Chinese Lives

          News from China’s two national committees that are current in session, tell that Beijing Opera will become compulsory in campus. This traditional culture programme aims to cultivate classic culture appreciation of students from early ages to elders. 
          However, there is a row about which opera songs should be gathered in the text book. Much complaints fire […]

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           Yasuiqian, or New Year Money, is a gift given to young children by parents and older family relatives traditionally on New Year’s eve, which was for example yesterday, in a good wish to expel evil spirits and express good blessings.
          In ancient China Yasuiqian are a string of coins tied on children’s waist. Nowadays, […]

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        The only bridge pillar with dragons pattern is in Shanghai, and it was said that Shanghai had a real dragon underneath where that bridge was contructed. Digging on dragon’s place irritated the dragon, who delayed whole project. Finally, a respectful monk prayed three days and provided with a resolution of dragon pillar, but unfortunately […]

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