10.Beijing Opera Facial Masks Beijing Opera is the cream of the Chinese culture. As such it has become a must-see item to entertain foreigners. But I dont like its shrieking singing and noisy . I enjoy the costumes and facial masks better. As a trad

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1, The Art of Calligraphy A: Some critics suggest that different genres of Chinese calligraphy have different political implications. Take Wang Xizhi for example. His calligraphy was repudiated as unorthodox during his lifetime but, only a few deca

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The Significance of Chinese Paintings A:It`s interesting that Chinese paintings can be created on the spot, even though most of them have similar subjects. Peony, plum blossoms, mountains, creeks or cottages are very popular. There are often painter

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Rediscover Confucius 重新发现孔子 Did you see the statue of Confucius launched by the China Confucius Fund? A:你看到中国孔子基金会发布的孔子标准像了吗? B:Yes, I did. It doesn`t quite match the Confucius image in my mind though. I heard there are ma

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04-Differences Between Chinese and Western Medicines A: For many years, there have been repeated discussions to give up Chinese medicine. Its recently become a hot topic once again. And because believe the Chinese medicine is not scientifically base

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05-the role of operas A: In his book, Chinese characteristics , which was written more than 100 years ago, A.H. Smith said the Chinese people liked opera. To them, opera was the only entertainment like sports for the British and bull-fighting for th

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06-Gardens and Born Sights A:Have you ever been to Suzhou? You can find over one hundreds private gardens from the old times in this city. B:Suzhou is one of my favourite cities. Gardens in that area are known for their skillful combination of lands

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7. Glazed Tiles and Imperial Architecture A: I went to the Forbidden City on Sunday. It was a beautiful day with a blue sky and white clouds. The yellow tiles look gorgeous. B: Glazed tiles are unique to Chinese architecture. They were used exclusive

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Eight: Two Boats in the Yangtze River M: A Norwegian was told by his Chinese friend that figuratively the Yangtze River has two boats, one called fame, and the other wealth. He said that Chinese students are in the busy pursuit of fame and wealth, w

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9. Chinese fans Fans seem to have special meaning in Chinese culture. Ive received a number of them as gifts from my Chinese friends. The fans are very pretty. So I assume they are not meant to be used. Also they are too cute for a man like me to us

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Yellow: Chinas Favorite Color 黄,中国人崇尚的颜色 A:Chinese people seem to like the red and yellow colors a lot. The two colors are used for the Chinese national flag. They are also the predominant colors for the cover design of some important boo

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The Monkey King vs. Harry Potter 孙悟空PK哈利波特 A:I read in the press that some people are thinking of making Sun Wu Kong, the Monkey King, an international star, just like Harry Potter. Their argument is that the Monkey King is a lot more talent

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The Ideal Man理想男人 A:A Chinese girl falls in love with a Frenchman who always buys her gifts. The girl feels overwhelmed with love. A Chinese man would never buy me so many gifts, she said. B:Ive also heard that many Chinese girls like to have

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42 The crazy TV box F: Television appeared in China some 20 years ago. People have been seen cultivated by this magic box and in return this box has turned them into idiots. M: Americans were turned into idiots much earlier than you were. Television

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13. The Importance of Chopsticks A: In the 17th century when the British businessman heard that there were one hundred million people in China, he was determined to go there and sell spoons. He thought even if a spoon would only sell for one penny, h

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12. Red Chinas Favorite Color A: Chinese people also like the red color a lot. China used to be called the red country in the past. Even now, Chinese people like to refer ourselves as Chizi, meaning the red descendant. B: Traditionally, red represent

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Feng shui A: some Chinese people like to keep a bowl of gold fish in their office. They think this can bring good luck to dealing whit office politics and in their career. B: thats what we call feng shui, or geomancy. Some people think feng shui is s

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Chinese Hospitality中国人的待客之道 A:I was invited to a traditional Beijing household for dinner once. It was an eye-opening experience. The girl who invited me was my colleague. Her father was over 60 years old. He didnt eat much but was constant

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Meanings in a Chinese Name 中国人姓名的含意 A: Unlike in a Western name, the family name in a Chinese name comes before the first name. There are also meanings in a Chinese name. B:That's correct. The meanings in a Chinese name are reflected in the

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16. Trendy Shanghai A: Some MNC employees in Shanghai prefer speaking English than Chinese. Many people disapprove of this phenomenon as a blind worship of western culture. B: Im not surprised that this could happen in Shanghai. As a poor city, Shang

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