Chinese Speaking – Dai
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>Culture ABC>Folk Way>Ethnic Food Dai The Dai ethnic minority mainly lives in the Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Yunnan Province in southwestChina. With the development and change of their dietetic history, the Dais have developed their unique dietetic customs with rich staple food, non-staple food, and dishes, whichfeature diversification, sourness [...]
Chinese School – Samuel Pollard
Sunday, January 11th, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>China ABC>Religion>Christian Missionaries Samuel Pollard Samuel Pollard was a famous ethnologist and anthropologist. He was born in a poor worker’s family in England in 1864. Samuel Pollard, who came to China in 1887, was the first westerner that visited the Yi nationality of Liangshan in 1903. After 1904, he founded [...]
Learning Chinese – Dingzhou Mosque
Saturday, January 10th, 2009Subscribe to free Email Newsletter Library>China ABC>Religion>Mosques Dingzhou Mosque The Dingzhou mosque is one of the oldest mosques in China. It is located at Jiefang Street in Dingzhou City, Hebei Province. It was rebuilt in 1348 during the Yuan Dynasty (1206-1368). During the Ming Dynasty, it underwent a thorough repair in 1521, and a front [...]
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