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每日一句Chinese Colloquial Phrases—“包在我身上”
Let’s learn some Chinese Colloquial Phrases. Today, we’re going to learn Chinese Colloquial Phrases—“包在我身上”.
Mama Huhu, Saying “So-so; Mediocre” in Mandarin Chinese
The rules of etiquette in Chinese culture state that compliments must be rejected.From a simple greeting to forming complex sentences, learning the Chinese character for “you” is integral to conversing in Chinese.
Pailou 牌楼
Today let's take a brief introduction of pailou. The pailou, also known as paifang, is an archway of a memorial or decorative nature. It could be made of wood, brick or stone, with or without glazed tiles, often carrying some inscriptions on the middle beam. The normal places where such archways stood were thoroughfare crossroads, shrines and temples, government offices, bridges, parks, tombs and mausoleumns, and they generally carried inscriptions to propagate certain moral principles or to extol government achievements. The pailou could also serve as the facade of a shop to prettify its entrance and attract customers. Many a pailou was erected to praise the "lofty virtues' of certain individuals in the locality. Fettered by the feudal ethical code, many widowed women refrained from remarriage just in the hope to have "pailou of chastity" built for them when they reached a ripe old age.
Family Mansion of Confucius in Qufu 曲阜三孔
a. Brief Introduction These sites, over 2,000 years old, are links with China's most famous sage and educator.
Cave Dwellers 穴居人
Today let's take a brief introduction of Cave Dwellers. On a freezing winter's day warmed by the sun we arrived at the peasant house of six stone caves which was our goal in Northern Shaanxi Province on the vast loess plateau. In the courtyard stood several leafless jujubetrees hung with bright yellow corn ears. On one side of the arched door were strings of red chilis-on the other, jade white gourds. The clucking of the hens as they pecked grain from the ground added life to this quiet country house.
Screen Wall 照壁
Today let's take a brief introduction of Screen Wall. Foreign visitors may have noticed the isolated wall either outside or just inside the gate of a traditional Chinese house to shield the rooms from outsiders' view. Known as a "screen wall" in English, it is called yingbi or zhaobi in Chinese. It can be made of any material-brick, wood, stone or glazed tile.
About Swordswoman Riding West on White Horse
The White Horse in the West Wind(白马啸西风Báimǎ Xiàoxīfēng ) is a well-known Wuxia novella by Louis Cha. The title in Chinese can be roughly translated to White Horse Neighing in the West W
Chinese film: The White Haired Girl
The White-Haired Girl (白毛女; Bái Máo Nǚ) is a Chinese opera, ballet, (later adapted to Beijing Opera and a film) by Yan Jinxuan to a Chinese libretto.
A China’s Sixth-Generation Director ——Lu Chuan 中国“第六代”导演之一——陆川
Lu Chuan is a Chinese filmmaker and screenwriter. He is the son of novelist Lu Tianming. Lu Chuan is a director of new Chinese generation’s director, also one of the representative figure of the