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The Origin of Kites
Posted by lingofacts | Aug 10, 2017 | History | 0 |
Most Famous Eunuch of China
Posted by lingofacts | Aug 8, 2017 | History | 0 |
The Longest Continuous Civilization
Posted by lingofacts | Aug 4, 2017 | History | 0 |
Where You Can Gamble in China
Posted by lingofacts | May 19, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Harbin Ice and Snow Festival
Posted by lingofacts | Apr 18, 2017 | Culture | 0 |
China’s Lantern Festival
by lingofacts | Sep 13, 2017 | Culture | 0 |
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.
Read MoreChinese New Year Red Envelopes
by lingofacts | Sep 13, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
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.
Read MoreChina’s Most Popular Recreational Sport
by lingofacts | Aug 10, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Ping pong (table tennis) is the most popular amateur recreational sport in China, with about 300 million players.
Read MoreThe Origin of Kites
by lingofacts | Aug 10, 2017 | History | 0 |
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.
Read MoreChina’s Cricket Fighting
by lingofacts | Aug 10, 2017 | Customs | 0 |
Dating back to the Tang Dynasty, cricket fighting is still a popular pastime for many Chinese kids and adults.
Read MoreWorld’s Largest City Square
by lingofacts | Aug 8, 2017 | Travel | 0 |
Tiananmen Square in Beijing is the largest city square in the world, measuring 440,000 sq meters.
Read MoreMost Famous Eunuch of China
by lingofacts | Aug 8, 2017 | History | 0 |
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.
Read MoreAncient Chinese Prisoners
by lingofacts | Aug 8, 2017 | History | 0 |
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.
Read MoreThe Historical Great Leap Forward of China
by lingofacts | Aug 8, 2017 | History | 0 |
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.
Read MoreChina’s Four Great Ancient Capitals
by lingofacts | Aug 8, 2017 | History | 0 |
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).
Read MoreTranslation for China
by lingofacts | Aug 8, 2017 | Language | 0 |
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.
Read MoreOldest Chinese Written Language
by lingofacts | Aug 4, 2017 | History | 0 |
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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