Category: Chinese Culture

Actors and Singers演员和歌手

This song's name is very interesting. It was written by 28-year-old guitarist, producer, and singer 李荣浩 Li Ronghao and sung by him and 37-year-old actor and singer 陈坤 Chen Kun. Li Ronghao has written songs or worked as a producer for 赵薇 Vicki Chao aka Zhao Wei, 信 Shin, 杨丞琳 Rainie Yang aka Yang Chenglin, 张信哲 Jeff Chang aka Zhang Xinzhe, 李宇春 Chris Lee aka Li Yuchun, etc.

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Rule-Breaking Animals违章动物

Xu Song(许嵩), English name "Vae", is an independent musician in pop music in China.《违章动物》 ‘Rule-Breaking Animals’ is 27-year-old mainland singer-songwriter  许嵩 Xu Song aka Vae Xu' s latest work, recently released on August 21st.

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The Himalayas喜马拉雅山

The Himalayas Introduction: The Himalayas, situated at the south edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, range from the Pamir Plateau in the west to the great turning point of the Yarlung Zangbo River in the east. The Himalayas is the highest mountain range in the world.

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Like A Child小顽童

'Like A Child' is Hong Kong Cantonese singer Xie Anqi's song. Xie Anqi is known for her versatile vocal range and expertise in various music genres, especially in jazz.This song is from her latest album 《谢—安琪》 Kay Tse, released this past September 20th. 

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Mr. Lonely寂寞先生

Today, we'll introduce a popular song "Mr. Lonely".《寂寞先生》 "Mr. Lonely" was included in Taiwan-based Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter 曹格 Gary Chaw aka Cao Ge‘s 2009 album 《超级4th场》 Supermarket. This song became popular recently when Gary Chaw appeared on the September 27th episode of 《快乐男声》 Super Boy, Hunan Satellite TV’s well-known singing contest for male contestants, and sang the song with Hua Chenyu who eventually went on to win the final.

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Red date makes for a great granola in China

Anybody who has spent an extended amount of time in China will tell you that the celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year(中国农历新年Zhōngguó nónglì xīnnián) is rife with tradition, symbolism(you can refer to the symbolism of an event or action when it seems to show something important about a situation) and family. There are fireworks to watch (and light), money to be gambled, and all manners of good eating to be consumed.

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