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Articles about Chinese culture (0-50 of 1394)
- Chinese New Year - Get Free Chinese New Year 2010 And Chinese Valentines Day Cards
By: Mukesh Kumar Thakur | - When the world is already done with its New Year celebration, China still awaits for its gala celebration. Chinese New Year or Spring festival is the most important traditional Chinese holiday. It is also called 'Lunar New Year' outside China. It begins on the first day of first lunar month in the Chinese calendar. Chinese New Year is famously known as Chuxi by its native people. 'Chu' means pass and xi means Eve.
Chinese New Year Day is the new moon day of the first l ...
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- Lunar New Year 2010:- Get Complete Details Of Chinese New Year Celebration
By: chaman goyal | - There are many different traditions of celebrating New Year in different countries, yet the fervor and the intensity remains almost same all over. While some countries like United States of America and France hold parades in order to eulogize the occasion. While Chinese and Spanish people like to have a family dinner and then going out for celebrations, natives of Brazil enjoy New Year jubilations at street with colorful props. Making loud noises, having festive food and singing and dancing on j ...
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- Chinese New Year:- Chinese New Year 2010 Is Falling On 14th February
By: chaman goyal | - When the world is already done with its New Year celebration, China still awaits for its gala celebration. Chinese New Year or Spring festival is the most important traditional Chinese holiday. It is also called 'Lunar New Year' outside China. It begins on the first day of first lunar month in the Chinese calendar. Chinese New Year is famously known as Chuxi by its native people. 'Chu' means Chu means to remove or to eradicate, while xi means evening or night, and therefo ...
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- Himfr.com Reports Wang Said That Foreign Apparel Designers Copy Chinese Works .
By: Frbiz | - Recently, several blogs found that many hosts, the cafe's dress and abroad, apart from big-name dress color and specific details, is almost exactly the same, but the designers are Chinese local designers. For example, from the hands of designer Guo Pei Dong Qing CCTV sets of dresses and the international big-name high degree of similarity. 1:00, the Chinese designers to work abroad, accused of plagiarism.
In response, Wang said, is designed to imitate and learn from industry inevit ...
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- Learning Chinese - 7 Tips To Improve Your Chinese Language Skills
By: David Bailey | - Learning Chinese can be a daunting task. If you are lucky enough to have bilingual parents or attended an Chinese school that taught the language, that's great. But what if you are older now and interested in learning Chinese as a second language or even just improving your Chinese language skills? Well, the good news is there are many helpful tools for you to access.
Learning to speak Chinese as an additional language is beneficial in many ways. You can easily communicate in the ...
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- How Family Culture Has Changed In China
By: expo09 | - Family culture in China has changed significantly over the last few decades. Over time many parts of Chinese culture has become much more similar to the western world and this is certainly the case within families.
Traditionally families compromised of large family units sometimes with over one hundred family member living together in one settlement, although these extremes were much more common in rural areas. Families were ruled by the oldest male with the torch passed down when ...
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- Chinese Superstitions-00-1510
By: Michale Song | - Those who are familiar with Western cultures know how many things are treated as taboo. Superstitious people will go to any length to avoid certain things that their culture considers as harbingers of bad luck. It is the same all over the world. Go to any part of the world and you will find, irrespective of caste & creed, there are certain things that are considered unlucky and certain things that are considered as lucky. It is the same with the Chinese too, but the difference between the Chines ...
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- Chinese Acupuncture Treatment History And Development Of Acupuncture Needles
By: lilitang | - Acupuncture is capable of reducing a person's feeling of pain. How does acupuncture works? In order to answer this question, a research team of Havard University resorted to nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). This method, which is often simply called magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), uses a scanning device that can perform diagnostic functions and make quantitative analysis on a sample of tissues. It employs a large magnet to determine the magnetic bearings of a lot of atom nuclei in the patient' ...
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- Simple Chinese Cultural Things That You Should Know-00-1375
By: Michale Song | - Just because your Chinese host asked you personal questions regarding your marital status and your age or about your family background and income, you should not get upset. Such queries are common in Chinese culture and you as a visitor to China should accept them gracefully and answer them honestly. It might feel strange, but by providing the correct answers with a smiling face you shall be bonding yourself with the family even more. The Chinese culture is far more advanced that European ones ( ...
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- When In China, Do As The Chinese Do-00-1325
By: Michale Song | - If you are planning a business trip to China, it is recommended that you study a bit about the Chinese culture first. There are certain things that you must avoid during your stay in that country and not observing them might make you feel unwanted over there. Each country has its own culture and it is the same with the Chinese too. Just because they too wear suits while going to office does not mean that all their traditions and cultures are the same as that of yours. Before embarking on your tr ...
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- Why Let Kids Learn Chinese
By: Ray Ritchey | - Parents in the olden days had their children learn another language for a variety of reasons. These days, our world is fast becoming connected everywhere. We can now meet and connect with anyone, anywhere. The newest turn of technology presses the reason why we should have children learn another language, such as Chinese (or more languages even if conditions permit).
There are a lot of languages out there that may interest parents. Chinese is one the languages that have the ...
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- Traditional Chinese Medical Science And Chinese Medicine
By: lilitang | - A General Consideration of traditional Chinese Medicine
Western medicine has a history of only over 200 years, while traditional Chinese medicine was the unique system of medical treatment of the Chinese people for thousands of years and, by virtue of its safety and efficacy, has made important contributions to the procreation and thriving of the Chinese people and has shown its tremendous vitality at the same time. China has a great diversity of natural conditions, which have bred the ri ...
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- Talk On Roast Beijing Duck And Chinese Food Culture
By: lilitang | - Chinese people began to domesticate wild duck two thousand years ago, but European people did not do that. Instead, they domesticated the goose very early.
As China had specialized in producing duck for thousands of years, this fowl became a special product of the country and was preferred by Chinese people to the goose, which was generally not in favor. Furthermore, the duck used for producing roast duck was of an excellent species bred painstakingly by Chinese over a long perio ...
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- Three Reasons Why We Celebrate The Moon Festival
By: Ray Ritchey | - This Chinese holiday celebrates bounty, family and freedom.
In old rural China, the Moon Festival is an occasion to give thanks for the bountiful harvest that year.
Based on legend, it is also a romantic time to celebrate love for family.
History does not come far behind as it has its own landmark political victory to attribute to this Moon Holiday.
The Moon Festival is celebrated during the 15th of the 8th month of the Ch ...
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- Visit China To Know More Chinese Culture And Chinese Food
By: lilitang | - China has an abundant supply of foodstuffs. She is famous for her refined art of the cooking and preparation of food. In this country great attention is paid to the naming of the immense variety of dishes that may be laid on the table. High store is set by the shape and color of the ultimate product to be presented for consumption and also for appreciation. The duration and degree of heating or cooking and the flavoring of the foods involved are also resolved meticulously. All this has rich phil ...
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Social Web Results   For American Workers in China, a Culture Clash - NYTimes.com Shared By: milhaus12 - As more Americans go to mainland China to take jobs, more Chinese and Americans are working side by side. These cross-cultural partnerships, while...
 Art museum program celebrates cultural diversity Shared By: LindasHouse - Experience the Beauty of Chinese Music and Dance|Shen Young will bring Chinese culture to life at the Academy of .. http://oohja.com/x3VHJ About 2...
 Uneasy Engagement - Chinese Team Searches Museums for Art Treasures - Series - NYTimes.com Shared By: AnnieStrack - For the past two weeks, the delegation of Chinese cultural experts has swept through American institutions, seeking to reclaim items once ensconced at...
 China Travel – Zoucheng | Learn Chinese Shared By: dps782 - With a long history and a splendid culture, it is the birthplace of... China Travel – Zoucheng Zoucheng City, originally called as Zouxian, is...
 Learn to speak Chinese like a Rocket with Rocket Chinese Premium Shared By: cbafffm - Learn to speak Chinese online quickly, easily and confidently with Rocket Chinese Premium featuring interactive audio, games, quizzes, grammar and...
 Foot binding and a biological approach to the study of Chinese culture Shared By: new_headline - (PhysOrg.com) -- Exaptation is a familiar concept to evolutionary biologists. It's the basic idea explaining that a trait can evolve because it starts...
 INDONESIA Aceh Sharia forbids Chinese dance of the lions - Asia News Shared By: Scornful_Luigi - The descendants of Chinese respond that is only "a cultural show" to remember the victims of the tsunami. For decades the community - mostly Christian...
 Chinese Tea Drinking: The Values Behind the Traditions | Shelia Gaston Dot Net Shared By: SheliaGaston - Chinese tea has gained its renowned name throughout the world due to its medical use. In ancient China, it was said to have originated.
 The Cultural Demolition of Kashgar, China - Photo Essays - TIME Shared By: ionuttarcea - An ancient Silk Road city is threatened by Chinese modernization Photographs by Gilles Sabrie / OnAsia.com
 Chinese products, Chinese Clothing, Chinese Dress, Cheongsam, Qipao Shared By: thekey - We strive to share with all around the world the love for Asian culture and exotic goods. Here, you will find the web's most exciting range of exotic...
- The Chinese Dragon Kings
By: Henry KH Fong | - The Chinese dragon is depicted as having four legs, long, scaled and snake like. Unlike many other dragons associated with evil, the Chinese dragon has much power and is an often-used symbol in Chinese folklore and art. The Chinese dragon is associated with rain embodies the male of 'yang' while the phoenix is the female version of Fenghuang.
Historically the Chinese dragon belonged to the emperor and could not be used by any commoners. The presence of the dragon as a symbol has f ...
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- Learnaing Chinese Language At No Cost
By: john abraham | - All over the world, a language or a group of languages called Chinese is spoken by 1.3 billion people. If you take Chinese as a single language than a group, it is only the language most commonly spoken on the planet. People of countries like China, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia speak this language. It is a daunting as well as challenging task, if you are interested in learning Chinese. It would be rewarding to learn Chinese as it helps in shaping you career besides helping you in your tra ...
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- Why Chinese Name Tattoo Is So Famous Recently
By: David Tony | - Chinese character name is very popular recently since the Olympic game 2008 held in China. More and more people get the chances to explore to the Chinese culture especially the Chinese language. Therefore, Chinese character name tattoo is becoming a trend of tattooing too as many people starts to choose a Chinese name and tattoo it on their body.
A lot of free Chinese name translation services available online. You have to make sure you double check the meaning of the Chinese you ...
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- The Rich Culture Beneath The Beauty Of Chinese Fans
By: Matthew Stanton | - Chinese fans are so popular from all over the world since Chinese also thinks highly of these fans with great history befalling behind it. China is rich in culture and beliefs. Their sense of art and talent are also distinguishable that people all over the globe know the distinct design that they make. These ornaments are one of the most popular pieces of functional or decorative art that stands out when talking about China. If we witness a fan that has that certain Chinese style and design, we ...
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- The Importance Of Knowing The Chinese Translation-00-2599
By: Michale Song | - Ask most people and they will state that there is no use in learning the Chinese translation. They state that if they face any problems and require access to any documents in the Mandarin or Cantonese language, they will get a translation of the same done in the English language. For this they have to get hold of a reliable translator and even then, they are totally dependent on him or her.
What if that Chinese translator does not have a good idea of the English language? Chances ...
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- Chinese New Year Food: The Basics
By: fongsuimy | - Chinese New Year food is a big part of any new year celebration. In fact, the food is nothing less than central to the festivities. The Chinese New Year is similar to the Western one, but the differences are key. It is considered to be one of the most important holidays in the Chinese culture. Alternative names for it include the Spring Festival and the Lunar New Year. According to the Chinese calendar, the New Year takes place not on the first day of the first month of the year, as in the Weste ...
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- The Culturally Enriched Chinese Fans
By: Matthew Stanton | - Are you ever engrossed with Chinese culture and arts? Are you fond of Chinese artifacts and designs? Purchase Chinese fans for your own use or just to decorate it at your home to express your love for Chinese art. Your taste is definitely in today because it is one of the sought after designs to almost anything today, like clothes, decorations, party themes, etc.
China is the longest surviving civilization in the world, with the art history stretching back at least 4000 years. Bec ...
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- Chinese Culture:the Final Journey And Others-00-2136
By: Michale Song | - There are many different religions and cultures in the world and each one of them have things that are common with others. Have you heard of any culture where the youngsters do not respect their elders or where the parents do not love their kids? These things are common amongst all cultures. However there are certain things that are unique to and found only amongst the Chinese. Most of you who live in cities that boast of a good Chinese population must have observed the funeral cortege of the Ch ...
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- Mythical Chinese Dragons
By: fongsuimy | - The Chinese dragon is depicted as having four legs, long, scaled and snake like. Unlike many other dragons associated with evil, the Chinese dragon has much power and is an often-used symbol in Chinese folklore and art. The Chinese dragon is associated with rain embodies the male of 'yang' while the phoenix is the female version of Fenghuang.
Historically emperors were the only ones allowed to use the symbol of the dragon. Though as the world has progressed and governments changed t ...
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- Simple Chinese Cultural Things That You Should Know
By: David Fang | - Just because your Chinese host asked you personal questions regarding your marital status and your age or about your family background and income, you should not get upset. Such queries are common in Chinese culture and you as a visitor to China should accept them gracefully and answer them honestly. It might feel strange, but by providing the correct answers with a smiling face you shall be bonding yourself with the family even more. The Chinese culture is far more advanced that European ones ( ...
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- Learning Chinese Tips For Children, Including Pre-schoolers And Toddlers
By: Ray Ritchey | - First things first: Which Chinese to Learn?
Mandarin is the official language of China and Taiwan. It is the dialect of the majority in Mainland China and the Chinese overseas. Cantonese is not as commonly used since Britains turnover of Hong Kong to China. It may become a dialect that is used among family and friends.or business purposes, Mandarin is more practical to learn. ChildBook has also carried Cantonese products in the past that took forever to sell.
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- Ethnic Food Recipes "€" The Chinese Way
By: David H Urmann | - Ethnic Recipes are cultural or regional ways of cooking authentic cuisine. Cooking Chinese foods are considered healthy and a balanced way of having ancient Chinese culture.
Ethnic recipes originated from different cultural diversities of each country. It is a way of learning traditional meals in terms of food preparation, dietary habits, food symbolism and rituals.
Most Chinese dishes combine a mixture of ingredients and a balance of elements in its flavors, color ...
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- Learning The Chinese Language - The Challenge
By: Mike Cheng | - Chinese is a language or group of languages spoken by 1.3 billion people worldwide. If you believe to be a Chinese language, rather than a group it is most commonly spoken language on the planet. It is spoken in countries like China, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia. If you are interested in learning Chinese, it may be difficult and intimidating. Learning Chinese, but can also be rewarding, and recognizing that it may have advantages for your career, and help improve your trips to Asia.
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- Chinese Made Easy : Language Textbooks That Engage Children
By: Ray Ritchey | - The Chinese Made Easy series of textbooks and workbooks feature content and activities that help children learn Chinese in a lively, engaging atmosphere.
If in the past, studying language was a chore because of its notoriety to lull students to sleep, the text and exercises in the Chinese Made Easy series are presented in a variety of forms that will engage students. Besides the usual translation tests, students can enjoy reading and writing Chinese with page designs especially ...
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- Find Chinese Self-study Language Courses
By: Mike Cheng | - All of these are valid methods for Learning Chinese although I cant speak personally for the osmosis system (I do think you learn well by playing a Chinese MP3 just before going to bed though). The point here is to immerse you in the learning and the Chinese Language. To Learn Chinese intensively, even to listen to Chinese radio stations or watch Chinese films. I find listening to Chinese news very helpful you get a good mix of different stories and the subjects are constantly changing. I ...
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- A New Way To Learn Chinese, Mando Mandarin
By: Mike Cheng | - If you want to learn to speak Chinese then perhaps you should consider using the teaching services of popular online Chinese schools such as Mando Mandarin (http://www.mandomandarin.com). Knowing how to speak Chinese is now a valuable asset no matter where you are in the world it is the most widely spoken language, used by over a billion people. It goes without saying that Chinese language translation is in dire need. Whether it is for leisure or for business, choosing to learn Chinese no ...
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- Chinese Wood Carvings In All Kinds Are Available At Www.madeinchina.com
By: shiling | - Abstract: The art of wood carving plays an important role in the history of Chinese architecture, painting, sculpture, and art development. Wood carving is not only a traditional Chinese art form but also an essential part of Chinese culture. Along with the development of modernization, Chinese wood carving absorb some modern factors and enjoy great popularity within the world.
The evolution of Chinese wood carving.
As early as 6000 years ago, the Chinese already used wood ...
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- Benefits Of Learn Chinese Online
By: Mike Chang | - While learn Chinese online this question often come in mind that why should any one learn Chinese online? There are too many reasons to explain Why to learn Chinese online. First, Chinese is the language of nearly forth part of the global population. Speakers of Chinese live not only in China, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, but also spread across South Asia, North America and Europe, where large Chinese communities come together. Basically you can find in China city majority city. Today the Chi ...
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- All You Wanted To Know About Chinese Cuisine
By: Mary Anne Durkee | - Chinese cuisine is a rich combination of color, flavors and taste. The popularity of the Chinese cuisine has given it the much deserved global recognition and it has come to be accepted as part of the global cuisine.
Chinese cuisine involves the delicate art of cooking using varied techniques and styles to create true works of art. The variety in Chinese cuisine arises from the culinary contribution of the different regions in the country. The style of cooking and presentation v ...
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- Learn Chinese And Wushu In China
By: Rinkel Kapoor1 | - Have you seen the karate kid? Didnt you just loved it when the underdog kid beat the hell out of the bully of the school and won the competition? Didnt you wish to move your wrists and feet in that suave manner? You can finally have a dib at fulfilling your dream. You can study wushu in china while you are there on the study program involving mandarin Chinese, the local dialect of China.
Studying in china for learning Chinese which is the second most popular language after E ...
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- How To Learn Mandarin Chinese
By: David Stevens | - Mandarin Chinese is becoming one of the most popular languages that people are studying and learning in the world. To learn Chinese in China or in your own country can be very difficult. The Chinese language is a tonal language.
Each word when pronounced using the 4 different tones will have a different meaning. So it is important to be prepared and learn a bit more about the Chinese language before you embark on a trip to learn Mandarin Chinese at a language school in Beijing or ...
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- Chinese Tattoo Writing - A Warning
By: Gustavo Gomez | - At one time chinese tattoos were strongly associated with criminals and the mafia. But these days all that has changed thanks to a new wave of celebrities and tattoo artists who have recognised the attraction of these intriguing tattoo designs. Every day thousands of people are looking for information about chinese tattoos, as the Chinese culture continues to spread around the modern world.
Part of the popularity of tattoo designs based on Chinese writing is due to the fact that m ...
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- Chinese Tattoos: Your Piece Of An Enchanting History
By: Emil Raal | - Spend a few minutes surfing the net for information on Chinese tattoos and you will quickly notice a recurring theme warning the would be tattoo recipient to ensure they know someone reliable who can accurately translate the meaning before they just go ahead a slap one on. There is even an entire blog dedicated to the misuse of these characters. Makes you wonder about all the times you wondered into a tattoo artist's workshop and flipped through the hundreds of Chinese tattoos available looking ...
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- Different Elements In A Chinese A Wedding Invitation
By: Jerry Leung | - Nowadays there are different styles of wedding invitations. Indeed wedding invitation is one of the must items for a wedding. It is used to announce the wedding and spread the joy and happiness of the couple. A well designed wedding invitation can give an unexpected impression to the guests. It is in fact marking the beginning of a wedding ceremony.
Depending on different cultures, different elements can be seen on a wedding invitation. For example, traditionally in China, wedd ...
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- Learn Chinese: It's Easy To Learn Chinese Characters!
By: Lee J Avery.. | - The Chinese language is illusive to English speaking world, almost seems to be a complex mystery intimidating to unravel and to understand. If you wish to learn Chinese, then approach it delicately and thoroughly as a bridge to not only communication with this beautiful culture, but learn Chinese to harvest the history and ways of their world as well.
There are many resources available to learn Chinese characters. The Chinese language has become a popular study area for more and ...
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- Learn Chinese: Why Learn Chinese?
By: Lee J Avery | - If you are up on the world economy, then you will know that China is the fastest growing economy in the world. In fact, the Chinese language is becoming so commonly used in business, the demand for resources teaching the Chinese language has more than tripled in the last half decade.
Furthermore, if you check out the curriculum being offered in primary and secondary schools, you will see the Chinese language offered as a course. Looking up ahead in to the future, it is estimated t ...
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- About Shi Jinsong - A Chinese Artists
By: Saatchi-Gallery | - Shi Jinsong was born on 1969 in Dangyang county, Hubei province, China. He lives and works in Wuhan and Beijing, China. Through his razor-sharp sculptures and related works, Shi Jinsong initiates a dialogue, at once menacing and ironic, between the forms of mythic Chinese culture and modern day globalization. Na Zha is here recast as the brand name for an outrageously unsafe line of baby products. Meticulously assembled in stainless steel from intricate mechanical drawings, they include a dead ...
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- Deciphering The Meaning Of Chinese Numbers
By: Timothy Green | - Many Chinese customs are centered around the belief in the power of certain numbers, and the superstitions surrounding digits in Chinese culture only takes second fiddle to the role of specific foods. The pronunciation of these numbers also reflects the Chinese's affinity with homonyms, where many digits are considered lucky or unlucky based on words that sound similar. This in turn, affects the entire Chinese economy, since folks here will not buy anything without careful consideration of the n ...
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- Chinese Legend Of The New Year's Monster Nian
By: Jason Huang | - An ancient Chinese legend tells of a man-eating predatory beast called Nian, extremely fierce, with a long head and sharp horn. Nian dwelled deep in the sea the whole year long, but on every Chinese New Year's Eve it would climb onto the shore to devour livestock and harm humans in a near-by village. Therefore, every Chinese New Year's Eve, all the villagers would take their old and young deep into the mountains to hide from Nian.
One Chinese New Year's Eve a grey haired man appea ...
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- Ntdtv's Global Chinese New Year Spectacular - A Gift Of Healing
By: Jason Liu | - I want to share some of my reasons for sponsoring New Tang Dynasty Television's (NTDTV) Chinese New Year Spectacular. Of course, I am Chinese, and the Chinese New Year is part of my tradition and heritage. I love the colorful costumes, beautiful music and dance depicting ancient myths and legends. It reminds me of stories from my childhood. In addition, the cause, the people involved and the performances themselves have touched me profoundly, they have a healing effect in more than one sense.
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- Slaying The Evil Dragon
By: Gisela Sommer | - Like the Loch Ness Monster of Scotland, China has its myths and legends of dragons, some helpful and benevolent, and some not so. Of the evil variety, there's one that's been slain on stages around the world during the 2006 NTDTV's Global Chinese New Year Spectaculars. The performance is called "Nine Swords," and it obviously was one of the audiences' favorites as it receiving roaring applause.
I hope NTDTV will bring this performance back in its 2007 shows for it's a drama worth ...
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- The Guqin A Chinese Musical Instrument That Helped Defeat An Army
By: Jason Huang | - The guqin, or seven-stringed zither, is China's oldest stringed instrument, and as legend has it, its sweet sounds once helped defeat an army. Now this ancient instrument experiences a modern-day renaissance. Every year, NTDTV's Chinese New Year Spectacular brings a unique opportunity to experience the magic of traditional Chinese culture, using traditional and ancient instruments. The magnificence of the backdrops, the abundant imagination, the marvelous music, the splendor of the costumes, and ...
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- Chinese Ancient Traditions Revived In Global New Year Shows
By: Gisela Sommer | - Two years ago some Chinese friends of mine took me to NTDTV's (New Tang Dynasty TV) live Chinese New Year Spectacular. It was a thrilling and enchanting music and dance performance, with traditional Chinese instruments and costumes faithfully recreated from old manuscripts, paintings and pottery. The dragons, drums and dancers all evoked the grandeur of China's great dynasties and legends of remote history.
Ancient Chinese traditions speak of harmony between heaven and earth. They ...
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