Chinese Culture
The Place - "Beijing Welcomes You" Scenery 10
The Place 世贸天阶Shìmào tiānjiē
English Add: 9A Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District
Chinese Add: 北京朝阳区光华路9A·
Phone:010-8595 1755/6
Hours:Daily 10am-10pm
Website:http://www.theplace.cn/
The Place, Chinese name 世贸天阶 (Shìmào tiānjiē), with a funny slogan " 全北京向上看" ("Quán Běijīng Xiàng Shàng kàn" - People all over Beijing, Look up!) literally means "Step road to world trade", is a new shopping street located in Beijing CBD. [...]
National Centre For The Performing Arts (NCPA) - "Beijing Welcomes You" Scenery 6
Background: The National Centre for the Performing Arts ( 国家大剧院GuójiāDàJùyuàn )
While the Olympic Games in Beijing are approaching, another grand project for the host city is finished. The National Centre for the Performing Arts ( 国家大剧院 Guójiā Dà Jùyuàn ) - 149.500 square meters - is located on the Chang'An [...]
National Aquatics Center (Water Cube) - "Beijing Welcomes You" Scenery 7
Venue: National Aquatics Center;
Location: Olympic Green;
Floor area (sq.m.): 65,000-80,000;
Seats: 6,000 permanent, 11,000 temporary;
Sports: swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water-polo;
Ground breaking: Dec. 24, 2003;
Completion: End of 2007
The Beijing National Aquatics Center ( 北京国家游泳中心 Běijīng Guójiā yóuyǒng zhōngxīn), also known as the Water Cube ( 水立方 Shuǐlìfāng) or abbreviated [H2O]3[1], is an aquatics center that was built alongside [...]
Mei Lanfang(1) - Beijing Opera Famous Actor
Méi Lánfāng (梅兰芳) (October 22, 1894 - August 8, 1961) was one of the most famous Beijing or Peking opera artists in modern history, exclusively known for his qingyi roles, a type of dan role (for more information about "dan", please check my previous article "Beijing Opera" ). Méi Lánfāng is his stage name, and [...]
Huguang GuildHall - "Beijing Welcomes You" Scenery 9
Beijing Opera Scenes Paintings at Huguang Guild Hall
Founded by Beijing residents coming from Hunan and Hubei Provinces, Huguang GuildHall （湖广会馆 Húguǎng huìguǎn ）provides a place for lodging and gathering of fellow townsmen. It has a history of over 190 years traced back to 1807 when investments were gathering for its foundation. At that time, its [...]
Li Bai - Learn Chinese Poetry(3)
Among the common people in China, Li Bai is unquestionably the most beloved figure in Chinese poetry.
One of Li Bai's most famous poems is Drinking Alone by Moonlight ( 月下独酌, Yuè Xià Dú Zhuó), which is a good example of some of the most famous aspects of his poetry -- a very spontaneous poem, full [...]
Learn the Difference between synonyms of Chinese language
If you checked my previous articles, you must noticed that one of my articles talks about the difference between synonyms, so I will talk more about this area in this article:
1. （一）点儿 (yì)diǎnr / 有（一）点儿yǒu (yì)diǎnr
Both have the meanings of "a little bit"
Difference:
（一）点儿 (yì)diǎnr: A little bit of
should be put after adjectives, also in [...]
Learn about Chinese Valentine's Day
The Story of Chinese Valentine's Day (中国情人节Zhōng guó Qíng rén jié )
In late summer, the stars Altair and Vega are high in the night sky, and the Chinese tell the following love story, of which there are many variations:
A young cowherd named Niulang (牛郎; niú láng; literally "the cowherd", the star Altair) happens across seven [...]
Li Bai - Learn Chinese Poetry (2)
Today, I'm going to introduce a famous poet to you - Li Bai ( 李白 Lǐ Bái)
Chinese Name: 李白
Pinyin: Lǐ Bái or Lǐ Bó
字Zì ： 太白 Tàibái
号 Hào: 青莲居士 Qīnglián Jūshì
称号 Chēnghào: 诗仙 Shīxiān - The Mage of Poems
Born: 701
Died: 762
Writing Period: Tang Dynasty
Li Bai or Li Po (李白; Lǐ Bái / Lǐ Bó) (701-762) [...]
Shichahai - "Beijing Welcomes You" Scenery 8
Shichahai (什刹海 Shíchàhǎi) is a scenic area consisting of three lakes in the north of Beijing in China. They are located to the north-west of the Forbidden City and north-west of the Beihai Lake. Shishahai consists of the following three lakes: the Front Sea (前海 Qiánhǎi), the West Sea (西海 Xīhǎi) and the Back Sea [...]
