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The Moon festival (also called the Mooncake or Mid-Autumn festival) falls on October 3rd in the year 2009. What is the Moon festival? Every year on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the moon is at its maximum brightness for the entire year, the Chinese celebrate “zhong qiu jie.” [...]

From the comfort of our home on a very rainy day in Shanghai, my family tuned in to the PRC’s National Day Parade. If you’ll recall, I thought it would be fun to take my family to Beijing to watch it live, but found out quickly that going to Beijing was out of the question. [...]

I will stay in Beijing, China on 1, Oct-10, Oct. But I heard their are so many tourists around Beijing city, How can I get part from these people?
Here I find some good suggestions:
You can avoid the biggest crowds by visiting places first thing in the morning, the earlier the better. I would suggest [...]

Well, it looks like it’s official: TianAnMen will be closed during the national holiday. Many of the hotels where the show should be viewable are also unavailable during that time.
We learned from another hotel that the whole area around TianAnMen is likely to be restricted during this time, and without tickets (only given by the [...]

One of the most important Chinese festivals is the Mid-Autumn Festival.It falls on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. Because the full moon is round and symbolizes reunion, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the festival of reunion. People in different parts of China have different ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.But [...]

Sayings About Pig

Pig, although the last of the twelve Animal Years of the Chinese zodiac, is often a symbol of good luck. This is because in the past, people considered the pig, with its fat head and big ears, to exemplify abundance. Plump and rotund, the pig has a simple and honest appearance. The Chinese [...]

Sayings About Dog

Dog follows Rooster as eleventh in the twelve Animal Years of the Chinese zodiac. Many Chinese sayings and proverbs link Rooster and Dog together. “Chickens fly and dogs flee” and “Neither fowl nor canine left in peace” both describe great turmoil and confusion. Dogs’ loyalty and courage have made them humankind’s best friend. [...]

Rooster, the tenth of the twelve Animal Years, is the only domestic fowl in the Chinese zodiac. In agricultural societies, the rooster has the important task of announcing the dawn. A story from the Eastern Jin Dynasty tells about Zu Ti and Liu Kun, two good friends who often exhorted each other to rise at [...]

Sayings About Dragon

Dragon is the only animal in the Chinese zodiac that does not exist in the natural world. Despite this, the dragon is one of the most revered symbols of the Chinese people. In traditional Chinese culture, the dragon symbolizes imperial power and high status, as well as good fortune and success. According to [...]

A little mouse ran up a lamp
to steal some oil and couldn’t get down
It squeaked for its grandma
But she wouldn’t come
So down it fell, clattering all the way

The lively and loveable mouse in this Beijing nursery rhyme is a great favorite of Chinese children. It is said that every year around the Lunar New Year, [...]