Situated at a strategic point along the Silk Route (sī chóu zhī lù 丝绸之路), at the crossroads of trade as
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Zu Chongzhi and Pi 祖冲之与圆周率
Zu Chongzhi Zu Chongzhi (zǔ chōng zhī 祖冲之) was a famous mathematician and scientist in ancient China. He lived in
Zhou Youguang 周有光
他生于清朝光绪年间，一生当中经历了晚清、北洋、国民政府和新中国建立四个时期，有人戏称他是“四朝元老”。他的一生充满传奇，早年专攻经济学，曾经留学日本并在美国工作，50岁才半路出家，转行研究语言文字学，参与设计“汉语拼音方案”，被誉为汉语拼音创始人之一。他被称为“新潮老头”，虽已百岁高龄，每天还要看书读报、至今仍勤于笔耕，喝“星巴克”咖啡，看《特洛依》大片，时尚不落当代青年。他，就是周有光。 He was born in the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. He experienced the four period of
Chinese folk song “Eternal Sun” 蒙古民歌《草原上升起不落的太阳》
《草原上升起不落的太阳》是一首典型的内蒙民歌风格的艺术歌曲。曲调优美、歌词精炼且寓意深刻。 Beautiful melody, refined lyrics and profound meaning, Eternal Sun is of typical Inner Mongolia folk songs’ features. 歌曲为两个乐句的单乐段结构。在第一乐句抒情悠扬的旋律结尾处，高音“6”的延长是全曲的高潮，舒展、开朗、辽阔，大草原美丽富饶的景象出现在眼前。此曲旋律上下跳动较大，演唱时气息的支撑从容有力，以保持声音的连贯流畅。 This
首个大学生“悬崖村”任教 First college-educated teacher in the “cliff village”
28-year-old Jigwurlok(吉伍尔洛) is the first teacher(老师) with a college degree(学位) in the well-known “cliff village” in Liangshan(凉山), Sichuan Province. She
孔子 Confucius
Who is Confucius(孔子kǒng zǐ)?子(zǐ) is respectful form of address in ancient China reserved for those with moral integrity and knowledge. Kong Zi, known as Confucius, was a Chinese educator and thinker who lived more than 2,000 years ago. His surname was Kong and his full name was Kong Qiu. He was born into a fallen noble family in the State of Lu(now Shandong province).He was intelligent and loved learning since childhood. He became a learned and accomplished man.
Dialogue – Finding a part-time job 找兼职
There are plenty of part-time jobs available for foreigners seeking to earn extra money in Beijing and other cities. Many leading employers of part-time workers accept online applications. In other cases, it’s better to apply in person. Mike is talking with his friend Lili about how to get started on a part-time job search.
The Four Books and Five Classics
ConfucianismThe Four Books (sì shū 四书) refer to The Analects of Confucius (lún yǔ 论语), The Mencius (mèng zǐ 孟子),
Buddhism in China
Early History of Buddhism in China Buddhism (fó jiào 佛教) is the most important religion in China. Buddhism was introduced
Suzhou Pingtan 苏州评弹
The Suzhou pingtan(苏州评弹Sūzhōu píngtán) is a general term denoting Suzhou pinghua and tanci. as well as in Shanghai, it also
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