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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Every Chinese person knows what the Long March was‚ because it was an important part of Chinese history. Most Chinese people think that the Long March was successful during the second Chinese Civil War. In my opinion‚ I think the Long March was also unsuccessful. It was successful‚ because the Red Army of the Communist Party of China was not eliminated by the army of the Chinese Nationalist Party. It was unsuccessful‚ because it was the war between the Red Army and the National Revolutionary Army
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Research Paper 1 – Physical Geography Review on the Conservation Plan of the Chinese White Dolphins in Hong Kong Periodically‚ all government needs to balance between economic and environmental development. Chinese White Dolphin‚ being one of the marine biodiversity indicators‚ has been under international concern in the 1990s. Being one of the major habitats of the Chinese White Dolphin‚ the seabed near Northern Lantau was under reclamation for the Chek Lap Kok Airport construction‚ which resulted
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Shallow mountain streams are home to the rare and shy Chinese giant salamander‚ where it has many roles within its ecosystem. It is a symbol of a healthy freshwater ecosystem that humans and other animals depend on (McNeil‚ 2010). The Chinese Giant Salamander is a key component of the food chain as both prey and predator. Salamanders eat many invertebrates‚ making sure that the rivers and streams do not become over populated (Mcneil‚ 2010). The Chinese Giant Salamander’s ecological role is to provide
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The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts at the beginning of spring . The beginning of spring is usually around the forth or fifth of Feburary. It’s origins are too old to be traced but several explanations have been presented. All agree that the word Nian‚ now chinese for year‚ was originally the name of a monster that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of the new year. One legend goes that the monster had an enormous mouth that could
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TCM‚ or Traditional Chinese Medicine‚ can be traced as far back as 1000 BC‚ where stone acupuncture needles were believed to be used. Texts from that period also talked of Yin and Yang and other concepts. The first written work on TCM is titled the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic‚ Huangdi Newijing (Gascoigne 11). This book was written in 300 BC‚ but entries date back to the early 2700’s BC. The book is still used in universities of Chinese Medicine around the world and is often called the bible
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private events‚ commercial events and public events. The reason for choosing the Chinese New Year event is that it is a big event in my home country. It represents the history and culture from thousand year ago in China. In this report‚ it covers certain dimensions: the background‚ rise in the event industry‚ event as a role in the society‚ positive and negative aspects and the conclusion. Background The Chinese New Year festival‚ also named as the Lunar New Year festival‚ is based on the Lunar
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AN INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE WUSHU WUSHU IS A TRADITIONAL CHINESE SPORT‚ WHICH PAYS ATTENTION TO BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ACTIVITIES‚ WITH FIGHTING MOVEMENTS AS ITS MAIN CONTENT AND WITH ROUTINE EXERCISES AND FREE COMBAT AS ITS FORMS. THE FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF WUSHU Wushu‚ a time-honoured sport in China‚ traces back to as early as the time of the clan communes in primitive societies. At that time‚ there appeared the “Xi” (sport) of Jiaodi (wrestling) and the “Wu” (dance or exercise) of
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disorders‚ toothaches‚ bloated abdomen‚ etc.‚[6][7] which Shang elites usually attributed to curses sent by their ancestors.[6] There is no evidence that the Shang nobility used herbal remedies.[6] According to a 2006 overview‚ the "Documentation of Chinese materia medica (CMM) dates back to around 1‚100 BC when only dozens of drugs were first described. By the end of the 16th century‚ the number of drugs documented had reached close to 1‚900. And by the end of the last century‚ published records of
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ChineseZodiacForLoopStartup.zip. You will find the following files: The Images folder contains 12 images that represent the Chinese Zodiac animals. Notice that some images are in GIF format and others are in PNG format. Chinese_Zodiac_for_loop_1D.html has the code that declares and initializes two arrays. The first array SignNames contains the Chinese Zodiac signs. The second array SignImages contains the Chinese Zodiac animal images. Here’s a pictorial representation of both of these arrays: SignNames 1D Array Rat Ox
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