Calendar of Major Chinese Festivals 中国文化概况

Calendar of Major Chinese Festivals Scroll down for an index of the most interesting Chinese Culture articles. In the eyes of most Westerners, China is fascinating and strange, as foreign and as far away from home as one can possibly get. Some aspects of Chinese culture have spread to every corner of the world - Chinese food and martial arts, whilst others remain relatively mysterious - Confucianism and calligraphy. Chinese Culture - Developing in isolation Chinese culture developed in isolation from the rest of the world, protected by the Himalayas, the Gobi and Taklamakan Deserts, rainforests to the South and Siberian winters to the North. Therefore it grew up distinctly different from the rest of the world - that's what makes China such an interesting place. Chinese Culture: Regional Variations In many aspects of Chinese culture, there are distinct regional variations - the most obvious example is food, but there are others too. Everybody knows about Beijing Opera, but there are hundreds of different kinds of Chinese Opera - Beijing Opera is just one. Chinese Culture - Chinese Religion Chinese religion, philosophy and culture are tightly intertwined. Chinese beliefs have always been a part of Chinese culture more than they have been part of any one religion or philosophy. Traditional Chinese religion blended the 'three great teachings' of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism with even older local religious beliefs. Chinese Culture - Chinese History Chinese people like to boast that they have the longest history of any civilisation on earth. Many elements of Chinese culture (characters, dragons, jade) can be traced back over 5,000 years. Chinese history has been the story of the rise and fall of dynasties - periods of relative stability when the dynasty was strong intersperesed with years or even decades of war as the dynasty crumbled and fell. Chinese Culture - Society Chinese society has been through immense changes in recent years. Within living memory Beijing has seen civil war, virtual famine during the Great Leap Forward, the madness of the Cultural Revolution, the imposition of the one child policy, and the transition from centralised economy to rampant capitalism. A little knowledge of Chinese culture will make your trip to Beijing a lot more worthwhile.

英语导游词汇 Himalayas [,himə'leiəz] n. 喜马拉雅山脉 英语导游词汇 Gobi ['ɡəubi] n. 戈壁 英语导游词汇 rainforest ['reinfɔrist] n. (热带)雨林 英语导游词汇 Siberian [sai'biəriən] adj. 西伯利亚的,来自西伯利亚的 英语导游词汇 variation D.J.[,vɛəri'eiʃən] K.K.[,vɛri'eʃən, 'vær-] n. 1 变化, 变动(的程度) 2 变奏(曲) 3 变异, 变种 英语导游词汇 famine D.J.['fæmin] K.K.['fæmɪn] n. 饥荒 英语导游词汇 rampant D.J.['ræmpənt] K.K.['ræmpənt] adj. 1 (尤指疾病, 社会弊端)猖獗的; 无法控制的 2 (指动物)只用后腿站起来的