What Is Ch'i? Ch'i (pronounced "chee", 气) is the cosmic breath or energy ascribed to the atmosphere, the earth, and humans. It is the positive energy and life force that pervades human existence. T Read more »
Eating and Drinking Customs in China
Socializing around food and mealtimes is very important to the Chinese. Much of Chinese family life revolves around the dinner table. Traditionally, Chinese believed it was impolite to talk too mu Read more »
Understanding People's Gestures in China
Chinese don’t gesture very much and regard a lot of hand movement as excessive. Winking and whistling are considered rude. Eye contact tends to be indirect. Both the thumbs up sign and tugging on Read more »
Hainan hope to be a world-class tourist destination
ina s Hainan province is expected to become a world-class resort destination according to a report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) referenced by the China Daily last week. Read more »
Splendid Dunhuang painted Sculpture
The splendid Dunhuang painted sculpture is an important part of Dunhuang grotto art. It is the painted sculpture with Chinese characteristics that was founded on the hundreds of years of the sculpture Read more »
Let the Foreigners Integrate into Chinese Cities
The public determine the culture and soul of a city while more and more foreigners gradually entering into the Chinese society and becoming the new part of the city public with their diversity cultu Read more »
Chinese Youngsters Learn Peking Opera
China’s traditional Peking Opera is gaining popularity with children in Beijing. Some one hundred children are taking part in a summer camp to learn how to perform the traditional Peking Opera. It Read more »
African apprentices practise kung fu under master Yanxiu's instructions at the Shaolin Temple on the Songshan Mountain in Dengfeng city, Central China's Henan province, Sept 4, 2012. Ten apprentic Read more »
Freshmen receive etiquette training in E China
Freshmen at a tourism vocational college in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, receive etiquette training as a way of embracing their first semester on Wednesday. Read more »
1) Translator One doesn't necessarily need an advance degree to become a translator, just an advanced level of Chinese and the credentials to prove it, the most common and prominent being the HSK test Read more »
Collection of Chinese Ancient Jade
Well known for the reputation of "the Country of Jade" around the world, China has a 7,000-year history of jade production. In ancient times, Chinese favored jade not only for its intrinsic beauty bu Read more »
Tomb of Second Generation Unearthed
A Song dynasty (960-1279) tomb containing a couple buried together was unearthed on the campus of Zhejiang Normal University on Jan. 11. 2011. The tomb, found in a gymnasium construction site, has Read more »
According to historical documents, people began to use raincoats way back in the Zhou Dynasty. The earliest forms of Chinese raincoats were made of straw and they were called "straw rain capes" or Read more »
Expo boosts trade and friendship
An exhibitor from Iran arranges the handicrafts she brought to exhibit at the second China-Euroasia Expo on Sept 4, 2012, in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The expo, held from Sept 2 Read more »
Nan Quan or the southern-style Chuan is widely practised in south China. It evolved during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), and has many different styles. Among the famous are the five major styles Read more »
lotus roots and seeds for summer
At this time of year, lakes and ponds around China are filled with pink and white flowers and big green leaves. The lotus flower symbolizes purity and nobility since it rises above the mud in which i Read more »
China is one of the earliest countries in the world to produce canoes and use the canoe and oar to sail across the sea. A canoe is the simplest boat turned from a big log which was chiseled hollow in Read more »
Di Opera is a traditional Chinese opera popularized in the Guizhou towns of Anshun, Huishui, Pingba and Zhenning. Originally without a name, the opera became known as Di because the audience watched o Read more »
Moon cakes sell for 888 yuan ($140) at a supermarket in Hefei, Anhui province, Sept 3, 2012. Industry retailers are rushing to lure customers with various kinds of moon cakes, as the traditional C Read more »
Duan Wei's parents have spared no expense to make sure she is prepared for college. "Electronic products are a must nowadays, especially laptops," said the 18-year-old, whose family has spent at leas Read more »
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