Tag: Traditional Chinese

中国戏曲 Traditional Chinese Opera

中国戏曲历史悠久,剧种种类繁多,据不完全统计,我国各民族地区的戏曲剧种约有三百六十多种。今天选取其中几种简单介绍。
Traditional Chinese opera is a comprehensive performing art which combines singing, music, dialogue, acrobatics, martial arts, and pantomime. Recent surveys show there are more than 360 different forms of opera throughout the country. Today we will introduce some of them.

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中国传统服装旗袍 Traditional Chinese Dress Cheongsam

Cheongsam, also known as a qipao 旗袍( qí páo )  , is a distinctively traditional Chinese dress originating from the Manchu people of the Qing Dynasty in the early 17th century. It has evolved through the ages and is still used in contemporary Asian female fashion that is created to uniquely emphasize feminine features while preserving its cultural authenticity.

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Lesson 061 Come in Please.

Yajie: Dajia hao. Welcome to the Chinese Studio! I’m Yajie.
Cam: Hello, everybody! Wo shi Cam. Yajie, my landlord often visits me but doesn’t speak any English.  How can I invite her in for a cup of tea?
Yajie:  That’s very nice of you.  Let’s Check Key Words of the Day.

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Food and Health

The Chinese have always paid close attention to the preservation of health and prolonging life. The ancient book Huangdi Neijing (Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon) first introduced a comprehensive view on diet.

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Bilingual Menu for Staple Food

Traditional Chinese staple food is mainly plant-based food, including rice, wheat and corn, as the mode of production in Central Plains of China is mainly agricultural production. Chinese cooking culture is the axis of the oriental diet cultural circle, which has an effect on a number of countries, such as Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Singapore. It also has an indirect influence on Europe, America and Africa. Chinese vegetarian diet, tea culture, cooked wheaten food and herbal cuisine have spread worldwide.

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