Although it had no relationship originally with family background, the ‘Zhongzheng’ was himself invariably a member of the upper classes and he would often show partiality to families of dignitaries and other upper class people. Thus the disadvantages gradually Continue Reading
Till the Han Dynasty (206BC – 220), the place of bronze vessels was substituted for those of jade, pottery, and iron. Afterwards, bronze was mostly used for mirrors in various shapes and patterns, although the inscriptions on them are Continue Reading
Tremendous varieties of vessel shapes, lustrous glaze colors and wonderful decoration designs of that period were conformative evidence. Famous brands included white Dehua wares from Fujian Province, Yixing Zisha(boccaro) wares from Jiangsu Province, and white Zhangzhou wares from Fujian Continue Reading
The 14th day should be for preparations to celebrate the Lantern Festival which is to be held on the 15th night. Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon（新月）on the first day of the new year and ends Continue Reading
Qingming Festival, means clear and bright in Chinese, is the day for mourning the dead. It falls in early April every year. It corresponds with the onset of warmer weather, the start of spring plowing, and family outings. Before we Continue Reading
炫耀自己 龙是现实中不存在的动物，但在东西方都有这个虚拟动物的文化表述。中国文化传说中的龙是蛇身、鹿角、鹰爪和鱼鱗等的结合体。有人认为这是炎黄时代各部落被统一后，糅合各部落的图腾而形成的，在中国古代则常用来作为君王的代表。龙是中国人心目中最为神圣的动物，也是近代社会中华民族自视的象征。如龙的传人、龙子龙孙等。古代皇帝穿龙袍，被喻为真龙天子。家长希望自己的子女有出息，就叫”望子成龙”。在汉语中，”龙”总是用于褒义，如鱼跃龙门、龙凤呈祥、龙飞凤舞、龙腾虎跃、龙骧虎视、龙盘虎踞、藏龙卧虎、生龙活虎和攀龙附凤等。 西方人则认为dragon（龙）是凶残的古怪野兽，是邪恶的象征。如果说某个人是dragon，那是说这个人凶狠。在《圣经》中把与上帝作对的撒旦称作the great dragon。在西方文学中有许多描写英雄与龙做斗争，并最终战胜龙的故事。其中最有名的就是贝奥伍夫，公元七八世纪之交开始流传于民间的《盎格鲁=撒克逊》同名史诗中的主人公。在诗中贝奥伍夫与水怪、火龙搏斗，最终同归于尽。 英语中dragon—词多与凶猛、专制力量有关， 如： Her mother is a real dragon.她母亲把她看管得真够严的。She is a bit of dragon around this place.她在这里是一个专横跋扈的人。dragon’s blood龙血树脂dragon’s teeth龙牙一种楔形防坦克混凝土障碍物sow dragon’s teeth播下对己对人都不利的种子bank dragon毒龙等 中国人认为孔雀开屏是喜庆吉祥的象征，所以人们常用孔雀比喻美丽的人或事物。古代甲骨文的”凤”字，头上有一簇漂亮的冠毛，身后是长长的尾羽，整体图形完全是一幅孔雀的象形图画。孔雀在中国自古就被视为一种美丽、吉祥的大鸟。 但是孔雀在西方的身价却一落千丈。西方人认为孔雀行走时昂首阔步、目中无人，头冠频频摆动，还不时开屏来炫耀其美丽，这是”骄傲”、”虚荣”的表现。The American Heritage Dictionary对peacock的第二个解释为： a vain person given to self-display, Continue Reading
This magic is simple and it all depends on sleight of performances and hand movements. The eyes of the performer should follow the movement of his hands trickily so as to guide the audience’s attention to make the magic Continue Reading
The Soldiers Acrobatic Troupe under the Guangzhou(广州Guǎngzhōu) Military Command won awards for Jumping Through Hoops on the Ground, Diabolo Playing and Two-Person Pole Climbing in international competition during the 1980s. During the 1990s, the troupe captured the Clown d’Or for Continue Reading
People in Wuqiao today, young or old, often possess astonishing acrobatic ability. It is no wonder that the county has produced many of the most famous acrobats. Wuqiao performers can be found in acrobatic troupes throughout China and across Continue Reading
The Hui merchants’ footprints covered every corner of China, and even reached Japan, Southeast Asia and Portugal. Deeply influenced by Confucianism, they valued integrity and morality in operations, which helped them win great favor in the business circles. They Continue Reading
