As a famous breed of green tea in North China, Laoshan tea is produced in Laoshan Mountain in Qingdao, Shandong Province. Being the only mountain over one thousand meters in altitude along China’s coastline, Laoshan Mountain is a time-honored famous Taoist mountain with picturesque scenery and pleasant weather. Tea trees growing here are of long growth period due to the unique weather and favorable entironment. Therefore, the tea leaves nurtured by the excellent natural conditions on the mountain are featured by thickness, mellow savor, abundance in nutrition, and natural fragrance, while the liquor is clear and jade green.
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Printing 印刷术
Block Printing & Movable Type Printing Movable type printing (huózìyìnshuāshù 活字印刷术) is one of the four great inventions in ancient
Zhao Benshan 赵本山
北京前门，刘老根大舞台，坐在记者面前的赵本山滔滔不绝，表情丰富，两脚不时搭在一起。如今的他已是拥有9家剧场、企业年演出收入过亿元的民营文化企业家。除了“小品王”的称谓外，他还多了一个响当当的名头——“本山传媒董事长”。 In the Liu Laogen Grand Stage, one of his theaters in Qianmen of Beijing, Zhao Benshan sat in from
Chinese Tea Culture 功夫茶 08 Keemun Black Tea
Produced in Qimen County and the neighboring areas close to Yellow Mountain in Anhui Province, China, Keemun black tea is a competitive type of black tea in China. This is attributed to the high yield and excellent quality of tea trees growing in the region thanks for the rich soil and favorable weather. Tea production in Qimen County has a long history which can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. The county was initially teemed with green tea and then turned to produce black tea in the Qing Dynasty over 100 years ago.
Chinese Culture: Islam (伊斯兰教)
Among the 55 Chinese minorities in China, there are 10 observe Islam, namely, Hui Minority, Uyghur, Kazak, Khalkhas, Uzbek, etc, Ozbek, Tajik, Tatar, Dongxiang, Sala and Baoan, mainly inhabiting in the northwest provinces of Xijiang, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai and the southwest province of Yunnan, and individual Muslims live almost in every city in the country.
当爱已成往事 When Love became the Past
当爱已成往事 dāng ài yǐ chéng wǎngshì [When Love became the Past] is the theme song of movie 霸王別姬 bàwángbiéjī [Farewell
Chinese Tea Culture 功夫茶 07 Yunnan Black Tea
"Yunan Black Tea" is a general name for black tea produced in Yunan. There are two types of Yunan Black Tea: “Yunnan Kungfu Black Tea” and "Yunnan Broken Black Tea". First produced in 1939, "Yunnan Black Congou" is characterized by stout and strong sprouts, golden sharp ends, red infusion color and strong flavor. When it was produced in 1939, 15 tons of Yunnan Black Congou were sold to the UK. As the output increasingly grows, the tea has been exported to over 30 countries and regions in the world, such as Russia and Poland in Eastern Europe, Western Europe and North America.
New Year’s Eve Dinner 年夜饭
春节来临，背井离乡的游子，都纷纷赶回家，盼望与亲人团聚。这种心理，在我们民俗文化的底蕴深处，可说是根深蒂固，流传甚广，仿佛是打在每个人身上难以磨灭的烙印。 With the approach of the Spring Festival, Chinese people will go home for family unios no matter how far
Northwest folk song: Here comes the Caravan 西北民歌《赶牲灵》
民歌是人类文化中宝贵的一个组成部分。它源于人民的生活，充分反映了人民的生活，也广泛而深入地影响着人民的生活。西北民歌是指流行在陕西、山西、甘肃、宁夏、青海等省区的民歌。其中以“花儿”和“信天游”最具代表性。 Folk song, which originates from social life, fully reflects and influences people’s daily life, is a treasure of
Chinese Tea Culture 功夫茶 06 Tea Gifts in Marriage Custom
Tea gift, or “Tea Silver”, is a sort of betrothal gifts. In the Tang Dynasty, tea was an indispensable gift in marriage. It has been over 1300 years since Princess Wencheng brought tea into Tibet in line with to the Han etiquette. Tea was evolved from a trousseau gift into a gift prepared for a man’s proposal of marriage in the Song Dynasty. In the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, “Tea gift” almost stood for marriage, with a maid’s acceptance of tea gift being known as “Drink Tea”. Such concept was retained in the Qing Dynasty, when the saying “A good maid will not accept tea gifts from two families” was prevailing.
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