Culture exhibitions of Confucius held Shanghai

     Confucius, one of China's greatest thinkers and the founder of Confucian culture, was born 2,559 years ago. Two culture exhibitions will be held at the newly renovated Shanghai Confucian Temple near Yuyuan Garden on September 27 to commemorate the birthday of Confucius.      The exhibitions will feature Chinese characters on horizontal

Travel China: 70 percent Chinese plan trips after Olympics

    BEIJING, Aug. 23 -- Seventy percent of Chinese plan to travel around the country or abroad after the Olympic Games, an on-line survey has found.     The latest survey, by China's leading on-line travel agent Ctrip, was conducted among 1,000 respondents nationwide.     August has been the traditional peak season for China's tourism industry.

Chinatown in San Francisco gets lift from Beijing Olympics

     LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20  -- Performances of Chinese athletes at the Beijing Olympics have San Francisco's Chinatown puffing with pride, from shopkeepers to bar patrons to older men, it was reported on Wednesday.     Not only has China put on one of the most breathtaking opening ceremonies of any Olympics, it has organized the event with immaculate

Chinese calligraphy

The capital city is displaying works of calligraphy on the walls of subway stations for the entertainment of visitors to the Olympics. Here are some facts about Chinese calligraphy. ORIGINS OF CHARACTERS: The earliest identifiable characters appeared on bones, tortoise shells and bronze ware during the Shang Dynasty (1600-1046 BC). They are called Jia Gu Wen. Calligraphy evolved along with

Chinese culture: ancient literature

    John Woo's historical epic, "Red Cliff", released last month depicted the Battle of Red Cliffs in 208 AD, a major theme in a Chinese classic novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms.     Here are some facts about China's ancient literary works.     POETRY:     BOOK OF SONGS: China's first anthology of poems and earliest literary

Made in China: Kite''s legend

Kites originated in China. The first kite was created by the ancient philosopher Mocius. According to description in chinese ancient books, Mocius studied it for three years and finally made of a mechanical bird by wood. Though the wooden bird was broken after a only day's flight,  this "wood Harrier"  come into being the earliest kite of China and the world. Thousands of years ago,

Chinese culture spread abroad in Olympics

As one of the greatest ancient civilizations, China has glorious long history and culture. With Beijing Olympic Games kick off, China is showing traditional culture to more and more foreign friends while bringing them happy days on sports area. And Chinese culture is integrating into the global culture with unprecedented speed. Slovenian badminton player Maja Tvrdy said she

Analysis of Chinese character " ? on the Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

On the Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, August 8th. The Chinese character "? might made great impress to the world. This is almost the most popular character to the native but a little complicated to explain in simple words to a foreigner. The Chinese character "?, has 5 kinds of pronunciation and over 16 different meanings. The pronucation alters

Wonderful Chinese characters

On the grand show of the 29th olympic opening ceremony, chinese characters made great impression to the world as one of the representative of China. And in the following days, an interactive cultural event titled Best Wishes to Beijing : Charm of Chinese Characters in the Olympic Village has attracted attention from athletes, coaches and other visitors from

2008 Beijing Olympic Games Opening Ceremony: Instrumental in Spreading the Word

August 8th, Beijing ?The 29th Olympic Opening Ceremony was a unique opportunity to introduce Chinese culture to the rest of the world. Furthermore, a vital element of the ceremony was its music, which featured many traditional Chinese instruments. Chen Leiji, 41, was one of many musicians at the ceremony but he attracted greater attention because of the instrument he played immediately after

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