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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
