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11. The Twenty-four Solar Terms
CHINESE calendars today give dates not only of the internationally used calendar, but also the lunar calendar popularly adopted in the Chinese countryside. The latter gives the 24 solar terms, which
Author: CHEN MING Year 1961 Issue 8 PDF HTML
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12. TRANSPORT NETWORK FOR MOUNTAINOUS KWEICHOW
WANG Shou-jen, a well-known scholar, more than 300 years ago described the isolation of Kweichow province in the following words: Awe-inspiring mountains touch the sky, Not even birds can pass; The
Author: HSIAO MING Year 1962 Issue 10 PDF HTML
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13. HOW THE PEACOCK DANCE REACHED THE STAGE
THE PEACOCK, which runs wild in the forest-clad mountains of western Yunnan province, is a great favourite among the Tai people who live in the valleys there. In nearly every household its feathers
Author: CHIN MING Year 1963 Issue 3 PDF HTML
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14. THE SECRETS OF MAOTAI
A POET who was fond of Maotai (and which poet is not?) once described it thus: "It has many qualities," he proclaimed. "It is fragrant, it is smooth, it is potent. One winecup and you feel good in
Author: HSIAO MING Year 1963 Issue 4 PDF HTML
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15. Two Picture Stories
Dear Friends,We have a very interesting magazine called Young Friends. It is printed especially for children and comes out twice a month. I like it because in every issue there is a picture story.
Author: Kai-ming Year 1965 Issue 4 PDF HTML
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16. Popular National Dances Seen Again
DANCES in national style, banned for over ten years by the "gang of four", are making their appearance on the stage again. This is another indication that Chairman Mao's principle for art and
Author: CHIN MING Year 1978 Issue 8 PDF HTML
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17. How Jiangsu Advanced Its Agriculture
JIANGSU province on the lower reaches of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River in eastern China - a flat, fertile region with a moderate climate and plentiful water - is well-endowed for farming.
Author: ZHAO MING Year 1980 Issue 11 PDF HTML
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18. Beautiful Skins, Fine Furcraft
RIDING a plump horse and being warmly dressed in a fur coat that rested lightly on the shoulders (that is, not a heavy sheepskin as the common people wore) were among the status symbols of
Author: LI MING Year 1982 Issue 12 PDF HTML
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19. Making Chinese Musical Instruments
DURING a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in China, the sudden stroke of a gong one meter high produced a thunder-like note adding to the grandeur of the movement. This was a chao gong
Author: LI MING Year 1983 Issue 5 PDF HTML
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20. Lin Zexu's Struggle Against the Opium Trade
THE Chinese official Lin Zexu (1785-1850) is hailed as a hero for attempting to drive the opium trade out of China. In the 18th century Britain's increasing purchases of goods from China were
Author: WEI MING Year 1986 Issue 2 PDF HTML