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5 Rules for Dining Right, the Chinese Way

Chinese culture takes dining very seriously. Dining right, the Chinese way, is an art form, a ritual, a social occasion where relationships and bonds, both business and personal, are born and strengthened. Dining right, the Chinese way, goes far deeper than the act of consuming food. So read these five hints from Forbes.com, and make ...

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General Guo Ziyi, Who Conquered Without Fighting

China’s military generals changed history era after era, leaving legends behind them. Guo Ziyi braved the battles, was loyal to his kingdom, and was wise and brave. He mastered warcraft and understood the hidden designs of fate. Listen carefully and you can almost hear the horses galloping on the battlefields. Guo Ziyi, a general and ...

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ADHD vs ADD: What’s the Difference?

ADHD stands for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. It is a diagnosis given to people who are inattentive, impulsive, disorganized, forgetful, and who often daydream and lose things. These, among other symptoms, get in the way of normal everyday activities. This is the difference between ADHD vs. ADD. What is ADD? ADD stands for Attention Deficit ...

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The Best Physical Exercises to Extend Your Life

With all the unhealthy food and bad habits that surround us today, the chance of dying young increases, so knowing how to extend your life through proper diet and exercise is essential to know. Against all the odds, we still want to have a healthy and long life. We want to make sure that we ...

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The Risks of Using China’s Public Wi-Fi

With the popularization of the Internet, free Wi-Fi is available in many public places worldwide. Recently, it was reported that a man in China lost 6,000 yuan (approximately US$950) from his bank account after connecting to a public Wi-Fi network for just a few minutes. There are many such dangers in using China’s public Wi-Fi. ...

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Feng Shui Master Chen Lang’s Last Words

Li Ka-shing, a Hong Kong billionaire, started out as a small businessman at the age of 30. At a reception, he met Chen Lang, one of the 10 most famous feng shui masters in Hong Kong at that time. Chen Lang read Li’s fortune and jokingly asked Li: “How much wealth do you want in ...

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Dog Repays a Merchant Who Saved His Life

There is a well-known story from the Qi Dynasty about how a dog repays a merchant for saving its life. During the Qi Dynasty in China, there was a wealthy businessman named Jia Sheng. He successfully completed a lucrative fur trade in Wuhu City, a beautiful lake port in Anhui Province, and then hired a ...

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Chinese Character for Law: Fǎ (法)

The Chinese character for law or way is 法 (fǎ). It is composed of two parts: 氵(shuǐ) and 去 (qù). 氵is a variant of 水 (shuǐ), the radical for water, while 去 means to go or to remove or do away with. The original form of the character 法 was 灋, which has the same ...

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Auspicious Symbols for the Chinese New Year

Auspicious symbols or patterns are important components of Chinese traditional culture. From ancient times, it has been common for Chinese families to fill their homes with auspicious symbols during Chinese New Year. The history of China’s auspicious symbols dates back more than 3,000 years to the Zhou Dynasty (1100-221 B.C.), when images such as flowers, ...

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High-Achieving Student Becomes Homeless

In 2006 in Jianning County of Fujian Province, a high-achieving student in high school named Xiaoye (a pseudonym) was admitted to Zhejiang University, one of China’s most prestigious and selective schools of higher education. The young man’s parents were very proud when they got the news, but in his second year of college during the ...

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