Monthly Archives: January 2010

From Peking to Beijing

In Beijing, travelers would enjoy the local Peking duck, and TsingtaoBeer from Qingdao city.  Some people will visit friends who’s studying in one of the best universities in China—Peking University.  It sounds really odd to have different names for cities, … Continue reading

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Chinese Has Two Birthdays-2

The Gregorian calendar was adopted by the Republic of China on January 1, 1912 for official business, but the ordinary populace still used our traditional calendar. After 1949, as a civil calendar, the Gregorian calendar had been widely accepted across … Continue reading

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Chinese Has Two Birthdays-1

Chinese traditional calendar is a lunisolar one and it has a recorded history of almost 4,000 years. We found on the Shang Dynasty oracle bone inscriptions the evidence and at that time the Sexagenary cycle (a Chinese Cyclic numeral system … Continue reading

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My Hometown Wuxi

My hometown Wuxi is a city with over 3,000 years history, located in the Jiangsu Province. The location and the weather make Wuxi a strong economic city. The 88 Meter Bronze Buddha, Buddha Palace and its unique clay tea port culture will make Wuxi an attractive city for visitors who want know China Better! Continue reading

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I Want to Live Like a Farmer After Watching the Movie “Avatar”

In the movie of Avatar the beautiful moon of Pandora makes me want to live like an Avatar, breathing fresh air, working in the fields and having tea everyday with families and friends, etc. Continue reading

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Nod at Confucius, Shake head to Plato?

The story happened at the beginning of the 1980s. Before I went to school, my father was studying Chinese literature as his major at the Open University to obtain his missed qualification due to the 10 year long Cultural Revolution. … Continue reading

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My first blog on UCT

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From Ant Family to Confucius

Yi Zu or Ant Family is a typical term reserved for groups of low-income college graduates. There are below other vulnerable group like farmers, migrant workers and laid off workers. The reason makes this group people appare is people are chasing money. Only the harmony could make the world get better. Continue reading

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I cried after I watch the movie “Click”

“Click” looks like a fun movie but it is not like other fun American movies that you just forget about after a good laugh. It deals with a kind of philosophy that nowadays is lacking. The film asks the question, “Which is more important, work or family?” Continue reading

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Chinese Cities Cerebrate New Year in Style

Although this is not a big cerebration day on the traditional Chinese Lunar Calendar, Chinese young people use their passion to cerebrate it in their own style. These are the cerebrations that took place in four different cities in China. They are located in four directions: Beijing-North, Shanghai-East, Chengdu-West and Hong Kong-South. Continue reading

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