Tag: Chinese Culture

Yangge秧歌

时间:2006年 Time: 2006 类别:民间舞蹈 Category: Folk Dance 地区:河北,辽宁,山东,陕西 Regions: Hebei Province, Liaoning Province, Shandong Province, and Shaanxi Province 编号:Ⅲ-2 Ref.

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Lesson 051 Asking Qestions (3)

Yajie: Hello, every one. Welcome to Chinese Studio. 我是 Yajie.
Cam:大家好(dajia hao), 我是(wo shi) Cam. What’s on our agenda today, Yajie?
Yajie: Well, last time we learned how to ask questions in the negative form, and we’ll learn more about that today.
Cam: Perfect.

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Peiligang Site in Henan 河南裴李岗

Geographical Location:  Xinzheng, Henan ProvincePeriod:  5,500-4,900 BCExcavated in 1977Significance:  Peiligang Culture is named after the Peiligang Site. The site has provided an important clue for the study of the development of the early Neolithic cultures in the Central Plains, as well as their relationships with the Yangshao Culture of the Central Plains.

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Top English Phrases Borrowed from Chinese

Although a debate currently rages amongst Chinese academics, linguists and lexicographers over English’s place within the Chinese dictionary, English speakers all over the world continue to use bits and pieces of the Chinese language on a daily basis, through various phrases and loanwords previously “borrowed” from Chinese. Here are the top 10 Chinese phrases that made it over the Great Wall and into the vocabularies of English speakers everywher, with a few that might just surprise you.

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Classical Gardens of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province 江苏苏州古典园林

中国东部江苏省的苏州是中国著名的历史文化名城,这里素来以山水秀丽,园林典雅而闻名天下,有“江南园林甲天下,苏州园林甲江南”的美称。根据记载,苏州城内有大小园林将近200处。其中沧浪亭、狮子林、拙政园和留园分别代表着宋、元、明、清四个朝代的艺术风格,被称为苏州“四大名园”,网师园也颇负盛名。 Suzhou in east China’s Jiangsu Province is a well-known city with rich history and culture. It has long been

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