Yellow Dragon Cave (Tuesday 09th of February 2010 05:39:00 AM)
The Yellow Dragon Cave has four layers and covers an area of about 20 square kilometers. With a
vertical height up to 100 meters, the cave is composed of one storage, two streams, three
waterfalls, four pools, 13 platforms and 46 corridors, as well as ...
(more)History of Dizi (Bamboo Flute) (Tuesday 22nd of December 2009 06:14:00 AM)
Dizi, a traditional Chinese musical instrument, became popular as early as the Warring States
Period (475-221BC). It first appeared in Hemudu Clan (in present-day Hubei Province) 7,000
years ago. This transverse bamboo flute has a blowing hole, a stop ...
(more)The Four Books and Five Classics Part Four (Friday 18th of December 2009 06:43:02 AM)
The Classic of Rites
The Classic of Rites, the earliest and most complete record of social
hierarchies and ceremonies in ancient China, lost in the third century B.C., describes ancient
rites and court ceremonies.
The Book of Changes
The Book of Changes, ...
(more)The Four Books and Five Classics Part One (Thursday 17th of December 2009 05:07:01 AM)
The Four Books (sì shū 四书) refer to The Analects of Confucius
(lún y" 论语), The Mencius (mèng zǐ 孟子), The
Great Learning (dà xué 大学) and The Doctrine ...
(more)Lady White and Xu Xian ""Part Two (Monday 14th of December 2009 05:24:01 AM)
Xu then went to the Jinshan Temple (jīn shān sì ´山寺) to
thank god. There the monk Fa Hai (fǎ hǎi .海) told him that the snake he saw on
the Dragon Boat Festival was actually his wife. The frightened ...
(more)Lady White and Xu Xian ""Part Two (Monday 14th of December 2009 05:24:00 AM)
Xu then went to the Jinshan Temple (jīn shān sì ´山寺) to
thank god. There the monk Fa Hai (fǎ hǎi .海) told him that the snake he saw on
the Dragon Boat Festival was actually his wife. The frightened ...
(more)Thirty-Six Strategies 6 (Thursday 10th of December 2009 02:53:00 AM)
Clamor in the East, Attack in the West In any battle the element of surprise can provide an
overwhelming advantage. Even when face to face with an enemy, surprise can still be employed by
attacking where he least expects it. To do ...
(more)Chinese New Year's Couplet (Wednesday 09th of December 2009 02:58:01 AM)
Chun lian is a special type of Duilian, or couplet. It is used only during the Chinese New Year
as part of its celebration. While duilian is permanent, chunlian is a temporary decoration to
be placed on the entrance of the house, somewhat akin to ...
(more)The Butterfly Lovers -- Violin Concerto (Monday 07th of December 2009 06:22:01 AM)
The music of Liang Zhu (liáng zhù 梁.), or "Butterfly Lovers," is
undoubtedly the best-known and most popular in all of China. It is also one of the few Chinese
pieces that have often appeared on the international stage. Almost everyone ...
(more)Chinese Acupuncture & Moxibustion Part Two (Wednesday 25th of November 2009 02:45:00 AM)
The efficacy
Dredging the meridian (jīng luò 经络); Regulating Yin
(yīn 阴) and Yang (yáng 阳); Strengthening the body resistance and
eliminating pathogenic factors Advantages
Acupuncture and moxibustion ...
(more)Imperial Palace (Tuesday 24th of November 2009 03:11:00 AM)
The imperial palace, the official residence of the emperor and his family, is the most vital
architecture in ancient China.
There were certain architectural features that were reserved
solely for buildings built for the Emperor of China. One example ...
(more)Chinese Civilian Residence Part One (Friday 20th of November 2009 04:34:01 AM)
Residential construction in different parts of China is also called civilian residential
housing which is a basic type of architecture. Due to the vast expanse of China, the presence
of many ethnic groups, different climatic conditions and ways of life, ...
(more)Are We Too Stressed Out to Reduce Our Stress? (Wednesday 18th of November 2009 06:16:00 AM)
Americans are stressed out. No surprise there, I suppose. The question is, what are we doing
about it? The answer, according to a new survey from the American Psychological Association, is
not enough.
Fewer people are utilizing stress-management ...
(more)Sino-US relations (Thursday 12th of November 2009 06:41:00 AM)
IT HAS become a tedious tradition for Westerners dealing with China to garnish their speeches
with wisdom from the Chinese classics. Barack Obama, addressing Chinese and American leaders in
July, used not just a banal quotation from Mencius, a Confucian ...
(more)Chinese Climate (Wednesday 11th of November 2009 05:56:00 AM)
China lies mainly in the north temperate zone, characterized by a warm climate and distinctive
seasons, with a climate well suited for habitation. From September to April the following year,
dry and cold winter monsoons blow from Siberia and the Mongolian ...
(more)China Braces for H1N1 (Tuesday 10th of November 2009 03:04:00 AM)
It's flu season in Beijing, and this season the flu is H1N1.
Just as the weather in the
Chinese capital has taken a steep turn below freezing, Chinese media report that reported H1N1
cases are skyrocketing, with city health authorities noting a 60% increase ...
(more)Speak Chinese like singing (Friday 06th of November 2009 02:00:00 AM)
One thing that is easier in Mandarin is the grammar.
"The grammar is not nearly as
complicated as many European languages," says Dr Weightman."For example there are no verb
tenses, no relative clauses, no singular or plural."
The number of people ...
(more)Humble origins of a 500-year-old garden paradise (Wednesday 04th of November 2009 08:12:00 AM)
China is strewn with extraordinary green oases, islands of rich, verdant foliage frequently set
against unwelcoming rocky terrain or incongruous grey urban backdrops. Among these myriad leafy
sanctuaries, most connoisseur’s of China’s natural ...
(more)Shanghai Disneyland project spurs market (Wednesday 04th of November 2009 08:10:01 AM)
Local stocks of real estate, building materials and logistics performed well on Monday, one day
after Shanghai mayor said a press conference would be held in near future to announce the
latest development of the long-waited Disneyland project in the city.Transfer ...
(more)Do you know a website where i can speak with inventors so i could give an invention idea? (Sunday 07th of June 2009 06:11:33 AM)
I have an invention called food tape i won't tell you what it does cause i don't want the idea
stolen.Hi Cameo ! I live In Hereford In the UK and i Too Have An Invention to develope So If
your in ...
(more)What kind of training should I get to speak like a lawyer? (Wednesday 27th of May 2009 06:12:34 AM)
How can I become as articulate as the great debaters?
I am watching this movie right now and I
like the way they speak.
I would like to have a career where I will need to argue for things
whether it is law, advertisement, sale etc...
I am ...
(more)Oklahoma, Vatican Take Opposite Tacks On Evolution (Saturday 07th of March 2009 01:30:01 PM)
Nizcolas writes "Notable evolutionary biologist, author, and speaker Richard Dawkins was newly
invited to speak on the campus of the discipline mash of Oklahoma as part of the school's
joviality of Charles Darwin. However, Oklahoma plenum are working ...
(more)One day, the phone rang, and a little boy answered. ... (Tuesday 16th of December 2008 03:10:02 AM)
One day, the phone rang, and a little boy answered."May I speak to your parents?""They're
busy.""Oh. Is anybody else there?""The police.""Can I speak to them?""They're busy.""Oh. Is
anybody else there?""The firemen.""Can I speak to them?""They're busy.""So ...
(more)McCain: 'Phil Graham does not speak for me' (Friday 11th of July 2008 06:01:40 AM)
July 10: Reacting to Phil Graham’s comment that the US has become a "nation of
whiners," John McCain says he disagrees, adding the former senator 'does not speak for me.
I speak for me."Geez, and this guy is giving economic advise ...
(more)Jail-Breaking iPhones at the Apple Store (Sunday 30th of March 2008 10:00:05 AM)
An secret reader writes "According to an article in Xconomy, iPhone hacker and author us
government Zdziarski was invited to speak at an Apple Store in Cambridge, MA last week where he
talked about the history of iPhone hacking, jail-breaking, and limitations ...
(more)One day, the phone rang, and a little boy answered. ... (Friday 19th of October 2007 01:45:04 AM)
One day, the phone rang, and a little boy answered."May I speak to your parents?""They're
busy.""Oh. Is anybody else there?""The police.""Can I speak to them?""They're busy.""Oh. Is
anybody else there?""The firemen.""Can I speak to them?""They're busy.""So ...
(more)
.