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Kong Rong Rang li was very intelligent. His father asked him why he took the smallest pair, and he told him so that his older brothers should have the bigger ones but then his father asked why he didn't leave the smallest one for his younger brother, and Kong Rong Rang li siad that as an older brother he had to be kind and give his younger brother a bigger pear too.

The this story was passed down generations in China and teaches people to love their siblings and to be selfless and look out for other people.

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Jing Ju, or Peking Opera, is a traditional type of Chinese Theater that uses, song, speech, dance and combat. It was formed by the mid-19th century, it is also known for its elaborate costuming, complex storytelling, acrobatics and distinctive sonic characteristics. There are four main roles in the tradition, each role is performed by actors who specialize in that role for their entire career and begin raining in their childhood. The stories told tend to be told in parables of ancient times, with use of improvised lines.

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Good medicine is always bitter, but it's the sweet returns were after.

This idiom shows that getting something good is difficult, but once you get it done the result is worth it.

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脸谱- Peking (Beijing) Opera Styles of Face-Painting

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脸谱- Peking (Beijing) Opera Styles of Face-Painting

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Personality makeup, or lian pu, refers to facial designs for jing. It originated from daily life experience, describing such changes of expression as white for fear, red for shyness, dark for suntan, and sallow for illness. The facial designs for these roles are made by powdering, painting, and coloring in the basic forms of Zheng Lian, San Kuai Wa Lian, and Sui Lian. These types are widely used to represent officials, generals, heroes, gods and ghosts. Most facial designs attach great importance to the eyes and eyebrows. At the end of the Qing Dynasty stage lighting was used, and actors and actresses had to put on heavy makeup by using greasepaint rather than fine powder.

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望子成龙龙望女成凤 - Wan Zi Cheng Long Wang Nv Cheng Feng 

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望子成龙龙望女成凤 - Wan Zi Cheng Long Wang Nv Cheng Feng 

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It means to see one's son become a dragon and his daughter a phoenix; longing to see ones children become bright and have a bright future.

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Chinese Cutting Paper art emerged in the second century, precisely during the East Han Dynasty in the XingJiang area of China. Until now, more than 2000 years this Chinese art of paper cutting is still sustainable and growing in popularity. Because this craft has a very long history, more than 1500 years symbolizes the philosophy of the Chinese people. During the Qing and Ming Dynasties 1368-1912, this was a period of prosperity for this art, for more than a thousand years, women have been pursuing this art as a daily casual activity. They created different types of paper cut outs and passed this traditional craft on to their children.

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The knots are meant to ward off evil spirits, they are also a symbol of longevity and eternity. They act as good luck charms and are given during the Chinese new year.

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Chinese painting is one of the oldest artistic traditions in the world. The materials used in Chinese Guo Hua painting are brush and ink on paper or silk. Traditional painting involves essentially the same techniques as calligraphy and is done with a brush dipped in black ink or colored pigments; oils are not used. The finished work can be mounted on scrolls, such as hanging scrolls or handscrolls. Apart from techniques there are mostly three main subjects of Chinese painting: Figure painting became highly developed during the Tang dynasty, and landscape painting reached its height developed during the Song dynasty. This practice was written circa 550 CE and refers to ¨old¨ and ¨ancient¨ practices.

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Ru Yi means "as you wish" in Chinese. The scepters shape is meant to have religious meaning as a reminder of the lotus, which is the sacred flower in Buddhism.

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Chinese paper cutting started in Chinese sacred rituals. Eventually they were used to decorate gates and windows during festivals.

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Dating back thousands of years, Most modern Chinese lanterns are used during celebration and festivals. They are made from paper on a bamboo frame. They represent prosperous business and a thriving life.

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In Chinese culture, dragons symbolize strength, good luck, and power. Emperors were thought to be descendants of dragons. Dragons are used in many Chinese celebrations, there are dragon dances performed during the Chinese New Year.

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Bagua Tu has eight trigrams that are used in Taoist cosmology to represent the fundamental principles of reality. The trigrams are symbols of the yin and yang energy that is present within all things.

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Calligraphy is understood in China as the art of writing a good hand with the brush or the study of the rules and techniques of this art. In Chinese art history, calligraphy has always been held in equal importance to painting. Chinese calligraphy, began with the hieroglyphics and has developed various styles and schools. Chinese scripts are generally divided into five categories: the seal character, the official or clerical script, the regular script, the running hand, and the cursive hand.

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文房四宝- 笔墨纸砚- The Chinese four treasures of study

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文房四宝- 笔墨纸砚- The Chinese four treasures of study

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Chinese artists create paintings and calligraphy with the Four Treasures of study, which are the brush, inkstick, paper, and inkstone. This set of instruments was presented to the museum´s founder, Charles Lang Freer. The brush has hair, holder and a sheath to cover the tip when not in use. The instick comes in a solid form either as a stick or a cake, and to produce ink the artist grinds an inkstick with water on the hard surface of an inkstone. The paper is commonly known in the west as ¨rice paper¨. bamboo, hemp fiber, and the bark of mulberry trees are the standard ingredients. Artists use the ink stone as a surface to grind the solid ink into liquid form and as a reservoir to hold the liquid ink once it is made.

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The four arts refer to the areas which a Chinese scholar in ancient times was supposed to be proficient in. The four arts are qin, qi, shu, hua. Qin, a seven stringed zither, the word is used in many other stringed instruments such as ¨piano¨ or ¨violin¨. Qi, a board game played on a gridded board with black and white stones. Shu, calligraphy is the art of writing characters that has a very long traditional in China and East Asia in general and continues to influence and be influenced by painting and other art forms. Hua, is a Chinese painting, this traditional form of painting is also called ink and wash painting and is closely related to calligraphy, both in visual appearance and technique.

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It is a two stringed bowed musical instrument and sometimes known in the west as ¨Chinese violin¨ or ¨Chinese Two-spring Fiddle¨. It is a very expressive instrument and often used as a drama accompanied instrument in small ensembles and large Chinese folk orchestra.

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Tea is important in Chinese tradition. People drink tea in China on a daily basis. Tea has also played a big role in China's economy as society developed. It is also an ingredient in Chinese medicine.

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The guzheng is a Chinese plucked zither, it has 16 or more strings and movable bridges, and movable bridges, and the modern guzheng usually has 21 strings and bridges.

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It is a 4 stringed Chinese musical instrument plucked like a guitar and having a large body resembling a lute and a lute and a neck with 12 or more frets that leads into the body.

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Majiang is a tile based game that was developed in 19th century China. It has now been adapted for online entertainment.

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it is also known as crosstalk or comic dialogue is a traditional performing art in Chinese comedy. And one of the most popular elements in Chinese comedy, and one of the most popular elements in Chinese culture. It is typically performed as a dialogue between two performers, or rarely as a monologue by a solo performer, or even less frequently.

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Za ji, is the acrobatic performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility and motor coordination. Chinese Zaji can be dated back to Neolithic times, primitive man generated it from their labor skill, kong fu skill and some special skills, and it showed it as amusement at break time or celebration at winning time, which was regarded as the earliest acrobatics.

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It is an annual Chinese festival marking the Lunar Chinese New Year. It can last over three days and includes exchange of gifts, firework displays, and dancing. There are performances of dragon dancing, lion dancing and recreational parades in the street by some troupes.

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There are common performances include Chinese dance, Chinese opera, cross-talk and puppetry. Offerings of mooncake and pomelo are made to the moon. Thirteen types of offerings to the moon, signifying the number of months in a full lunar year, are prepared by the female members of the family.

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Tiao Guang Chang Wu is punlic sqaure dancing. It is practiced by millions in China. The dancing consists of very natural and simple movements. The dancing started in the 1990s when people lost their jobs when China started adopting more capitalist prices. That left people with time on there hands and not a lot of money, so for low cost exercising they started square dancing at public parks.

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The lion dance is a form of dance in traditional Chinese culture, people dress up as a lion and mimic the movements of one. In the dance, a team of people carry the image of a dragon on poles. The dances are seen widely during Chinese New Year and are meant to bring luck and prosperity.

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Wu Shu is a word that encompasses all Chinese martial arts in general. Chinese martial arts have existed for thousands of years, however, modern Wu Shu was developed in the 1940s. It is a national sport of China and is an exhibition sport as well as a full contact sport.

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Wei qi is a strategy board game played by two players with the objective of surrounding more territory than the opponent. The game was invented 2,500 years ago and is assumed to be the oldest board game ever.

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Ti jan zi is a Chinese sport in which the players objective is to keep a weighted shuttlecock in air using there bodies except for their hands. The game can be dated back all the way to the Han dynasty, and is believed to have evolved from a game called Cuju.

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Fang feng zheng, also known as flying a kite originated in China between two and three thousand years ago. Traditional Chinese kites are made of bamboo and silk. It is less common now, but in many places in China there will most likely be one or two kites flying.

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Tai ji quan is a Chinese marital art used for self defense, health benefits and meditation. There are tai ji quan competitions too.

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Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday that falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, which is late May or June on the Gregorian calendar. In 2022, Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 3. It is one of the four top traditional Chinese festivals. They eat rice dumplings and boat races, and both are related to dragons.

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中美节日比较- Chinese and American Festival Comparison

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中美节日比较- Chinese and American Festival Comparison

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In China, the most important festival is the Spring Festival, while in America the most important festival is Christmas. The festivals and new years in China are based on the lunar-calendar, but the American new year is based on solar- calendar.

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The four major cuisines are Lu cuisine from Shandong province, Chuan cuisine from Sichuan, Yue cuisine from Guangdong, and Su cuisine from Jiangsu. Because of the Chinese power of the country, Chinese cuisine has influenced many other cuisines in Asia and beyond, with modifications made to cater to local plates. The preferences for seasoning and cooking techniques of Chinese provinces depend on differences in historical background and ethnic groups.

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When visiting others, it is polite to bring gifts such as wine or tea, or something useful for the family. Special gifts of your country or family are also meaningful.

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Chinese friends will often all try to pay the bill when getting together for a meal. They do this as a sign of generosity, it is considered impolite if you do not offer to pay. However, generally, the host will pay for meals.

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In East and Southeast Asia, a red envelope is a gift given during holidays or special occasions with money in it.

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Peking duck is a dish from Beijing that has been prepared since the Imperial era. The meat is characterized by its thin, crispy skin, with authentic versions of the dish serving mostly the skin and little meat, sliced in front of the diners by the cook. Ducks bred especially for the dish are slaughtered after 65 days and seasoned before being roasted in a closed or hung oven.

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He was the first emperor of Qin, or Shi HuangDi, was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of a united China. Historically, he was often portrayed as a tyrannical ruler and strict Legalist, in part from the Han dynasty's scathing assessments of him. Since the mid 20th-century, scholars have begun to question this evaluation, inciting considerable discussion on the actual nature of his policies and reforms.

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When giving a gift in China, it is good to give them in pairs, except for sets of four. Do not wrap it in white, as it represents sorrow and poverty. Also don't give people watches or clocks because it symbolizes that time is running out.

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The color blue is taboo in Chinese culture. It is taboo because it can be commonly found in funerals. Black and white should also be avoided when going to a wedding, as they are reserved for mourning.

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In Chinese, the number four, or si, sounds like death, also si. For that reason it is avoided.

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Ru Jia Si Xiang, also known as Confucianism, is described as a philosophy, religion, or way of life that people followed that originated in ancient China. Confucianism, thought of by Confucius in 6th century BCE, was one based off of ethics and morals.

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Dao Jia Si Siang, also know as Taoism, is a philosophy that focuses on genuineness, longevity, immortality, vitality, and many other things. It was created in 500 BCE by a philospher named Lao Tzu.

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He was a Chinese philosopher and politician of the Spring and Autumn period who is traditionally considered the paragon of Chinese sages. Confucius´s teachings and philosphy underpin East Asian culture and society, remaining influentual across China and East Asia to this day. Confucius considered himself a transmitter for the values of earlier periods which he claimed had been abandoned in his time.

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Zhuang Zhou, commonly known as Zhuangzi or ¨master Zhuang¨, was an influential Chinese philosopher who lived around the 4th century BC during the Warring States Period. He is credited with writing -in part or in whole- a work known by his name, the Zhuangzi, which is one of the foundational texts of Taoism.

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Fo Jia Si Xiang, or Buddhism, is one of the worlds largest religions. It originated in India 2,500 years ago. The Buddhists believe that living as a human is suffering, and that meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are ways to become enlightened.

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Qu Yuan was a Chinese poet and politician in the State of Chu during the Warring States period. He is known for his patriotism and contributions to classical poetry and verses, especially through the poems o the Chu Ci anthology. Together with the Shi Jing, the Chu Ci is one of the greatest collections of anceint Chinese verse.

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Yao Ming is a Chinese baskeyball executive and former professional player. He played for the Shang hai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association. Yao was selected to start for the Western Conference in the NBA All-star game eight time, and was named to the All-NBA Team fives times.

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Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist and stuntman known for his slapstick acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and innovative stunts, which he typically performs himself. Chan has been acting since the 1960s performing in more than 150 films. He is one of the most popular action film stars of all time.

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Zao Shi Shu is paper making. Advanced paper making dates back to 105 A.D. Cai Lun, an official at the court of the Han dynasty, made a piece of paper with mulberry along with other coarse fibers. This made paper a lot cheaper and lighter than previous ways of making it. It was more suitable for Chinese calligraphy.

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Lang Lang, is Chinese pianist who has performed with leading orchestras in China, North America, Europe, and elsewhere. He was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, the Vienna Philharmonic and some top American orchestras. Lang is considered by many as one of the most accomplished classical musicians of modern time.

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Jeremy Shu-How Lin is a Taiwanese- American professional basketball player from the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association. He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association.

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The following six ancient capitals are Xian, Hangzhou, Nanjin, Luoyang, and Anyang are the most famous on the list. And current reality shows Xian and Nanjing are the best three reflections of Chinese dynasties of past ages with the most cultural relics in original look.

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Xi an is the capital of Shaanxi Province, it has a cultural, industrial, political and educational center of the entire central northwest region, with many facilities for research and development. It is one of the world´s top 100 financial centers.

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Shanghai is one of the world´s largest seaports and a major industrial and commercial centers of China. The city is located on the coast of the East China Sea between the mouth of the Yangtze River to the north and the bay of Hangzhou to the south. Shanghai is China´s most populous city, and was one of the first Chinese ports to be opened to Western trade.

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Beijing has been an integral part of China´s history over the past eight centuries, and nearly every major building of any age in Beijing has at least some national historical significance. The city is renowned for its opulent palaces, temples, parks, gardens, tombs, walls and gates.

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The Great wall of China is a series of fortifications that were built access borders of ancient Chinese states and Imperial China. Apart from defense, other purposes of the Great Wall have included border controls, allowing the imposition of duties on goods transported along the Silk Road, regulation or encouragement of trade and the control of immigration and emigration

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The Terracotta Army is a collection of terracotta sculptures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Hong, the first Emperor of China. It is a form of funerary art buried with the emperor in 210–209 BCE with the purpose of protecting the emperor in his afterlife. The figures, dating from approximately the late third century BCE.

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The Imperial Palace, also known as the Forbidden City, was the imperial palace of emperors in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is located at the center of Beijing. The construction began in the 4th year of the reign of Yongle Emperor (1406) in the Ming Dynasty, and completed 14 years later (1420). There were 14 emperors in the Ming Dynasty and 10 emperors in the Qing Dynasty had been enthroned and ruled here.

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Shaolin Temple, is a renowned temple recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle of Shaolin Kung Fu. It is located at the foot of Wuru Peak of the Songshan mountain range in Dengfeng County, Henan Province, China.

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Siheyuan is a traditional Chinese residence, especially famous and common in Beijing. Siheyuan in English, is known as "the courtyard house". Siheyuan was firstly appear in the Western Zhou Dynasty. It has further developed in Han dynasty.

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Hu tongs are a type of narrow street or alley commonly associated with northern Chinese cities, especially Beijing. In Beijing, hutongs are alleys formed by lines of siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences.

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The classical gardens of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China date back to the 6th century BCE when the city was founded as the capital of the Wu Kingdom. Inspired by these royal hunting gardens built by the King of the State of Wu, private gardens began emerging around the 4th century and finally reached the climax in the 18th century.

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Kicking Shuttlecock is a traditional sport game called Jianzi in China. Trying to keep it always in the air with legs and kick it as long as possible. To exercise your leg muscle and body flexibility. Enjoy this simple and healthy game using only sides of your feet.

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Rowing has its history in the West, while Dragon boating is based on traditions from the East. Rowers sit in single file in boats referred to as 'shells' with their backs to the direction of travel and row with oars. Dragon boaters sit in two rows of 10 and face forward using paddles to propel forward.  It is one of a family of traditional paddled long boats found throughout Asia, Africa, the Pacific islands, and Puerto Rico.

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Tai Chi is an internal Chinese martial art practiced for defense training, health benefits, and meditation. Tai chi has practitioners worldwide.
Yang Shaohou, Yang Chengfu, Wu Chien-ch'üan and Sun Lutang promoted the art for its health benefits beginning in the early 20th century.Its global following may be attributed to overall benefit to personal health

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Qigong, pronounced “chi gong,” was developed in China thousands of years ago as part of traditional Chinese medicine. It involves using exercises to optimize energy within the body, mind, and spirit, with the goal of improving and maintaining health and well-being. Qigong has both psychological and physical components and involves the regulation of the mind, breath, and body’s movement and posture.

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According to legend, Mulan took her aged father's place in the conscription for the army by disguising herself as a man. In the story, after prolonged and distinguished military service against nomadic hordes beyond the northern frontier, Mulan is honored by the emperor but declines a position of high office.

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Chang'e, Wade-Giles romanization Ch'ang O, the Chinese moon goddess whose loveliness is celebrated in poems and novels. She sought refuge in the moon when her consort, Hou Yi (the Lord Archer), discovered she had stolen the drug of immortality given to him by the gods.

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The gods of the two mountains, hearing about Yu Gong's words, was afraid that Yu Gong and his family would never stop just as he said to Zhi Sou, and thus reported the Emperor of Heaven about this. Moved by Yu song's spirits, the Emperor of Heaven ordered the two mountains to be moved away. Yu Gong's dream came true.

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According to legend, the sun god Yan emperor has a little daughter, named Nuwa, is his favorite daughter. Emperor Yan not only cares about the sun, but also about grain and medicinal materials. He has a lot of things, every morning to go to the East China Sea, command the sun to rise, until the sun sink to go home. When Yan was not at home, the girl played alone. She wanted her father to take her out and take a look at the rising sun in the East China Sea.

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The legend of Sun Wukong first appeared in the Song Dynasty-era adventure novel Journey to the West. The book follows the story of a humble Buddhist monk named Tang Sanzang who travels from his home in Southern China to India in order to bring back holy texts and enlighten his countrymen.

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He vowed to take the sun down from the sky and tame it so the heat wouldn't be a problem for the tribe anymore. The next day Kuafu started to chase after the sun. He ran like a gust of wind without rest and chased it over the mountains and rivers for days and nights.

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Gunpowder was invented in China at some point during the first millennium A.D. One of the first uses of weaponry made with gun powder was fire arrows. The invention of gunpowder would become the basis for almost every weapon from that point on.

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In the movie "The Last Emperor" it follows the life of Pu Yi, the last emperor of China. He gets captured by the red army and reminisces about his lavish childhood of luxury. But, he was very sheltered and did not know about the complicated political issues surround him.

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Xiao Bie li means unemployment. The unemployment rate for young people in China hit record numbers of 18.2%. The joblessness even surpassed the amount during the lockdown in 2020. Right now, as many as 10% of all people in China are unemployed.

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This issue is a problem of leaders in China believing that they are emperors and that they have full control and all the power.

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Gao kao, also known as the National College Entrance Exam, is an exam that is taken every year in China. Taking this is exam is required for entrance in to almost all institutions of higher education at the undergraduate level. The exam is very hard and makes it less likely for people to get into college.

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中美教对比- Comparison between Asian and Western Education

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中美教对比- Comparison between Asian and Western Education

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Asian education takes a more memorization and exam based approach. The students are expected to memorize facts from textbooks in order to get good scores, instead of understanding the material. On the other hand, the western education takes a more relaxed approach, and is not taken so seriously.

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Pandas do not have very many natural predators, despite this they are still at risk. Humans have threatened there existence leaving just over 1,800 pandas left in the wild.

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Journey to the west is one classic out of four in Chinese literature. Written in the Ming Dynasty by a novelist named Wu Cheng' en. The adventure story has action, humor and spirtual lessons.

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Dream of The Red Chamber is known to be the greatest novel in all of Chinese literature. It was written by Cao Xueqin in the 18th century. It is also one of the four great classics in Chinese literature. It is known for it's view of the world, life-styles, and the social relations of 18th century China.