- Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments
Traditional Musical Instruments Ancient Chinese believed music cleansed people’s minds. There were around 70 types of traditional musical instruments. The instruments were a string, wind, and percussion. These are ten of the most common traditional instruments. Xun The xun is one of the oldest musical instruments. It is older than 7,000 years. People first used …
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- Traditional Chinese Music
Chinese traditional music is played with instruments of the xun, chimes, xiao, sheng, pipa, guzheng, guqin, erhu, drums, and the bamboo flute. Often this music is played for ceremonies or to accompany dancers or other instruments in an orchestra. This music is also played for the background of a play or opera. It is enjoyed …
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- Chinese Travel Destinations
China is a large nation and has many interesting places to explore. You will see much of the tradition, culture and the beauty of the land by traveling to these recommended places. The Great Wall The star attraction of China is the Great Wall. This large structure was built to keep intruders from coming into China. …
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- Top Chinese Movies, Baby Names, Books, and the Chinese Zodiac for Kids!!!
Top Chinese Baby Names Ah-lam like an orchid An Peace Angua Peaceful Country Anmang Peaceful …
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- Chinese Ancient History: Dynasty’s for Kids
Early China & Xia Dynasty-10,000 BCE to 1500 BCE: Around 10,000 BCE the Chinese civilization began. There was a group called the Yangshao (yahng show) settled near the Huang He River. About 3,000 BCE, another farming group emerged, the Lungshan farming group. The Lungshan were very advanced for their time. They harvested silk and used …
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- Chinese dishes – Peking/Beijing Duck
Chinese food is very popular all over the world. Most Chinese meals come with rice or noodles as well as vegetables, meat, fish, pork or chicken. Peking/Beijing Duck is probably China’s most famous food and is a tasty meal of crispy duck slices eaten on thin pancakes with a kind of dipping sauce called hoisin sauce. …
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- Chinese Names and Names in Chinese : The way Names are Written Read In China
According to Lauderdale and Kestenbaum (2000) Top 10 , top 20 and top 50 Chinese names are as follow Top 10 Chinese names are 1. Wong 2. Chen 3. Chan 4. Wang 5. Chang 6. Lin 7. Wu 8. Liu 9. Huang 10. Li Top 20 Chinese names are 11. Ng 12. Yu 13. Cheng …
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- Hoax that Circulates Once in 823 Years
Chinese people believe that only once in 823 years there can be 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays. What is more, if you know about this rare occurrence and tell it to others both you and the others would be rich! Isn’t it amazing? And guess what, this year, 2011, has 5 Fridays, Saturdays …
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- Famous places in China, Travel China, Great Wall, Xi’an City
There are a lot of very famous places in China. The Great Wall of China was chosen as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World in 2001 and people say you can see it from space! The Forbidden City in Beijing was a big palace for the emperors and their households, and the …
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- Chinese fun facts – gift giving, lucky number 8, unlucky 4
Gift giving can be a very hard activity in China! To begin with, gifts might not be accepted but this doesn’t mean that others don’t want them, it’s just that some people think that a gift should be refused three times before being accepted. Scissors, knives and anything else that could be used for cutting …
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- Traditional Chinese values
Traditional Chinese values are often called Confucian values because they came from the philosopher Confucius. These values emphasize being loyal to your family, husband or wife, country and friends as well as filial piety, or showing respect to parents, older relatives, and ancestors. Honesty and trustworthiness are also valued in China. The Chinese also have …
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- Chinese communication – greeting, smiling, frowning
There is no such language as “Chinese”, instead there is a family of Chinese languages that include Mandarin and Cantonese. Mandarin was the language that most scholars and the government used. In Mandarin, people say Ni Hao (Hello) when greeting each other, unless they are greeting someone they would like to show great respect. In …
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- Chinese children’s game – Red Rover
Forcing the City Gates is game that children play in China that is like Red Rover. A group of children split into two teams and each team holds hands to create a long line. These two lines face each other and a child from one team runs at and tries to break through the other …
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- Chinese festivals, holidays and celebrations
Festivals have always been important in China, with Chinese New Year probably the most important. This festival begins on the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar and special food, clothes, decorations, and gifts are bought for good luck. This celebration ends on the 15th day of the month, which is then …
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- Traditional Chinese clothes
China is a very big country, so traditional clothing depended on the weather in a particular area as well as the job some did and his or her family background. Tunics, like long shirts, were very popular clothing for men and women. Women’s tunics were longer, all the way down to the ankles. When it …
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- Chinese food facts
Chinese food is very popular all over the world. Most Chinese meals come with rice or noodles as well as vegetables, meat, fish, pork or chicken. Peking/Beijing Duck is probably China’s most famous food and is a tasty meal of crispy duck slices eaten on thin pancakes with a kind of dipping sauce called hoisin …
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- Interesting facts about Chinese Culture
geography and nature China is either the third or fourth largest country in the whole world. It might seem funny that we don’t know whether it is third or fourth largest, but this is because there is land between China and India that both countries believe belong to them. If the land belongs to China, …
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- World’s Most Delicious Food is… Chinese
Well, maybe… At Dino Lingo, we are very interested in learning about other cultures. We know everyone has a favorite ethnic dish: Italian, Chinese, Vietnamese, Moroccan and so on. However, have you ever wondered about the most popular ethnic dish in the world??? We asked this question to our selves and checked it on Google …
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- Fun Chinese facts, food, music, language and more!
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