Monthly Archives: December 2009

Forbidden City — General introduction

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Steve

Lying at the center of Beijing, the Forbidden City, called Gu Gong in Chinese, was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Now known as the Palace Museum, it is to the north of Tiananmen Square. Rectangular in … Continue reading →

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Chinese Language

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Steve

The majority of China population speaks the Chinese macro-language, formed by a diversity of Han native dialects. Nearly 1.2 billion speakers are part of the Chinese family language distributed in all regions with its own tonal and analytic variants. Most … Continue reading →

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Chinese Traditional music

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Steve

In current Chinese cities the traditional style has been reduced to the kitsch folk troupes that only can be heard in hotels and concert halls, and it have to compete with bland pop. Conversely, a wide range of traditional music … Continue reading →

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Jiangsu Province

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Steve

With some of the most productive soils and temperate climate of the nation, Jiangsu is a culturally and geographically, on the south side of the river Yangtze. Rivers and canals crisscrossed the area, shape and image of the typical so-called … Continue reading →

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Chinese Dragon Culture

Posted on December 18, 2009 by Steve

The chinese dragon is one of the most recognized symbols in the world.We see this splendid creature in picturespostersin paintings and on the streets during chinese festivals.Dragons are deeply rooted in chinese cultureso chinese people often consider themselves the descendants … Continue reading →

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