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    Chinese New Year

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    CHINEESE NEW YEAR Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the New Year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the New Year is called the Lantern Festival‚ which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few

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    Chinese Culture Influence

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    The spread of Chinese Civilization to Korea and Vietnam due the fact that China’s borders naturally surpass their great neighbor. According to History of World Societies‚ The Han Dynasty asserted sovereignty over vast regions from Korea in the east to Central Asia in the west of Vietnam in South. Once garrisons were established‚ traders were quick to follow‚ leading to considerable spread of Chinese material culture in East Asia. Chinese goods‚ especially silk‚ were in demand far beyond East Asia

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    Chinese Martial Arts

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    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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    chinese fan dance

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    Chinese Fan Dance (Group Nica) Members: Jhana Tinga Rem Gesultura Camille Guardino Joyce Bereber Jaymee Salangsang Stephanie Abaya Collin Ramos The art and tradition of the Chinese fan dance have captivated audiences for two thousand years. Just one of many forms of traditional folk dances‚ fan dances has been preserved to share the stories and beauty of Chinese culture. Chinese Fan Dance the Chinese fan dance is performed in celebration of Chinese culture. It represents beauty

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    Chinese Occupation of Tibet I believe that Chinese occupation in Tibet is a tragedy that should be delt with before a total genocide of the Tibetan cultures occurs. This is a very serious topic that has been avoided since the late 1940’s. Chinese occupation in Tibet is one of the great tragedies in history. The Communist government is trying to completely erase the Tibetan culture. Since the Tibetan religion is Buddhism they have vowed to never hurt another living creature‚ and because of this

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    Mini-Case: The Revaluation of the Chinese Yuan 1. Many Chinese critics had urged China to revalue the yuan by 20% or more. What would the Chinese yuan’s value be in U.S. dollars if it had indeed been revalued by 20%? Answer: If the yuan had been revalued to Yuan 6.90/$‚ it would have constituted an increase in its value by 20% against the U.S. dollar: Yuan 8.28/$ − Yuan 6.90/$ × 100 = 20.0%. Yuan 6.90/$ 2. Do you believe that the revaluation of the Chinese yuan was politically or economically

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    Arlt: Chinese Imagination

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    Repay your love and friendship Chinese literature‚ for example‚ ancient poetry‚ lyrics‚ and traditional Chinese stories‚ reveals many different kinds of good personalities of people. According to a famous ancient Chinese philosopher‚ Confucius (¿××Ó)‚ men are born to be kind (ÈËÖ®³õ©o ÐÔ±¾ÉÆ). Everyone has his or her own good qualities and sometimes they are just hidden and needed to be explored and discovered. In traditional China‚ people had a strong sense of repayment (ˆó´ð). People who do

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    Reason for modern Chinese emigration August the 7th 2013 2 Several studies state a same perspective that‚ in China‚ 80 percent of social wealth is palmed in the 20 percent people’s hands. And yet‚ most of the happy few have or had (already gone) the desire to emigrate. “Among those mainland business owners who possess over 100 million RMB (about $ 16 million)‚ 27 percent have already

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    Roman and Chinese Empire

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    The People of the Roman and Chinese Empires There were many positive and negative factors that played a role in the status of both the Roman and Chinese Empires. Various factors allowed these empires to sustain a way of life‚ but also led to their demise. Throughout an empire‚ a governmental system developed relationships between the people of the empires and their leaders. Therefore the largest factor affecting the rise and fall of Rome and China’s empires was the relationship of the people

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    Chinese Tourism & Co

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    Chinese Tourism & Hospitality Industry : how the growing number of Chinese tourists can help boost the Colorado economy. In Colorado‚ the Colorado loves California campaign has helped fuel the states economy and generated increased state revenues. Direct revenues related to this particular marketing strategy and indirect revenues have boosted the state economy in a number of different sectors‚ including the housing market‚ tourism‚ retail‚ as Colorado continues to campaign for entry of

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