We’re preparing for our grand Chinese Safari Party at LoveRanch to celebrate the beginning of Lunar New Year 2020!! This thread will celebrate all things Chinese: sayings, art, poetry, culture, recipes, fashion, music, whatever inspires us as we countdown to our party on 1/25!! Please share your favorite Chinese posts on the thread! LoveRanch Safari Party 1/25 Confucius - Chinese Philosopher Qipao - traditional Chinese dress Beijing Financial District Chinese Characters
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHINESE, MANDARIN AND CANTONESE? Sara Lynn Hua This is one of the most common questions we get. Here’s the short answer: Mandarin is a form of the Chinese language. Some call it a dialect. Chinese is an umbrella language term that encompasses multiple dialects/languages, including Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, and more. When you look at it closely, there are actually over 200 dialects of Chinese! Think about it this way. Mango is a type of fruit. Mandarin is a type of Chinese. Mandarin is the most widely spoken. It’s called "普通话(Pǔ tōng huà), which literally translates into “common tongue.” It has fewer tones than most other dialects (4 compared to Cantonese’s 9!) and is taught throughout mainland China in schools. When people are talking about “speaking Chinese,” they are most likely to be referring to Mandarin.
Shenzhen, a boomtown in southern China's Guangdong province, is known for its transformation from a tiny fishing village into a vast metropolis. In 2017, Shenzhen surpassed Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai to become the most appealing city for the Chinese public.
Lee Jun-fan Chinese: 李振藩 November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973 known professionally as Bruce Lee Chinese: 李小龍 was a Hong Kong-American actor, director, martial artist, martial arts instructor, and philosopher. He was the founder of Jeet Kune Do, a hybrid martial arts philosophy drawing from different combat disciplines that is often credited with paving the way for modern mixed martial arts (MMA) Lee is considered by commentators, critics, media, and other martial artists to be the most influential martial artist of all time and a pop culture icon of the 20th century, who bridged the gap between East and West. He is often credited with helping to change the way Asians were presented in American films. Src:Wikipedia, UFC
北京 - Beijing - aka Peking is the capital of China, and also known as the Forbidden City 北京 was established in 1045 BC during the Zhou Dynasty It has 16 Districts & 289 towns and villages Population: 21,545,000 Beijing is made up of the Chinese characters 北京. 北 (bei) means north and 京 (jing) is capital -- thus Beijing means "northern capital," referring to the city's location in the north of China. Similarly Nanjing 南京 in the south of the country is 南 (nan; south) 京 (jing; capital) -- "southern capital."
Laozi, also rendered as Lao Tzu and Lao-Tze, was an ancient Chinese philosopher and writer. He is the reputed author of the Tao Te Ching, the founder of philosophical Taoism, and a deity in religious Taoism and traditional Chinese religions.
China has 34 provincial-level administrative units: 23 provinces 4 municipalities Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing 5 autonomous regions Guangxi, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Ningxia, Xinjiang 2 special administrative regions Hong Kong, Macau
