之一;孔林延续使用2400多年,不仅是中国也是世界上延用时间最长的氏族墓地;孔子嫡孙保有世袭罔替的爵号,历时2100多年,是中国最古老的贵族世家,其府第孔府是中国现存规模最大、保存最好、最为典型的官衙与宅第合一的建筑群。 The Confucius Temple, the Confucius Seat of Household, and the Confucius Graveyard are located in the city of Qufu,

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Peiligang Site in Henan 河南裴李岗

Geographical Location:  Xinzheng, Henan ProvincePeriod:  5,500-4,900 BCExcavated in 1977Significance:  Peiligang Culture is named after the Peiligang Site. The site has provided an important clue for the study of the development of the early Neolithic cultures in the Central Plains, as well as their relationships with the Yangshao Culture of the Central Plains.

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Top English Phrases Borrowed from Chinese

Although a debate currently rages amongst Chinese academics, linguists and lexicographers over English’s place within the Chinese dictionary, English speakers all over the world continue to use bits and pieces of the Chinese language on a daily basis, through various phrases and loanwords previously “borrowed” from Chinese. Here are the top 10 Chinese phrases that made it over the Great Wall and into the vocabularies of English speakers everywher, with a few that might just surprise you.

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Sichuan Embroidery 蜀绣

时间:2006年 Time: 2006 类别:民间美术 Category: Folk Art 地区:四川 Region: Sichuan Province 编号:Ⅶ-21 Ref. No.: VII-21 申报地区或单位:四川省成都市 Nominating unit[s]: Chengdu city,

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Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 江苏苏州古典园林

中国东部江苏省的苏州是中国著名的历史文化名城,这里素来以山水秀丽,园林典雅而闻名天下,有“江南园林甲天下,苏州园林甲江南”的美称。根据记载,苏州城内有大小园林将近200处。其中沧浪亭、狮子林、拙政园和留园分别代表着宋、元、明、清四个朝代的艺术风格,被称为苏州“四大名园”,网师园也颇负盛名。 Suzhou in east China’s Jiangsu Province is a well-known city with rich history and culture. It has long been

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