Tag: Culture

Tídào chá měi ɡè rén dōu bù mòshēnɡ，
提到茶每个人都不陌生，
shìjiè yǐyǒu ɡōnɡrèn，Zhōnɡɡuó shì chá zhī ɡùxiānɡ。
世界已有公认，中国是茶之故乡。
Suǒyǐ Zhōnɡɡuó lìcháolìdài de wénrén yǎshì yě hǎo，
所以中国历朝历代的文人雅士也好，
fánfū sēnɡdào yě hǎo cónɡ bù fá àichá zhī rén。
凡夫僧道也好从不乏爱茶之人。
Sūshì zuòwéi Zhōnɡɡuó Sònɡdài wéntán de lǐnɡxiù rénwù，
苏轼作为中国宋代文坛的领袖人物，
zìrán yǔ chá yě jiéxià le bùjiě zhī yuán。
自然与茶也结下了不解之缘。
Zhōnɡɡuó Sònɡcháo shí，hěn liúxínɡ diǎnchá，
中国宋朝时，很流行点茶，
Sūshì yǒu yī shǒu miáoxiě “diǎnchá”
苏轼有一首描写“点茶”
zhè yī cháyì ɡuòchénɡ de shī，
这一茶艺过程的诗，
mínɡwèi 《Shìyuàn jiānchá》
名为《试院煎茶》

Butterfly Lovers 梁山伯与祝英台

Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is one of the four Chinese folk legends and one of the most influential types of verbal art. Having been spread far and wide in China for over 1600 years, it was awarded the fame of "A faithful-love masterpiece through the ages" and the title of "Oriental Romeo and Juliet".

MET Gala: Meet Chinese style!

Celebrities clad in ?Chinese?-inspired designs and accessories graced the red carpet at the 2015 Metropolitan Museum of Art Gala in New York on Monday night.
2015纽约大都会艺术博物馆时装馆慈善舞会(Met Gala)周一晚举行，身着中国风服饰的各界明星在红毯环节一展风采。

Dragon Boat Festival 端午节

农历五月初五，是中国民间的传统节日——端午节。端午也称端五，端阳。此外，端午节还有许多别称，如：午日节、重五节，五月节、浴兰节、女儿节，天中节、地腊、诗人节、龙日等等。 The traditional Chinese folk festival, Dragon Boat Festival, occurs on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The

Liangzhu Jade 良渚玉

The history of Liangzhu jade (liáng zhǔ yù 良渚玉) can be traced back to 4300 to 5000 years ago. Most

中国厨师在都柏林办“孔府家宴” Chinese chefs offer Sichuan cuisine at Confucius Institute in Dublin

A special banquet(宴会 yànhuì) to promote China’s food culture was hosted by the Confucius Institute at the University College Dublin

Bronze Galloping Horse 马踏飞燕

Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow (mǎ tà fēi yàn 马踏飞燕 /mǎ chāo lóng què 马超龙雀), or Bronze Galloping

Qiming Yaoshu 齐民要术

Qimin Yaoshu(《齐民要术》qímín yàoshù) was written at the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty (533-534) by Jia Sixie(贾思勰 Jiǎ Sīxié), an

Chinese Culture -A Courtyard as Crowded as a Marketplace- Study Chinese

In the Warring States Period, Zou Ji who was the prime minister of the Qi State was possesed of a

Chinese Tea Culture 功夫茶 23 Tea – Drinking to Health and Beauty

Tea for medicinal purposes has a history of 2,700 years in China. Many books, like Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic (Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220)), and Classification of Tea (Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)), all recorded the tea’s effect for medicinal purposes. Tea Classics, written by Lu Yu of the Tang Dynasty, recorded 24 examples to show tea’s pharmacology effect Tea contains more than 5,000 biochemistry ingredients closely correlated to human body. Tea not only can refresh the mind, clear heat, and help people lose weight, but also has certain pharmacology effects on some modern diseases, like radiation sickness, cancer, heart disease, and blood sickness.