Chinese Culture

Liu Bang and Xiang Yu

Posted under Chinese History and Chinese Environment on Sunday, 23 May 2010 by Pippo
It’s said that both Liu Bang and Xiang Yu had been deeply struck by the grand sight of First Emperor out on an inspection tour. “This is the way a man should live,”admired Liu Bang. “I can replace him,”was how Xiang Yu expreeed his embition. Liu Bang’s words reveal him as a man of deep...
Liu Bang and Xiang Yu

Chinese Environment

Posted under Chinese History and Chinese Environment on Monday, 19 April 2010 by Pippo
Sometimes people describe China's landscape as being like a staircase with three steps.The top step of this staircase is in the west, where the Himalaya mountains are (India is on the other side of these mountains). Tibet is in this part of China. And Mount Everest is here (it's the...
Chinese Environment

Yao, Shun, and Yu

Posted under Chinese History and Chinese Environment on Sunday, 18 April 2010 by Pippo
Yao,  Shun, and Yu were three sage kings of China' remote past.  For thousands of years after,  court officials would yearn for yet never get to serve monarchs such as them. As we know very little about them from legend, we can only speculate that they were probably tribal chieftains during the...
Yao, Shun, and Yu

Greetings For Chinese New Year

Posted under Chinese Tradition on Saturday, 6 March 2010 by Andrew
Only a few days, we will enjoy the Chinese Spring festival with family and friends.I believe you have to say something for the coming year. Here are some common options with rough English translations for greeting Chinese in Tiger Year.Nǐ 你 and nín 您 can be interchanged depending...
Greetings For Chinese New Year

Confucius Quotes

Posted under Chinese Poems on Sunday, 17 January 2010 by Andrew
Confucius and thus Confucius quotes are best-known all over the world. Even though this philosopher lived nearly 2500 years ago in China Confucius quotes are still of high topicality. Confucius quotes are with their wisdom and intelligence full of advice that can be followed easily. Because...
Confucius Quotes

300 tang poems-李白(libai)-子夜吴歌(zi ye wu ge)

Posted under Chinese Poems on Thursday, 14 January 2010 by Pippo

300 tang poems-李白(libai)-关山月(guan shan yue)

Posted under Chinese Poems on Thursday, 14 January 2010 by Pippo

300 tang poems-王昌龄(wangchangling)-塞下曲(sai xia qu)

Posted under Chinese Poems on Thursday, 14 January 2010 by Pippo

300 tang poems-王昌龄(wangchangling)-塞上曲(sai shang qu)

Posted under Chinese Poems on Thursday, 14 January 2010 by Pippo

300 tang poems-柳宗元(liuzongyuan)-溪居(xi ju)

Posted under Chinese Poems on Sunday, 10 January 2010 by Pippo
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