A Thousand Whys
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A Thousand Whys is tailor-made for curious minds about China and the Chinese culture.
This podcast offers fascinating facts about what this ancient civilization has to offer, covering a wide range of topics including history, philosophy, literature and arts, lifestyle, science, and the natural world.
Subscribe to learn "what are the Chinese ways and why", for free.
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China’s evolving serpent legacy: Ferocious treasures, from rituals to households
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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A ceramic vessel of culture, wine, and poetic spirit
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Greenware stationary: Creating the right ink for calligraphy and painting
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Cong: The jade vessel which assisted governance in ancient China
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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China’s goddess of war and her bronze owls
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Tomb paintings decode ancient feasts
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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King of bridal sedan chair: Thirty years of craftsmanship
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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9,000 year old music: The Jiahu bone flute
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Welcome to "Ancient Relics and Their Stories"!
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Why is the chrysanthemum special in Chinese culture?
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Why are Chinese people so fond of the osmanthus flower?
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Sep 14, 2024 |
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Why has weightlifting maintained its popularity from ancient times up to the present day?
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Why is wrestling much more than a sport in China?
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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Ancient swings to modern pools: The enduring spirit of diving
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Why did ancient Chinese shoot arrows with music playing?
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Welcome to Sports Fantasia!
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Why is the lotus flower a symbol of noble character in Chinese culture?
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Why is the jasmine flower a symbol of timeless elegance in Chinese culture?
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Why do Chinese people hang Chinese mugwort during the Duanwu Festival?
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Why are pomegranate flowers special in Chinese culture?
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May 15, 2024 |
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Why do Chinese people adore the winter jasmine?
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Why are peach blossoms associated with love?
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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How do Chinese people extend Spring Festival greetings?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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What does loong, or the Chinese dragon, mean to the Chinese people?
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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24 Solar Terms: How did ancient Chinese merchants honor the god of earth?
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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24 Solar Terms: How did ancient Chinese people prepare for the New Year?
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why Chinese people "count in nines" in winter?
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Did ancient Chinese build snowmen?
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: How did ancient Chinese enjoy vegetables in winter?
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: How do Chinese people celebrate the Start of Winter?
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why do Chinese people love to savor persimmons on Frost's Descent?
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why do Chinese people enjoy viewing chrysanthemums during the Cold Dew?
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Oct 07, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why is Autumn Equinox an important solar term in China?
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why Chinese people love to drink White Dew tea during the White Dew?
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why do people float river lanterns during the End of Heat?
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: How Chinese people welcome the Beginning of Autumn?
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why Chinese people drink herbal tea during Major Heat?
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: How did ancient Chinese people beat the heat during Minor Heat?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Why do Chinese people give fans as gifts during the Duanwu Festival?
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why do Chinese people enjoy noodles on the Summer Solstice?
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why is the ox held in reverence during ‘Grain in Ear’?
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why do Chinese people worship 'Silkworm Goddess' on the 'Grain Buds'?
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May 19, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why do Chinese children wear egg pouches on the Start of Summer?
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May 05, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why is the peony also called the “Flower of Grain Rain” in China?
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why do Chinese eat Qingtuan during the Qingming Festival?
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Ancestors Told Us: What makes a Chinese gentleman?
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Let’s celebrate the time of rebirth
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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What did ancient Chinese "female officials" do?
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: What do insects have to do with villains?
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why Chinese believe “Spring rain is as precious as oil”?
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Ancestors Told Us: Is human nature good or evil?
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Ancestors Told Us: What can China’s flood myth teach us about water management?
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Ancestors Told Us: What can we learn from water?
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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24 Solar Terms: How the Chinese mark the “Beginning of Spring”?
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Who is the God of Wealth in Chinese folk customs?
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Hop over to the Year of the Rabbit!
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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How did people bathe in ancient China?
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Why is the Qipao the Quintessence of Chinese Elegance?
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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How the holiday system works in ancient China?
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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24 Solar Terms: Why did the ancient Chinese mark Winter Solstice as New Year?
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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How did ancient China protect the environment?
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Was Cuju the earliest football game?
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Previous Episode: Let's have a cup of tea!
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Daffodils and beauties
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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How did a canal destroy an emperor’s reputation？
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Why do Chinese people boil their water?
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Why is strategy game Go so charming?
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Why does the lion dance matter to us?
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Flower festival - an ancient celebration remembered
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Why do we say goodbye with willow branches?
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Why "jade and silk" is peaceful allusion?
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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An age-old winter tale in China’s Altay
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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How does a time-honored railway connect with the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics?
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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Chinese Lunar New Year 2022: Why tiger?
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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Wanna try ice games from ancient China?
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Why do we love Tanghulu?
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Why are some lakes in Beijing called “sea”?
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Tickling your funny bone with cross talk
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Is there still an “old Beijing”?
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Bird walking in Beijing!
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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What is it like to live in a Beijing quadrangle?
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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What's so special about doornails in China?
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Why we celebrate seniors' birthdays with… peaches?
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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What did you pick on your first birthday?
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Who do we see in our dreams?
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Fun facts about Shanghai you might not know
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Why is Peking Opera considered the Quintessence of Chinese culture?
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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Fantastic mushrooms and where to find them
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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Why do Chinese people love mountains and waters?
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Why do we divide a year differently?
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Oct 07, 2021 |
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Was The Analects really written by Confucius?
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Is autumn always SAD?
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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Curious Foodie: Why debating over a moon cake?
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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A Happy Hour invite from 9,000 years ago
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Sep 09, 2021 |
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Curious Foodie: Wanna try one of the most lavish Chinese feasts?
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Curious Foodie: Since when we started to have three meals a day?
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Space Talk: Behind the ventures
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Space Talk: What are some fun things to do without gravity?
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Aug 08, 2021 |
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Space Talk: How was the lunar eclipse comprehended in ancient China?
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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Space Talk: What life is REALLY like in the “Heavenly Palace” space station?
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Space Talk: The Neil Armstrongs of ancient China
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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Space Talk: A mouthwatering trail into space
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Jul 11, 2021 |
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Space Talk: Tiangong, Tianhe, Tianwen... What do they mean?
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Jul 04, 2021 |
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Curious Foodie: What a REAL Chinese breakfast is like
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Jun 30, 2021 |
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Space Talk: Why are Chinese astronauts called taikonauts?
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Say hello to ‘Space Talk’
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Jun 24, 2021 |
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Curious Foodie: And China’s most duck-obsessed city is…
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Curious Foodie: Do century eggs take a century to make?
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Jun 16, 2021 |
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Curious Foodie: What we eat for the Dragon Boat Festival?
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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Curious Foodie: Why do Chinese people love stinky tofu?
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Curious Foodie: Why could hot pot solve everything?
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May 26, 2021 |
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Unsolved mysteries of Sanxingdui
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Did Sanxingdui really vanish?
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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The obsession with gold
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Aliens in ancient China?
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Mar 24, 2021 |
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Who discovered Sanxingdui?
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Say hello to Sanxingdui
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Unearthing the Three-Star Piles
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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What a meal of family reunion!
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Chunwan - a feast of entertainment and performances
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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The past and present of temple fairs
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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The two sides of celebrating the Chinese New Year
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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What’s your Chinese zodiac sign?
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Why do Chinese people love the color red?
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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Fun Chinese facts you should know about snow
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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How the Chinese pavilion got its allure
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Nov 29, 2020 |
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A Rendezvous of Elegance
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Nov 22, 2020 |
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Why guardian lions, not tigers?
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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Winter - the ending and the beginning
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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What's the deal with drinking hot water?
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Nov 01, 2020 |
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Why do we relish sweet Osmanthus?
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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The symbol of autumn – Chrysanthemum
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Oct 18, 2020 |
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Fishermen in the know
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Oct 11, 2020 |
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What’s up with Chinese people using umbrellas in the sun?
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Sep 27, 2020 |
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Mourning for autumn - a Chinese literary tradition
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Sep 20, 2020 |
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What do you know of the happiness of fish?
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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Who is the Chinese god of love?
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Sep 06, 2020 |
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Flying eaves of traditional Chinese architectures
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Aug 30, 2020 |
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Lost love reunion, once a year
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Aug 23, 2020 |
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Why facing the south matters
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Aug 16, 2020 |
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Where Chinese names come from
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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The enchantment behind Chinese spacecrafts
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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Who is “Lu Ban” and why does he matter?
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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Why do we love Jiangnan - south of the Yangtze River
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Jul 19, 2020 |
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Where does “bonsai” REALLY come from?
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Jul 12, 2020 |
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Why we revere the mountains?
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Jul 05, 2020 |
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How many names does the Yangtze River have?
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Jun 28, 2020 |
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On encountering sorrows
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Jun 21, 2020 |
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What would your fan say about you?
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Jun 14, 2020 |
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Why do we call the Yellow River our mother river?
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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Float like a butterfly
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May 31, 2020 |
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What to know about celebrating your birthday, the Chinese way?
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May 25, 2020 |
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The Bell and Drum Towers - functioning for the city management of ancient China
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May 17, 2020 |
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“Catch” the buzzing bees
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May 10, 2020 |
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Why is this flower the king of flowers?
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May 03, 2020 |
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Book of Songs – the origin of China’s poetic tradition
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Apr 26, 2020 |
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Can't think of a unique gift for baby shower party?
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Apr 19, 2020 |
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Why do we love the Forbidden City?
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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A mixture of remembering the deceased and celebrating the new life
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Let’s celebrate the time of rebirth
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Mar 26, 2020 |
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Feeling bored? Try these traditional Chinese games
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Mar 19, 2020 |
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Peach Blossom Land – a utopia for the Chinese people
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Have a sworn friend? Gift him an orchid, then
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Mar 05, 2020 |
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How do I love thee, magpies?
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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Noodle or rice?
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Can needles and threads “paint”?
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Feb 14, 2020 |
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How do we greet each other during the Chinese New Year?
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Chinese Lunar New Year wouldn’t be complete without this
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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So who are we scaring today?
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Jianghu is more than the rivers and lakes
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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Plum blossom - another "Friend of the Winter"
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Jan 09, 2020 |
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What’s it like using the Chinese lunar calendar?
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Why do we love jade more than diamond?
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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Why do we love pine and cypress?
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Dec 19, 2019 |
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Things you should know to survive a Chinese winter
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Dec 05, 2019 |
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Bamboo - more than a plant to the Chinese
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Nov 27, 2019 |
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Ancient musicians' favorite five notes
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Nov 20, 2019 |
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What do fish and birds have to do with beautiful girls?
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Nov 14, 2019 |
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Have you eaten yet?
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Nov 06, 2019 |
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Acupuncture - the Qi Stimulator and Balancer
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Oct 29, 2019 |
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What happened to the first person who ate a cab?
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Oct 22, 2019 |
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Let's have a cup of tea!
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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What is the most auspicious day in a year?
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Who invented silk and how?
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Oct 01, 2019 |
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Why do some Chinese people tend to have more meat upon the arrival of autumn
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Sep 22, 2019 |
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You’ve got a date with the moon
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Sep 11, 2019 |
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The charm and magic behind the Chinese calligraphy
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Cicadas - the spiritual insects
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Aug 25, 2019 |
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Are all Chinese people kung fu masters?
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Aug 18, 2019 |
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Lotus - the favorite summer flower of the Chinese people
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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50 shades of qing
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Aug 04, 2019 |
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Why wood, not stone?
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Jul 28, 2019 |
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Why did Sichuan food stand out among all other cuisines in China?
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Jul 21, 2019 |
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Why are there glass animals on the eaves?
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Jul 14, 2019 |
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Why Is 8 THE luckiest number?
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Jul 07, 2019 |
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Why chopsticks, not fork and knife?
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Jun 30, 2019 |
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Why is scented sachet lifesaving in ancient China?
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Jun 23, 2019 |
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Why do you see patterns of blue and white on many China wares?
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Jun 16, 2019 |
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Why are phoenix eyes noble?
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Jun 10, 2019 |
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Why do we love dragons?
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Jun 04, 2019 |