We commonly call Chinese martial art’s kung-fu but literally that means hard work for those that doesn’t know. The term kung-fu was made popular during the Bruce Lee era in which the westerners were first exposed to his amazing fighting abilities. The correct terms for Chinese martial arts are either wushu‚ which means martial art‚ or koushu‚ which translates to national or military art. The first written history of Chinese martial arts comes from the reign of Huangdi‚ the Yellow Emperor of the
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troops that involved the use of horned helmets called Horn Butting or Jiao Di. Eventually‚ Jiao Di was improved upon to include joint locks‚ strikes‚ and blocks and even became a sport during the Qin Dynasty. It is also important to know that the Chinese martial arts have held philosophical and spiritual significance within the culture. It grew alongside the ideas of Confucianism and Taoism during the Zhou Dynasty. For example‚ the Taoist concept of Ying and Yang‚ the universal opposites‚ ended up
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Should Chinese Men Buy a House? Mr. Zou‚ who did not get married until he bought a house when he was 35 years old‚ sold his house last year and earned an extra profit about 200‚000 RMB. In China‚ much more men did not get married because they did not own a house; however‚ housing price keeps soaring. According to National Bureau of Statistics of China‚ from 2001 to 2011‚ during the 10 years‚ the average selling price of commercialized buildings in China has increased 147% from 2170RMB to 5357RMB
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Eleanor Van Slyke Dr. James Horton Hist 38 May 11‚ 2000 Chinese Medicine and Religion As with all things we know little about there is quite a bit of mystery surrounding acupuncture. The part people see the most is a person with needles sticking out of their flesh. Understandably being wary of sharp pointed objects being wielded by a complete stranger‚ this is often an obstacle that needs to be over come. The best way to do this is by becoming educated about how acupuncture is performed‚
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HK and Mainland Chinese Generation Changes Introduction: Since Hong Kong return to China‚ there always have some comparison between Hong Kong and Mainland China. In this essay‚ I would like to talk about the generation changes in both Hong Kong and Mainland China and make the comparison. HK: (1976~1990) Historical background: The fourth generation of Hong Kongers is the children of the second generation‚ they live in plenty and unlikely to worry about their conditions. Growth environment
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Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the longest and most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The new year begins on the first day of the Chinese calendar‚ which usually falls in February‚ and the festivities continue for 15 days. At Chinese New Year celebrations‚ people wear red clothes‚ give children “lucky money” in red envelopes and set off firecrackers. Red symbolizes fire‚ which the Chinese believe drives away bad luck. Family members gather at each other’s homes for extravagant
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Aixuan Li 03/29/2012 Chinese New Year Chinese New Year is the most important festival of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China‚ it is known as "Spring Festival." People celebrate this day by enjoy the Dragon dances‚ Lion dances‚ fireworks‚ family gathering‚ family meal‚ visiting friends and relatives ‚ giving red envelopes‚ and decorating with duilian(usually represented as two lines of poems that match together to wish people good luck and was hung on the wall of the front
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The Chinese Civil was fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Chinese Communist Party and the governing Chinese National Party or Kuomintang. The two parties began initially by working together during the Northern Expedition‚ which were a Kuomintang military campaign unifying communists and nationalists from 1926 to 1928. The death of the revolutionary republican leader of the Kuomintang‚ Sun Yat sen‚ however‚ caused power struggle between the two opposing parties. There were multiple
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To inform. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of an aspect of Chinese culture‚ which is is traditional Chinese medicine. Thesis: Traditional Chinese medicine is found in nearly all countries today‚ which I believe would be the result of intercultural communication. INTRODUCTION I. Hello! For my presentation‚ I am going to talk about a certain aspect of Chinese culture‚ which is traditional Chinese medicine. A. TCM‚ for short‚ is a practice still used in modern
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Chin-Kee Throughout American Born Chinese In Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese he uses the character of Chin-Kee to argue that you can’t run from who you are. This whole graphic novel is about accepting yourself and everything that you are. No matter who anyone else thinks you are and accepting that will make life so much easier. The Monkey King even says to Jin‚ “You know‚ Jin‚ I would have saved myself from five hundred years’ imprisonment beneath a mountain of rock had I only realized how
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