When ‘Have you eaten?’ means ‘Hello’

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• [Customs] When ‘Have you eaten?’ means ‘Hello’

  “Have you eaten?” is a common greeting among older Chinese. It harks back to the days food scarcity in China. There are a lot of informal greetings to express the meaning of “hello”, such as “whe

  2014-01-01 10:00:00+0800

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• [Customs] Chinese Lucky Numbers and Unlucky Numbers

  Numerology has always been important to Chinese, and the role of numbers in determining luck has a long history. Chinese are generally favored even numbers. To justify a number is auspicious or n

  2013-12-30 11:00:01+0800

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• [Customs] Fengshui, an ancient art of placement

  Feng Shui, firstly known as Kan Yu, is a study of energy circulation in nature and its effect of living environment on people. It deals with Qi, believing that both deficiency and excess can do h

  2013-12-29 11:00:01+0800

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• [Customs] 24 Solar Term: Rain Water 雨水

  When the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 330 degrees, the solar term of “The Rains” arrives. When passing the day of “The Rains”, the weather sometimes can be unpredictable for a few d

  2013-12-26 14:00:00+0800

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• [Customs] 24 Solar Term: The Autumn Equinox 秋分

  秋分位于秋至和霜降这两个节气之间，是“阴阳两气”平分的时候。秋分时天气急遽转冷，昼夜温差变大。和其他节气一样，中国人在秋分时也有着非常多的习俗和习语；此外，秋分还是适于养肺的时节之一。

  2013-12-11 08:00:01+0800

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• [Customs] 24 Solar Term: Cold Dew 寒露

  每年10月8日或9日视太阳到达黄经195°时为寒露。寒露的意思是气温比白露时更低，地面露水更冷，快要凝结成霜了。此时会出现霜冻，北方已呈深秋景象，南方也秋意渐浓。北京登高习俗较盛，景山公园、八大处、香山

  2013-12-07 10:00:00+0800

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• [Customs] Winter Fish-catching Festival 冬季捕鱼节

  冬季捕鱼节承袭了历史上辽代对河海的崇拜，发展成为如今中国北方的一个普遍的节日。对辽河、松花江和黑龙江流域的人们来说，这个节日更是尤其重要。人们在冰面上挖洞捕鱼，并用马来拉捕鱼的网。这篇文章详细介

  2013-12-05 10:00:01+0800

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• [Customs] 24 Solar Term: White Dews 白露

  White dews (Bailu) is the 15th solar term. It usually begins around September 7 and there is typically autumn weather during Bailu period.

  2013-12-05 08:00:01+0800

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• [Customs] Five Strange Wedding Customs of Minorities

  Marriage doesn’t always come easy. The following wedding customs from five ethnic minorities demonstrate its difficulty. It will be easy to understand why there are so many singles as dating show

  2013-11-23 11:00:00+0800

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• [Customs] Changing an English Name into Chinese Name

  When choosing a Chinese name, it does not necessarily have to be a transliteration of an English name. Instead, a “real” Chinese name can be adopted.

  2013-10-26 06:00:00+0800

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• [Customs] What do people do in the Double Ninth Festival

  The 9th day of the 9th lunar month is the traditional Chongyang Festival, or Double Ninth Festival. It usually falls in October in the Gregorian calendar.The custom of ascending a height to avoid

  2013-10-18 10:15:16+0800

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• [Classics] Chinese New Year Legend Story

  People often wonder why the date for Chinese New Year changes each year. The Chinese calendar is a combination solar/lunar calendar, based on a number of rather complex astronomical calculations,

  2013-10-17 17:00:00+0800

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• [Food] Chinese food: Egg Roll

  This recipe makes the thicker egg roll that is popular in western Chinese restaurants. Spring Rolls and Mini Spring Rolls are a lighter, more authentic Chinese roll.

  2013-10-16 18:00:01+0800

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• [Food] Chinese food: Chinese Tray of Togetherness

  Throughout the Chinese New Year season, it is customary to offer guests an assortment of treats from a Tray of Togetherness – a circular or octagonal shaped tray filled with an assortment of symb

  2013-10-15 16:00:00+0800

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• [Food] Chinese food: Spring Rolls春卷

  These delicate spring rolls are filled with shredded pork, shrimp, black mushrooms and garlic chives.

  2013-10-14 17:00:01+0800

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• [Food] Chinese food:Lettuce Wraps

  Popular at Asian restaurants, lettuce wraps make a great appetizer or main dish. These delicious chicken lettuce wraps are made with an oyster flavored sauce.

  2013-10-13 18:00:00+0800

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• [Customs] Symbolic Chinese Foods in Chinese New Year

  Sometimes it is based on appearance. For example, serving a whole chicken during the Chinese New Year season symbolizes family togetherness. Noodles represent a long life; an old superstition say

  2013-10-12 15:00:00+0800

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• [Customs] How to celebrate Chinese New Year

  By the time the New Year arrives, families have already spent several days preparing for the big event; cleaning the house, buying gifts, and cooking festive foods.

  2013-10-11 18:00:01+0800

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• [Customs] What is Traditional New Year in China?

  Chinese New Year (also called the Spring Festival) doesn’t begin and end on a single weekend. By the time the New Year arrives, families have already spent several days preparing for the big even

  2013-10-10 10:08:34+0800

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• [Travel] Tips of China: Hotels

  Four- and five-star hotels in China are excellent and rival the quality and service of the best hotels in major metropolitan areas in the U.S.

  2013-10-08 14:00:01+0800

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