A team from the United States has won(赢) the "Chinese Bridge(汉语桥)" language proficiency competition(比赛) for secondary school students held in
Tag: Chinese Culture
中国的数字手势 Number Gestures in China
Hand gestures are used throughout the world, but the same gesture can have different meanings in different cultures. Most cultures have similar gestures for the numbers one to five, but Chinese cultures also have gestures for six to ten. All number gestures are commonly used in commerce or day-to-day communication.
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.
Cross the river by feeling the stones. 摸着石头过河
Cross the river by feeling the stones. 摸着石头过河。 Mōzhe shítou guòhé. — 摸 mō, touch — 石头 shítou, stone —
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),
The Historical Confucius
A kind statue with a stone beard watches over the spirit of a nation. In mainland Chinese history books and
Beijing Olympic Games posters 北京奥运海报
On July 18 afternoon, a press conference was held at the Main Press Center (MPC) in Beijing regarding the launch
Chinese Elegance at Olympic Medal Ceremonies 奥运颁奖仪式
The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the 29th Olympiad (BOCOG) seleced 297 beauties from a dozen Beijing colleges
Lao-Tzu and Chuang-Tzu
Dao The primary religious figures in Taoism (dào jiào 道教) are Lao-Tzu (lǎo zǐ 老子) and Chuang-Tzu (zhuāng zǐ 庄子),
Chinese New Year – 2013, the Year of Snake
Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as ‘Spring Festival’,