Category: Chinese Culture
Traditional Festivals(2)–The Lantern Festival
元宵节the Lantern Festival 农历正月十五是中国民间传统的元宵节。为什么叫元宵节呢？因为正月又叫元月，正月十五的晚上是新年里的第一个月圆之夜，所以这个节日就得名元宵节。传统意义上元宵节也是春节活动的一部分。The 15th day of the first lunar month is the traditional Lantern Festival (Yuanxiao in Chinese). Why is it called Yuanxiao? Yuanyue is another name for lunar month and the night is a full moon first in year. That’s why Chinese name it Yuanxiao. Traditionally, the Lantern Festival is a part of the Spring Festival.
The Folk Indication(1)–Chinese Dragon
中国人对龙的理解与西方人不一样。龙是中华民族进入农业社会后创造的一种虚拟动物，属于水物，它的产生与农业对水的需求有关。在中国的神话与传说中，龙是一种传说中神异动物，居于蛇身、蜥腿、凤爪、鹿角、鱼鳞、鱼尾的形象。它能走，亦能飞，能倒水，能大能小，能隐能现，能翻江倒海，吞风吐雾，兴云降雨。 The Chinese understanding of dragon is different from that of Westerners. Loong, another term for Chinese Dragon, created by the ancients, is a virtual animal when the Chinese nation entered into agricultural
Tongue twisters “喇嘛和哑巴”
qiě nánlái le ɡè yǎbɑ，yāolǐ biézhe ɡè lǎbɑ。
且南来了个哑巴，腰里别着个喇叭。
National Parks of China-Gansu 甘肃
Gansu 甘肃： Chinese Pinyin English 麦积山国家公园 Mài jī shān guójiā gōngyuán Maijishan National Park 崆峒山国家公园 kōng dòng shān guójiā gōngyuán
National Parks of China-Shanxi 陕西
Shanxi 陕西： Chinese Pinyin English 华山国家公园 Huàshān guójiā gōngyuán Huashan National Park 临潼骊山─秦兵马俑国家公园 líntóng lí shān ─qín bīngmǎyǒng guójiā gōngyuán
National Parks of China-Tibet Qinghai Ningxia 西藏 青海 宁夏
Tibet Qinghai Ningxia 西藏 青海 宁夏： 西藏 Tibet: Chinese Pinyin English 雅砻河国家公园 Yǎ lóng hé guójiā gōngyuán Yarlong River National
National Parks of China-Yunnan 云南
Yunnan 云南： Chinese Pinyin English 路南石林国家公园 Lù nán shílín guójiā gōngyuán Shilin National Park (or Stone Forest) [located at Shilin
National Parks of China-Guizhou 贵州
Guizhou 贵州： Chinese Pinyin English 黄果树国家公园 Huángguǒshù guójiā gōngyuán Huangguoshu National Park 织金洞国家公园 zhī jīn dòng guójiā gōngyuán Zhijindong National
National Parks of China-Sichuan 四川
Sichuan 四川： Chinese Pinyin English 峨眉山国家公园 Éméishān guójiā gōngyuán Emeishan National Park 九寨沟—黄龙寺国家公园 jiǔzhàigōu—huánglóng sì guójiā gōngyuán Huanglongsi—Jiuzhaigou National Park
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