Fu Yuanhui, Yao Ming, Robin Li to run wild with Bear Grylls
Last week, the host of NBC's Running Wild With Bear Grylls began reaching out to some of China's biggest celebrities over Weibo, China's Twitter-like social media platform, where he's amassed …
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How to use 了 (le) and 过 (guò) in Chinese
The particles 了 (le) and 过 (guò) in Chinese can both come after a verb and both can be used to place events in time. Despite that similarity, they have …
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Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon glass-bottomed bridge closes due to surge in visitors
Visitors hoping to walk on the world's highest and longest glass-bottomed bridge will have to hold their breath. The record-breaking structure hanging over China's Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon closed last Friday, …
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10 things that make Hangzhou more livable than Shanghai
1. Lake living 湖畔生活 As you gaze upon Hangzhou's West Lake and its surrounding lush hillsides, you'll understand immediately why it's been a great source of inspiration for artists, poets …
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Hangzhou stuns the world with spectacular G20 gala
In the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, leaders and other guests from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies were welcomed with a banquet and an evening gala. …
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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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