Chinese Instrument: Guzheng Done By: Ng Yee Ru 5Care Introduction Of Guzheng The guzheng or gu zheng (Chinese: 古 筝 ‚gǔzhēng) is a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument. It has 18 to23 or more strings and movable bridges. The guzheng is similar to Japanese koto ， the Mongolian yatga‚ the Korean gayageum ， and the Vietnamese đàn tranh. The guzheng should not be confused with the guqin. Guqin is another ancient Chinese string instrument without bridges. History Of Guzheng The early
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The ancient Chinese custom of footbinding caused severe life-long suffering for the Chinese women involved. When researching the subject of footbinding‚ one of the difficult things is finding factual knowledge written before the 20th century. Most of the historical data has been gathered from writings‚ drawings and photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries. Additionally‚ the research indicates that the historical documentation was mainly from missionary accounts and literature from various anti-footbinding
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Characters are used as components in other characters. Most Chinese characters contain two components‚ one indicating meaning and the other indicating sound. There are around two hundred Chinese characters that are used as the meaning part of the component. These two hundred characters used are called radicals. Radicals are important because they are used to organize Chinese characters in many of the Chinese dictionaries. To look up a Chinese word in the dictionary‚ the easiest way is to know the radical
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The Hotel Industry Overview The hospitality industry covers a diverse range of establishments providing hospitality services in the form of accommodation‚ meals and drinks. A large proportion of people working in the hospitality industry are employed part-time and this is an increasing trend. It is estimated that by the year 2007 about 55% of the people employed in the hospitality industry could be working full-time and 55% part-time. This reflects the realities of the industry‚ where there is
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Chinese Civilization It was known to be the oldest civilization‚ which formed dynasties all through. This irreplaceable nation had the most important source‚ silk‚ that we still use in everyday life. One of the smartest‚ and detailed regions‚ known of today. To modern day period‚ one of Americas biggest commerce‚ and trade countries of all tools. Though devastated through the industrial revolution‚ a period of time between the 18th and 19th century. Which made changes in their old way of
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1. What kinds of advantages can Chinese companies obtain if they move production into the United States? There are several advantages Chinese companies obtain by moving their production to the United States. For starters‚ they would be able to sell to companies that only purchase American made products. Also‚ the money earn from the U.S. base production generates profit for China; which allows the companies to help its country economy by expanding its business in both countries and providing jobs
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Chinese immigrants that crossed the Pacific Ocean was for the same reason‚ for a better life. America had new opportunities for the Chinese. The Chinese immigrants dealt with hardships in China‚ they weren’t able to support their families and lived in a very uncomfortable condition. Some of them had no choice but to leave their family behind and planned to return to their homeland with money. The Chinese moved to all different locations‚ some of the Chinese immigrants went to the American West before
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Chinese Art The Chinese culture is a very interesting topic to learn about. They have many beliefs‚ customs and traditions that make them unique. Art was very important to the Chinese culture. It was a way to express or symbolize emotions. The Chinese display many different styles as well as techniques to express who they truly are and believe. Art began in China in stone structures. Large carvings were carried out by families rather than one particular person. Throughout the years‚ Chinese
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1. Many of the same environmental factors‚ such as cultural factors‚ that operate in the domestic market also exist internationally. Discuss the key cultural factors Starbucks had to consider as it ex-panded into China. Starbucks has found success in the USA because of marketing towards “20-40 year old men and women who are concerned with social welfare” thus creating the coffee house atmosphere-Heather Karr Employee of Starbucks in Madison‚ WI. The coffee house in the US includes college students
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Chinese New Year is the biggest holiday celebrated among Chinese people. It is often referred to as the spring festival because it signals the beginning of spring. It is a time when families and friends get together to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. It originally lasted for 15 days‚ but now only lasts for 5 to 7 days. The exact origin of this Chinese New Year holiday is too old to be traced‚ but many explanations still exist. One idea is that the holiday originated when a beast named
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