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China’s Lantern Festival
In the evening of 15th day of the first lunar month, on the night of the full moon, families gather for dinner and go out and see fireworks and light lanterns. Lanterns are put up for decoration, let loose to fly, and floated in rivers.
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Chinese New Year Red Envelopes
Billions of red envelopes with cash are given out from older to younger, from bosses to employees, and from leaders to underlings. It is a special New Year’s bonus.
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China’s Most Popular Recreational Sport
Ping pong (table tennis) is the most popular amateur recreational sport in China, with about 300 million players.
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The Origin of Kites
The Chinese have been flying kites for nearly three thousand years. It was invented by two 5th century BC philosophers, Lu Ban and Mozi, in China.
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China’s Cricket Fighting
Dating back to the Tang Dynasty, cricket fighting is still a popular pastime for many Chinese kids and adults.
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World’s Largest City Square
Tiananmen Square in Beijing is the largest city square in the world, measuring 440,000 sq meters.
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Most Famous Eunuch of China
During the Ming, eunuchs gained great power as trusted advisors to the Emperor. The most famous was Zheng He, the legendary naval admiral and explorer who commanded seven diplomatic voyages—sailing with up to 300 ships and 20,000+ people.
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During the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), men sentenced to castration were turned into eunuch slaves and forced to work on state projects including the Great Wall of China and the Terracotta Army.
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The Historical Great Leap Forward of China
An estimated 20-30 million Chinese died of starvation during the Great Leap Forward, Mao Zedong’s failed experiment to propel China to a modern economy.
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China’s Four Great Ancient Capitals
Beijing is translated literally as “Northern Capital” and is one of China’s “Four Great Ancient Capitals of China.” The other three are Nanjing (“Southern Capital”), Luoyang, and Chang’an (today’s Xi’an).
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Translation for China
The Chinese name for “China” is “Zhong Guo” –which translates as “Central Nation” or “Middle Kingdom”—reflects their ancient worldview that China was at the center of the world.
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Oldest Chinese Written Language
The oldest form of the Chinese written language was found in the Oracle Bone inscriptions carved on tortoise shells and mammal bones during the Shang dynasty (c 1600-1100 BC).
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