Chinese Culture (General)
Chinese Culture (General)
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Source & Credit: MyPaper, Singapore Monday, January 17, 2011 Extracts: ONE: "Education thrives in China and the rest of Asia because it is a top priority - and the US has plenty to learn from that." TWO: "Americans think of China's strategic challenge in terms of, say, the new Chinese stealth fighter jet. But the real challenge is the rise of China's education system and the passion for learning that underlies it. We are not going to become Confucians, but we can elevate education on our list of priorities without relinquishing creativity and independent thought. That's what we did in 1957 after the Soviet Union launched Sputnik. "
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This is the most colourful Qilin, one could get...
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Yes! We are BRITISH! And not Chinese! So why are you still hanging the PROSPERITY sign upside down? COPY CAT!
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Some business prosper during the Chinese 7th month...
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Under the Chinese Horoscope (zodiac signs); the pig's worst pairing is with the snake!
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In one of Bruce Lee's film... he was outside a building and he kicked and destroyed a sign that says " Dogs and Chinese"....
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Haha it's cute.
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Despite the Beijing municipal government's two-decade-old push to encourage "green interments", which include so-called tree, burials, only 2 per cent of familes choose these cheaper and purportedly more eco-friendly methods of burial. Tree burials refer to the burying of body ashed under trees, flowers and lawns. "The earliest tree burial was promoted in the Fengtai district in 1990, when the local government held a gropu interment ceremony with tree burials," said Mr Jiang Xiaogang, secretary-general of the Beijing Funeral Association. He said the tree burials now use urns made of biodegradable materials, which turn into soil after several months or years, dependi…
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A child gets a haircut at a barbershop in Heifei, Anhui provicne, China yesterday. It is believed to bring luck when one gets a hair-cut during the second day of the second Chinese lunar month, which falls on March 17 this year. (REUTERS)
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1. This lady warrior is wearing a majestic Dragon Chinese Opera Costume. 2. Can you see the dragon's face near her lower abdomen area? 3. This photo was taken sometime in the 1950's in Penang, West Malaysia. 4. What a pity if the photo was in colour! Wow... Truly majestic .... and beautiful handcrafted piece!
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How to earn pocket change during Chinese New Year! 1. The ingredients:- 1.1. Fixed assets: a Chinese drum and several other musical instruments. 1.2. A full Lion head and costume and some flags 1.3. Gather a group of family members and friends: usually 5 to 6 persons 1.4. Provide them standard co-ordinated performing uniform (prior to this : best that they are all Chinese (or Chinese look); two members must know how to do a lion dance or the motion of the lion dance. Two or three members must know how to play the drum and other nosiy instruments 1.4. Loan or rent a panel van. 2. Go around Singapore e.g. Dry and Wet Markets (to each individual stalls) by getting t…
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The picture shows a variety of incense burning containers found outside the main door of many Chinese homes. These incense burning containers are to contain paper offerings to the GODs especially during every 1st and 15th day of each lunar month (full moon days)...
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1. This huge lantern must have been made from labour of love and thousands of Chinese New Year (CNY)Hong Bao (Red packets). Red packets are envelopes where money is inserted and given out during CNY 2. Each individual ingot was made from several of these Red packets. 3. This "master piece" is truly a labour of love... location: Redhill Lane Market...
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1. When we see "KUM" (minature mandarin orange)trees.. it simply meansChinese New Year is around the corner! 2. It is strongly not recommended to eat the fruits as these trees were "artifically" fertilised to yield a bumper harvest of minature "KUMs". 3. These minature mandarin oranges should only be admired but thus not eaten. Treat them as ornamental plant with fruits.
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They say you can bottle-train just anything! Check this out....
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Further to what I had mentioned:- 1. The see thru pastice rice bin is available to the NTUF Fairprice at SGP$7.90. 2. While the wooden barrel, that symbolises "a traditional" wealth bin costs SGP$33.00 and available at the so called "higher end" or "private" Cold Storage supermarket. 3. Frankly, I am surprised that when it comes to deployment: it does not mean that those who stay in a condo or landed property tend to buy or use Para 2: the wooden "wealth" barrel. 4. On the contrary, I have seen more who stay in a condo uses the more "practical" see thru rectangular bin: In my opinion, most likely due to space constraints and that this see thru is more practical: need…
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These wonderful fishes really have a wonderful time in Shanghai, China. What a unique linked fish-tank!
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Vocabulary for English to Chinese (Mandarin) and Chinese (Mandarin)to English is different. And it is very easy for lots of signs in China to have very poor gramma mistakes.... This sign at the Beijing airport; Starbucks cafe shows: " PERMISSION TO WISH" Huh? Where or how do we get permission ot wish? This is a mystery.. indeed Hahahaha
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It was a pity that especially during the cultural revolution years; many people, literally carve graffiti onto the individual bricks of the great wall. Some even use knifes and sharp objects to carve very deep markings on these bricks. Take a look at some of the sample photos... A real pity... fortunately, today... this is not allowed...
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Check out this caricature... http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=29&mid=6020&new= As mentioned in one of the past forum messages.. the phonetic sound of shoes is considered inauspicious for the Chinese. Much like it is considered inauspicious to give another Chinese a clock or bell. This is purely based on Customs and beliefs...
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1. Documentaries showing the wanton slicing of a sharks fin and then throwing the shark back into the sea - is very cruel way to die. 2. Let's try to make an effort to eat less of Sharks Fins. When the buying (eating) stops the selling can. 3. Took this picture; display of a large sharks fin in a restaurant in Singapore, a few days ago.
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1. For dining tables and dining chairs, the Chinese favour even numbers. 2. For example, this antique table has four supporting legs. And for all dining areas, chairs must be even numbers e.g. 4 chairs, 6 chairs or 8 chairs (excluding baby chairs).
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Yes, unfortunately there are two considerations, here: 1. It's a male thing! Unfortunately: our society, still has some taboo's associated with anything related to women. And even if the driver is not the person getting married; surely some unusual questions will arose like: the female driver preferable should not have her monthly period on that day.... etc... 2. Human nature at work (or wrongly at work). We human beings don't like to hear negatives spoken - even if there is relatively no issue. But, so long as one person or two be it one's relative, friends were to comment that this is they "felt" as inauspicious, we start to cast doubts ... 3. Frankly, there is no t…
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1. Yesterday Tuesday 21 July 2009; I was at a client's new apartment on their procedures. 2. A friendly family. And her mum passed me her business card. She specialises in Traditional Chinese Customary Wedding Preparation Needs. 3. As such specific services are harder to find; you, your friends or relatives might want to find out more from the attachment.
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Oh Boy! Do you really need a hair cut on this specific date? A cut of good luck This little boy doesn't look like he is enjoying getting his hair trimmed. But he is too young to understand that this aunty fussing over his hair in eastern Qingdao city is actually giving him a cut - for luck. Yesterday was the second day of the second month in the lunar calendar. Getting one's hair cut on this day is supposed to bring good luck. Source & Credit: The Straits Times, Singapore
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