What dishes does Hangzhou serve the G20 guests?
Hangzhou has always been the playground for Chinese princes and poets through the centuries. We can now add global politicians to that august list. 杭州历代以来一直是中国皇族和诗人游憩之地。今年八月又可以在这名单中加上全球的政治家们了。 On Sunday night, at the …
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Chinlingo Podcast｜You might be a ghost in someone’s eyes
Guǐ, ghost. 鬼，ghost。 In English, ghost mainly refers to the spirit of a dead person, or is used to describe a "ghostly" state. But in Chinese, besides the basic meaning, …
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Pandas no longer endangered species, but vulnerable ones
Great news! Due to a population rebound, the much-loved giant panda was removed from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List, the world's most comprehensive inventory of …
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Customs and traditions of White Dew
The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. White Dew, (Chinese: 白露), the 15th solar term of the year, begins this year on Sept. 7 and …
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Will alligator gar combat the Asian carp in the US waters?
It's disastrous Asian carp invasion in the American Great Lakes, but a ridiculous topic for Chinese people, who like eating fish and are good at cooking various dishes with Asian …
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Enrolling a 3-year-old child in a CEO course: to groom or to harm
A child aged 3 may be just learning how to dress himself, and is clinging to mom or dad. It seems that the Chinese peers are precocious – these 3-year-old …
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On the fascinating smile
Today, we'll talk about a smiley: 今天我们的主人公是一个表情： Everyone knows it is a smile. 很简单，这个表情一看就知道是"微笑"。 But what is the definition of "smile"? 我们先来看一下什么是"微笑"。 Smile is the expression that you have on …
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How much do you know about Chinese painting?
Do you know traditional Chinese painting? Traditional Chinese painting has a rich history as an enduring art form and is well known throughout the world. What is traditional Chinese painting? …
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Chinlingo Podcast│Colors in Chinese culture
Green with envy? Feeling blue? Irrespective of whether you've been forced to pour over the symbolism of a certain shade of gray, perhaps as part of a Literature degree, …
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A small target” of China’s richest man amuses Chinese
For an ordinary person, a small target means an iPhone, a decent job, an outbound travel or buying a house. Would he have known that a small target refers to …
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