China Culture

While Pang-Mei Natasha Chang was a Chinese Studies major at Harvard University, she stumbled across the name of her 83-year-old great aunt Chang Yu-i in a history book. Over the next several years, Pang-Mei spent long afternoons drawing forth her aunt's story. Born in Shanghai to a well-to-do family, Chang Yu-i lived a life of defiance, continually breaking class and culture barriers.

Las bellas artes folklóricas chinas son el arte de imágenes visuales creado para cubrir la propia necesidad de vida social del pueblo chino, que mezcla en la forma de la vida social tal como la vida productiva, los artículos de primera necesidad, el rito de vida y la convicción y tabú, etc. La connotación cultural y la forma de arte contienen tanto el sedimento de cultura e historia de China con siete u ocho mil años, desde la sociedad primitiva hasta hoy en día,como las ruinas de la cultura primitiva del culto a la naturaleza, al tótem, a los antepasados.

China tiene un territorio inmenso, una historia milenaria y un variado ambiente natural y humano, por lo que la diversidad de sus viviendas populares es rara vez vista en la historia mundial de arquitectura. En el presente libro, se presenta los patios cuadrángulo profundos de Pekín con muros altos, y la teoría de suerte y beneficios, así como las viviendas finas, elegantes y simples en el sur de Anhui.

En China, una de las grandes fuentes de la civilización humana, fueron creados numerosos y brillantes inventos científicos y tecnológicos, por los cuales el país asiático mantenía en un puesto de liderazgo en todo el mundo durante un largo período a lo largo de la historia milenaria. A través de las observaciones y estudios sobre la astronomía, la geografía y la vida cotidiana los antiguos chinos formaron el concepto filosófico de “integración entre la naturaleza y los seres humanos”, y basándose en esta teoría se generaron maravillosos inventos científicos y tecnológicos.

Pimpa conoce a Gian-Gin, un perrito pequinés que la invita a viajar a China en un junco. Cuando llega conoce a Baobao, un panda muy simpático que la lleva de excursión por la tierra de los dragones. Pimpa hace nuevos amigos, como Tú, el conejo y Má, el caballo, los cuales le hablan a Pimpa de lugares y tradiciones increíbles. Juntos atraviesan el Río Amarillo y la Gran Muralla para llegar hasta un árbol muy especial donde les espera el gato Mao.

Zwischen den Weltmächten China und USA tobt ein Kampf um die technologische Vorherrschaft.. Esgeht um Künstliche Intelligenz, Superchips und -computer, neue Medikamente und Behandlungen, um selbstfahrende Autos und Flüge zum Mond und Mars. Aber es geht auch um Killerdrohnen oder kämpfende Roboter. Chinaexperte Wolfgang Hirn zeigt, dass in vielen Tech-Bereichen China in den vergangenen Jahren gewaltig aufgeholt hat und in manchen gar führend ist, und er fragt: Kann Europa bei diesem Duell mithalten und eventuell seine technologische Souveränität zurückholen?

"After Dinner Conversation" Magazine - April 2021 Now The Leaves Are Falling Fast: A quaint suburban couple rob their dying neighbor to settle an old score. Reach: A businessman travels to China to find the factory worker that left a curious poem in his child's Christmas present. Take-Em!: A father invites his liberal son to go duck hunting for quality time. The Angel In The Juniper: Holly meets an angel who tells her to kill her revolutionary professor. On Our Hands: An elderly woman tries to hold her family together as emotions heat up over populist politics. All Harriet's Pieces: A young...

In a small village called Yellow Stone, below the mountains of southeastern China, Sisi is a model sister, daughter, and student. She brews tea for her grandfather in the morning, leads recitations at school as class monitor, and helps care for her youngest brother, Da. But when students are selected during a school ceremony to join the prestigious Red Guard, Sisi is passed over. Worse, she is shamed for her family’s past - they are former landowners who have no place in the new Communist order.

From a talented emerging writer comes a brave, honest, unforgettable memoir about mental illness, which breaks the silence and shatters the taboos to give hope to all those struggling to find their way through. One day Sophie Hardcastle realised the joy she’d always known had disappeared. She was constantly tired, with no energy, no motivation and no sense of enjoyment for surfing, friends, conversations, movies, parties, family - for anything. Her hours became empty.

All Across China provides a tour of China's 34 provinces, municipalities, and other regions. Using the mnemonic devices of clever rhymes and naming characters after the provincial capitals, All Across China also includes endless fun facts to answer many questions. China is the world's fourth largest country and, with over a billion people, has the largest population. It is full of breathtaking mountains and rivers, fascinating animals and crops, and many different cultures and languages.

Have you ever worn silk? Eaten rice? Used a calendar? All these things came from ancient China. More than 2,000 years ago, the ancient Chinese invented tools and treasures that still shape our lives. Find out where the ancient Chinese lived, what their lives were like, and what happened to them. Discover how they changed the world!

Every country has its own awesome attractions. What makes China special? Explore China's amazing features, including the Great Wall, the many growing cities, and more.

Synopsis - A sheltered teen on a quest through Chinatown finds a new world to explore. After Dinner Conversation is a growing series of short stories across genres to draw out deeper discussions with friends and family. Each story is an accessible example of an abstract ethical or philosophical idea and is accompanied by suggested discussion questions. Podcast discussions of this short story, and others, is available on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Youtube. ★★★ If you enjoy this story, subscribe via our website to "After Dinner Conversation Magazine" and get this, and other, similar...

Dieses praktische Hörbuch nimmt Sie an die Hand und entführt Sie ins Reich der Mitte. Erfahrene Kommunikationswissenschaftler stellen Ihnen einfach, kurz und alltagsnah die landestypischen Mentalitäten vor und wie diese das Verhalten der Chinesen prägen. Sie erklären Ihnen die üblichen Umgangsformen, zeigen Potenziale für Missverständnisse auf und wie man sie clever löst. Alles ist klar strukturiert und konsequent am Alltag orientiert.

On this adventure, Mr. Waldorf discovers the mysterious China. The curious canine encounters fun new friends and places while visiting Beijing, discovering the Great Wall of China, climbing Mount Everest, and traveling the Yangtze River. Silly Mr. Waldorf has a tendency to misplace his favorite reading spectacles and can't seem to find them while discovering The People's Republic of China. Mr. Waldorf will learn all about China, while seeking his missing spectacles.

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