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Chinese Kung Fu 中国功夫 – The Mechanics of the Physical Side of Kung Fu

Kung Fu knows many "schools" (men [門]), "families" (jia [家]), or "sects" (pai [派]), some of which are further subdivided into styles which, for example, mimic the movements of certain specific animals, follow a certain philosophical tradition, or follow a myth or legend. Some styles lean more toward Shaolin Kung Fu while others lean more toward Wudang Kung Fu. Those that lean more toward the latter aspect of Kung Fu tap into the same kind of meditative principles as governs qigong, meaning that the practitioner of Wudang Kung Fu is very acutely aware of being in contact with his qi.

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Lesson 130 – Supermarket (2)

Cam: It’s time to perfect Chinese your way in only five minutes a day – welcome to Chinese Studio, I’m Cam.  And I’m here with my wonderful teacher Yajie, who is helping us navigate the chao shi, or supermarket.
YJ:  There are so many different products in a chao shi, so there are lots to learn. 
Cam: let’s start wth Key Words of the Day.

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Chinese Conversation In School Lesson 5 What's your major

角色1：你是学什么专业的？ 角色2：我学汉语专业。 角色1：你为什么会选择汉语这个专业？ 角色2：我想成为一名汉语教师。 角色1：高中或初中？ 角色2：高中。 角色1：我教高中汉语。 角色2：我还不知道我的未来呢。 角色1：我在五年前开始教汉语。 角色2：你认为怎么样？ 角色1：你看到满头的白头发吗？五年前我的头发全是黑色的。 角色2：也许我会选择教小学生汉语。 A: What is your major? B: I learn

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Taboos when Using Chopsticks in China

中国人使用筷子用餐是从远古流传下来的，古时又称其为“箸”。日常生活中对筷子的运用是非常有讲究的。一般我们在使用筷子时，正确的使 用方法是用右手执筷，大拇指和食指捏住筷子的上端，另外三个手指自然弯曲扶住筷子，且要把筷子两端对齐。用餐前筷子要整齐地码放在饭碗的右侧，用餐后则要 整齐地竖向码放在饭碗的正中。但是，以下筷子的使用方法绝对是禁忌。 Chinese people have been using chopsticks as their tableware ever since ancient times, when they were called

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