The Chinese call the Yangtze River, Chang-jiang, which means "Long River". Yangtze River is the longest river of Asia and the third longest river in the world,about 6300 km (about 3937 mile) Read more »
Dunhuang lies at the western end of the Gansu Corridor, called Hexi Zoulang. The name Dunhuang originally meant "prospering, flourishing"-- a hint that Dunhuang must once have been an imp Read more »
Dali City, situated in the west of Yunnan Province, has an area of 28,500 square kilometers with a population of 3 million.Dali Bai Nationality Autonomous Prefecture has one city and 11 counti Read more »
Shanghai,China's largest modern city, also called in short in Chinese "Hu" or "Shen", is one of the four municipalities under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. Shanghai is situa Read more »
Some Other Opera Yue Ju Yueju Opera, also known as Shaoxing Opera, originated in the city of Shaoxing in neighboring Zhejiang Province in the mid-19th century during the late-Qing Dynasty (1644-1911 Read more »
Since 1950 China has provided nine-year compulsory education for a fifth of the world's population. Nine-year compulsory education operates in 90 percent of China's populated areas, and illiteracy in Read more »
China's basic education involves pre-school, nine-year compulsory education from elementary to junior high school, standard senior high school education, special education for disabled chi Read more »
Reflecting the fact that most of China's population live in the countryside, 95.2 percent of all elementary schools, 87.6 percent of junior high schools and 71.5 percent of senior high schools are in Read more »
By the end of 2004, China had 2,236 schools of higher learning, with over 20 million students; the gross rate of enrollment in schools of higher learning reached 19 percent. Postgraduate education is Read more »
September 10th was designated Teachers' Day in 1985, the first festival day for any profession and indicative of government efforts to raise the social status and living standards of teachers. To i Read more »
Chinese Traditional Festivals and Holidays
CHINESE TRADITIONAL FESTIVALS AND HOLIDAYS Prior to the introduction of the solar calendar system from the West, China exclusively followed a lunar calendar in determining the times of planting, harv Read more »
Learn and find your Chinese zodiac signs here The Chinese Zodiac is based on a twelve-year cycle, each year being represented by an animal. Find the year you were born to determine your own sign.Rat? Read more »
THE CHINESE LUNAR CALENDAR The Chinese calendar is the traditional calendar used in China for thousands of years. The beginning of the Chinese calendar can be traced back to the 14th century B.C.E. A Read more »
The filiation and development of Wushu(Kongfu) Wushu(Kongfu) is also called national skill or feat, it is a kind of Chinese traditional sport item. It contains series of actions and many single Read more »
Taoism Return to Balance Taoism is not a religion, nor a philosophy. It is a "Way" of life. It is a River. The Tao is the natural order of things. It is a force that flows through every living and Read more »
Famous Works The Dream of the Red Chamber In China the Hong Lou Meng is considered the outstanding classic novel of the Ch'ing Dynasty. A considerable body of critical literature has grown up around Read more »
Peking opera Peking opera of China is a national treasure, which dates back to the year 1790. That year four local opera troupes of Anhui Province came to Beijing on a performance tour on the order o Read more »
West LakeThe West Lake covers an area of 6.78 square kilometers. The average depth is 2.27 meters with the deepest being 5 meters. Three sides of the lake are surrouned by verdant mountains and one si Read more »
Suzhou is well-known as "city of gardens in China", which tops all others in both the number and the artistry of gardens.It is located in East China's Jiangsu Province. Suzhou has often been called an Read more »
Taishan Mountain was once called Mt. Daishan or Mt. Daizong before. It was renamed Taishan Mountain during the Spring and Autumn Period. In 1987 UNESCO listed Mount Tai as the World Natural and Cultur Read more »
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