Di Gao ELCB 0900 Ken B 1st Major assignment 1st Draft 10/8/2014 Chinese Values and Assumptions Have you ever been to China? What do you feel about that ancient country? I come from China and now I am living in the United States. Traveling to a foreign country is an interesting experience because I can learn different cultures. From my experiences travelling in the US‚ I have learned that the culture of different nations provides insight not only into aspects of the culture itself‚ but also into
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Chinese noodles are very old food‚ which originated in China and it has a long history. Eastern Han Dynasty in China saved records that noodle’s history has more than nineteen hundred years. And then the earliest kind of noodles are found on October 14‚ 2002 in the upper reaches of the Yellow River. When scientists do Geological Survey‚ they found a bowl in a floodplain which is 3 meters under the ground floor‚ the bowl is upside down and it fitted with yellow noodles‚ the longest is 50 cm. Researchers
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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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from the different tastes to the different methods of cooking the food. However Chinese cuisine and American cuisine stand out the most because they are completely different and value different things. Chinese cuisine is a very versatile type of cuisine because there are many styles of Chinese food that make up the Chinese cuisine. These styles of Chinese food originate from the many provinces in China. Like the Chinese cuisine‚ American cuisine is also very diverse‚ but most of the cuisine is a combination
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A part of Chinese food Chinese food has a long history with more than 5‚000 years. Different area has different kind of cooking. Also‚ different style of cooking has different characteristic. Chinese food covers a lot of the delicious tastes from all over the country. First‚ Cantonese cuisine is delicious and attractive‚ which is always my favorite style of dishes. Cantonese cuisine’s characteristic is sweet‚ original and light. It lays importance on the food’s high freshness. (About) You can see
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Traditional Chinese Music V.S. Modern Chinese Music Traditional Chinese music and modern Chinese music have many differences. Here is a brief look at some of the differences. First‚ traditional Chinese music often uses traditional musical instruments such as erhu‚ flute‚ and drum and so on. Modern Chinese music uses piano‚ violin‚ guitar and many new musical instruments. Sometimes people use different instruments to create new music in order to give others special feelings. People play
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The art of tradition ---- Chinese Calligraphy Calligraphy has its own way to show the beauty through Chinese Characters‚ not only the long history and different types of it‚ but also way to write it is very attractive. There’s no denying that Chinese Calligraphy is one the most interesting art forms‚ and it’s known by many different people all over the world. The history of Chinese Calligraphy is pretty long‚ it was created nearly 5‚600 years ago‚ but it was eventually valued to be
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Chinese Dynasties The Xia Dynasty‚ 2070-1600 BC‚ was an important dynasty for the Chinese civilization and their history. It brought an end to the Primitive Society and brought up a new trend‚ the slave society. Towards the end of the Xia Dynasty‚ social conflicts grew and they were forced to go to war. The people were tired of dealing with all of with all the things they were forced to do for their leader so they fled in large numbers and were soon ruled by the Shang Dynasty. The Shang Dynasty
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Spring Festival Chinese New Year holds the most significant position among all Chinese festivals and holidays. The Chinese New Year is accompanied by a belief in good future. Chinese New Year is also called Spring Festival (1). Putting the spring festival scrolls up‚ hanging the lanterns‚ having reunion meals‚ having dumplings‚ sitting up late and waiting for the ring of the New Year are all Spring Festival’s customs. (2) Spring Festival is the day for family reunions
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The novel Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie shows the lives of two boys during the time of reeducation in China and their relationships with literature and the Little Seamstress. While in reeducation‚ the narrator and his best friend Luo meet the beautiful daughter of a tailor‚ the Little Seamstress‚ who lives in a nearby village. They also meet a man named Four-Eyes who has a suitcase full of non-government sanctioned books (western books) and develop a deep connection with
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