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Zhouzhuang is 30 km in the southwest of Kunshan City and 38 km to the southeast of Suzhou in Jiangsu Province. Lying quietly by the side of Dianshan Lake near the Daguanyuan Park in Shanghai, it has

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Jiuzhaigou National Nature Reserve lies in Jiuzhaigou County, northwest of Sichuan Province in the southern part of Minshan Mountains, approximately 400 kilometers from Chengdu City. Established in 1978, the Reserve covers an area of 60,000 hectareswith its name stemming from 9 Tibetan villages nearby.Luxuriant forests and snow peaks in Jiuzhaigou make it a spectacular gem of nature. Jiuzhaigou is a comprehensive nature reserve, its main protection targets are pandas, other rare wildlife and forest ecosystem. In 1992, it was listed in the World's Natural Heritage, and three years later, it was included in the International Man and Biosphere Reserve Network of UNESCO.

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The Qinghai-Tibet Railway starts in Xining, the capital city of China's Qinghai Province and stretches to Lhasa, the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region. Almost the entire length of the railway sits at an altitude higher than 3,500 meters, earning it the nickname “the nearest door to heaven.”

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The Loess Plateau is the world's largest distribution of loess (sediment formed by the accumulation of wind-blown silt). Beginning east of Qilian Mountains (located on the border of Qinghai and Gansu Provinces, these mountains also form the plateau’s southern border) in the west, the plateau stretches to the Taihang Mountain Range in the east and extends to the Great Wall in the north.

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Some of China’s scenic attractions are worth seeing just for their impressive and sometimes even overwhelming size. The following are just a few of those that fall into this category.

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A continuation of Part 3, the following are a few more of China’s nature reserves that combine beautiful scenery with some of the country’s most rare animals.

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China is known for its long history and rick culture; but unbeknownst to most people, China has some of the world's most beautiful natural sceneries. In our series of Charming China, you will be taken on a fantastic tour of the most charming places in China which include tallest mountain, deepest lake, and coldest place.

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China is a major tourist destination with numerous places of interest. Some of the most well-known tourist cities in China include: Xi’an in Shanxi Province, Lhasa in Tibet Province, Kunming in Yunnan Province, and Shanghai.

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Beijing, China’s capital city, is the country’s political, economical, and cultural center.

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Beijing’s transportation system is extremely developed and is composed of electric buses, subways, and taxis. Beijing’s transportation system is said to be the world’s busiest, carrying more people than any other system of its kind.

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Chinese Traditional Medicine

Tongrentang Dru...

Once Chinese traditional medicines are mentioned, Tongrentang is a household name both in China and all over the world. Surely, Tongrentang has created a splendid history over past 300 years.

Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Chinese Painting

    Chinese Paintin...

    Chinese traditional painting dates back to the Neolithic Age about 6,000 years ago. The excavated colored pottery with painted human faces, fish, deer and frogs indicates that the Chinese began painting as far back as the Neolithic Age. Over the centuries, the growth of Chinese painting inevitably reflected the change of time and social conditions. From Primitive to Modern

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    奇妙的京剧之十

    “马前”与“马后”是戏曲界常用的术语。“马前”的意思是加快演出的速度,缩短原有的演出时间;“马后”则相反,是指放慢演出速度,延长原有演出时间。

    Festivals and Customs

    Color in Chines...

    Color in Chinese culture refers to the various colors that are considered auspicious (吉利) or inauspicious (不利). The Chinese character for color is 颜色 (Yan Se). In ancient China, the character more accurately meant color in the face. During the Tang Dynasty, Yan Se began to refer to all color. The Chinese idiom “Wu (five) Yan Liu (six) Se,” which is used to describe many colors, may also suggests colors in general.

    History and New Changes

    Different Names...

    In China, common names for China include "Zhonghua" (中华) and "Zhongguo" (中国) , while "Han" (汉) and "Tang" (唐) are common names given for the Chinese ethnicity. Other names include Huaxia, Shenzhou and Jiuzhou.

    Food

    Sweet Roasted C...

    A just tossed bag of hot nuts, maroon-brown with a sticky feel clinging to its skin, and fragrant with the aroma of toasted sugar: This is the sweet roasted Chinese chestnut.

    Arts and Recreation

    Chinese Yo-yo

    The Chinese yo-yo is a toy from China consisting of two equally-sized discs connected with a long axle.

    Song and Dance

      Legends and Anecdotes

      Chinese Dragon

      Chinese dragons are legendary creatures in Chinese mythology and folklore, with mythic counterparts among Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Turkic dragons. In Chinese art, dragons are typically portrayed as long, scaled, serpentine creatures with four legs. In contrast to European dragons that are considered evil, Chinese dragons traditionally symbolize potent and auspicious powers, particularly control over water, rainfall, and floods. In yin and yang terminology, a dragon is yang (male) and complements a yin (female) fenghuang "Chinese phoenix lord of demons".

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