年（nian 2）monster and 守（shou 2）岁(sui 4)
It is said that there was a monster called 年（nian 2）in ancient time of China. The年（nian 2） monster was huge-sized and with antenna coming out of his head. Usually, it lived at the deep bottom of ocean, but in the New Year’s Eve, it comes out to devour the livestock and people living in the villages. However, after many years and many losses people discovered that the年（nian 2）monster was afraid of the color red, bright lights and slam-bang noises. So on the New Year’s Eve (called 除（chu 2）夕(xi 1)in China), Chinese people put couplets written on red paper up on their gate, hung red lanterns across gate beams, set off fireworks and stayed up all night, which was called 守（shou 2）岁(sui 4) in China and people still follow this tradition today. The 守（shou 2）岁(sui 4) tradition shares the deep lingering feelings from the passing year and a nice longing for the coming new year.
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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
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As the rhythm of life and work is speeding up, there are emerging fast food and culture featured as it. We all know that the fast food meets modern people’ time table, but ignores their nutrition need. So does the culture featured as it What about language learning field?
Nowdays, more and more people are seeking a kind of language learning channel which can be correspondent with their time table, not dragging their normal work, also convey them language knowledge with high quality that can meet their work requirements. EChineseLearning set up in this special time. The more there is need to learn Chinese, the much eChineseLearning is approved
We say that there is a need, there is consumption. Yes! EChineseLearning satisfies a great deal of Chinese language learning people by supplying service with high quality at acceptable and reasonable price:
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Chinese New Year 2008, Four Things You Should Know!
The Date of Chinese New Year 2008
Chinese New Year 2008 is the date of Feb 7th, 2008
The Greetings of Chinese New Year 2008
At Chinese New Year, just saying Happy New Year to your Chinese friends is not enough, you should share the following good wishes:
新年快乐！xīn nián kuài lè Happy New Year!
过年好！ ɡuò nián hǎo Happy New Year!
恭喜发财！ɡōnɡ xǐ fā cái I wish You Great Prosperity!
鼠年吉祥！ shǔ nián jí xián Good Luck in the Year of the Rat!
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Tattling about the spring festival of china
The spring festival, having sustained many dynasties in China, is the most important festival in the concept of Chinese people. As the clock does the last click of the old year, all people set off fireworks at the same time, which tells the world a new year is coming.
What do Chinese people do on Spring Festival?
At the last night of the old year, people watch the Spring Festival Gala accompanying their family.
As mentioned above, at the last minute before the New Year is coming, people light firecracker at the same time. It is noisy but the air is filled with joy and laughter. At the first morning of the New Year, people visit all their friends and relatives to pay a New Year call to them. In the following days, they keeping visiting and being visited. Also, people go out to fly kite on spring festival. What I must say is that children can receive money given as a lunar New Year gift. So Chinese children are all looking forward to the New Year’s coming. Putting on couplet is also a tradition of the spring festival.
What do Chinese people eat on Spring Festival?
At the first morning of the New Year, according to tradition passed down by old people, people have vegetarian dumplings that were made yesterday. During the spring festival, Chinese people also eat rice cake, which was called 年(Nian 2) 年(Nian 2)糕(Gao 1) having the same pronunciation with年(Nian 2) 年(Nian 2) 高(Gao 1). In China, 年(Nian 2) 年(Nian 2) 高(Gao 1) means people will have a good promotion in everything in a new year. Dumpling and rice cake is the typical food that Chinese people have on spring festival. There is other numerous and different kinds of spring festival food because of different province.
The spring festival means much more for Chinese people than what was talked above. Foreign friends could spare some time to learn more about it.
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What do Chinese people do on Spring Festival?
At the last night of the old year, people watch the Spring Festival Gala accompanying their family.
As mentioned above, at the last minute before the New Year is coming, people light firecracker at the same time. It is noisy but the air is filled with joy and laughter. At the first morning of the New Year, people visit all their friends and relatives to pay a New Year call to them. In the following days, they keeping visiting and being visited. Also, people go out to fly kite on spring festival. What I must say is that children can receive money given as a lunar New Year gift. So Chinese children are all looking forward to the New Year’s coming. Putting on couplet is also a tradition of the spring festival.
What do Chinese people eat on Spring Festival?
At the first morning of the New Year, according to tradition passed down by old people, people have vegetarian dumplings that were made yesterday. During the spring festival, Chinese people also eat rice cake, which was called 年(Nian 2) 年(Nian 2)糕(Gao 1) having the same pronunciation with年(Nian 2) 年(Nian 2) 高(Gao 1). In China, 年(Nian 2) 年(Nian 2) 高(Gao 1) means people will have a good promotion in everything in a new year. Dumpling and rice cake is the typical food that Chinese people have on spring festival. There is other numerous and different kinds of spring festival food because of different province.
The spring festival means much more for Chinese people than what was talked above. Foreign friends could spare some time to learn more about it.
Or you can enter: http://www.echineselearning.com/?a_aid=cheyu to talk with live and professional native Chinese teacher about more information of Chinese spring festival by signing up the free trial, which is available each day.
Hi! Happy to know you. I am Phoebe Lee working as a chinese language teacher in echineselearning.com.What I can help you is to help you with your chinese language learning or anything concerning chinese.I would like to make many foreign friends,Please feel free to chat with me!
Monday, January 14, 2008
Tattling about 腊（La 4）八（Ba 1）Festival of China
1.The origin of腊（La 4）八（Ba 1）Festival:
It was said that 腊（La 4）八（Ba 1）Festival was originated from Ming Dynasty. Before Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, get his crown, he was imprisoned. starving and chilling. Suddenly, he found some 红豆（Hong 2 Dou 4），红枣(Hong2 Zao 3) , rice and other seven or eight grain of kind. So he boiled them together and this food got him through the hardship. It is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. After Zhu Yuanzhang got the crown, he called the food腊（La 4）八（Ba 1）粥(Zhou 1) and declared the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month as腊（La 4）八（Ba 1）Festival in honor of his hard time in prison.
2.How to cook腊（La 4）八（Ba 1）粥(Zhou 1):
Step1: preparing the materials as follows:红枣（Hong 2 Zao 3）莲子（Lian 3 Zi 3）核桃（He 2 Tao 2）栗子(Li 4 Zi 1) 杏仁（Xing 4 Ren 2）松仁（Song 1 Ren 2）桂圆(Gui 4 Yuan 2) 榛子（Zhen 1 Zi 3）葡萄（Pu 2 Tao 2）白果(Bai 2 Guo 3) 菱角（Ling 2 Jiao 3）青丝（Qing 1 Si 1）玫瑰（Mei 2 gui 1）红豆(Hong 2 Dou 4) 花生（Hua 1 Sheng 1）and some other nuts and dried fruits that you like. Washing them.
Step2:boiling these nuts and dried fruit together with rice on light fire.
(After it’s done, adding white sugar If you like sweet taste)
The cooking method is simple, right? Have you got it?
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It was said that 腊（La 4）八（Ba 1）Festival was originated from Ming Dynasty. Before Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of Ming Dynasty, get his crown, he was imprisoned. starving and chilling. Suddenly, he found some 红豆（Hong 2 Dou 4），红枣(Hong2 Zao 3) , rice and other seven or eight grain of kind. So he boiled them together and this food got him through the hardship. It is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. After Zhu Yuanzhang got the crown, he called the food腊（La 4）八（Ba 1）粥(Zhou 1) and declared the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month as腊（La 4）八（Ba 1）Festival in honor of his hard time in prison.
2.How to cook腊（La 4）八（Ba 1）粥(Zhou 1):
Step1: preparing the materials as follows:红枣（Hong 2 Zao 3）莲子（Lian 3 Zi 3）核桃（He 2 Tao 2）栗子(Li 4 Zi 1) 杏仁（Xing 4 Ren 2）松仁（Song 1 Ren 2）桂圆(Gui 4 Yuan 2) 榛子（Zhen 1 Zi 3）葡萄（Pu 2 Tao 2）白果(Bai 2 Guo 3) 菱角（Ling 2 Jiao 3）青丝（Qing 1 Si 1）玫瑰（Mei 2 gui 1）红豆(Hong 2 Dou 4) 花生（Hua 1 Sheng 1）and some other nuts and dried fruits that you like. Washing them.
Step2:boiling these nuts and dried fruit together with rice on light fire.
(After it’s done, adding white sugar If you like sweet taste)
The cooking method is simple, right? Have you got it?
Do you want to know more Chinese traditional festival and the cooking method of some Chinese traditional food. Please enter http://www.echineselearning.com/?a_aid=0114, where the free trial is available each day, and you can chat with live and professional Chinese teachers. Thanks!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
To open your mouth and speak Chinese loudly!
I have learned English for ten years, which told me that you should enjoy losing face and must open your mouth to speak if you want to improve you English. Language learning has much in common. Also, Chinese learning has something in common with English learning. Chinese learners need to open their mouth to speak loudly, enjoying losing face. So Chinese learners are in great need of Chinese-speaking partners. It will be better to have their private Chinese teachers, in which case they can talk about topics that they are interested in in Chinese each day. And it will be the best if there is any school that provides this kind of service. If you want, there will be!
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