Speak Chinese – Lingxiao Pagoda
Saturday, January 31st, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>Travel in China>Protected Sites>Class Ⅲ>Contructions Lingxiao Pagoda The Lingxiao Pagoda sits to the west of Xinglong Temple in Zhengding County, Hebei Province. The Lingxiao Pagoda is commonly known as the Wooden Pagoda among local people since it is entirely made of wood. It is one of the few extant wooden [...]
Pnyin – Xibe
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>Culture ABC>Folk Way>Ethnic Food Xibe The Xibe ethnic minority mainly resides in the counties in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xibes are good at riding horse, shooting arrows, singing and dancing. Xibes used to be engaged in hunting and fishery. They were polytheists in the past, and some of them [...]
Learning Mandarin – Laba Festival
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>Culture ABC>Folk Way>Festivals Laba Festival Origin Laba is celebrated on the eighth day of the last lunar month, referring to the traditional start of celebrations for the Chinese New Year. La in Chinese means the 12th lunar month and ba means eight. Legends about the origin of this festivity abound. [...]
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