n Chinese tradition‚ certain numbers are believed by some to be auspicious (吉利) or inauspicious (不利) based on the Chinese word that the number name sounds similar to. The numbers 0‚ 6‚ 8‚ and 9 are believed to have auspicious meanings because their names sound similar to words that have positive meanings. Contents [hide] 1 Lucky numbers 1.1 Zero 1.2 Two 1.3 Three 1.4 Five 1.5 Six 1.6 Seven 1.6.1 Forty-nine 1.7 Eight 1.8 Nine 2 Unlucky numbers 2.1 Four 2.2 Five 2.3 Six 3 Combinations
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The Beauty of Chinese Poetry Chinese poetry is considered to be some of the most beautiful poetry in the world. In the poem “In Early Summer Lodging in a Temple to Enjoy the Moonlight” by Po Chu-I the author’s use of nature‚ the city of Ch’ang-an‚ and his friendship with the others that join him is truly a symbol of balance from Chinese culture. In this poem Po Chu-I discusses the destruction of beauty and the loss connection with its boundaries. His use of words paints a picture of a beautiful
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The advantages and disadvantages of Chinese university entance test It’s nearly impossible to get a decent job without a qualification from a reputable institution. That’s the reason why Chinese students so emphrasize the university entrance test considerably. Obviously‚there are a lot of advantages ‚such as its fairness and knowlege comprehension and the disadvantageis is inevitable because of its inflesibility .These two aspects will be discussed in this essay. The exam in China is the most
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Women writers of 1930s Chinese literature tackled issues on gender and family. Yuan Changying adapted her play over the famous Han dynasty folk ballad and love tragedy‚ Southeast Flies the Peacock. In the traditional ballad‚ the male protagonist‚ Zhong‚ was the son of the well off Jiao family’s widowed wife. He was matched with and married a common‚ but beautiful and talented lady named Lan. Although they loved each other‚ differences in status and family opposition forced the couple apart. There
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to seek to whom to blame for the disaster. This lead the start of anti-Chinese because current society is having an increase of immigrants especially Asian ancestors. Which led the Chinese Exclusion Act to be signed by President Arthur and Congress. Became the most impacted law that restricted immigrants to enter America for a certain ethnic working group. The Chinese Exclusion Act was considered as a racism act. The Chinese Exclusion Act states‚
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self-professed Buddhist offer incense at a Daoist temple to a historical figure known for his Confucian virtues. China has been a multi-religion country since the ancient times. It is well known that Confucianism is an indigenous religion and is the soul of Chinese culture‚ which enjoyed popular support among people and even became the guiding ideology for feudalism society‚ but it did not develop into a national belief. It makes the culture more tolerant to others‚ thus‚ many other religions have been brought
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The Chinese crime group called Fuk Ching is active in New York City. This group is reported as one of the most powerful and transnationally active Chinese organized crime groups in the United States. It is said they only have 35 members in this gang and another 20 members in prison. This group mainly operates extortion and protection rackets in the Chinatown part of New York City. Chinese organized crime gangs are different from others because their structure is different. Chinese gangs have a relationship
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CHINESE MOURNING RITUALS In premodern China‚ the great majority of people held beliefs and observed practices related to death that they learned as members of families and villages‚ not as members of organized religions. Such beliefs and practices are often subsumed under the umbrella of "Chinese popular religion." Institutional forms of Buddhism‚ Confucianism‚ Taoism‚ and other traditions contributed many beliefs and practices to popular religion in its local variants. These traditions‚ especially
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Ancient China was one of the most complex civilizations of the early world. The ancient Chinese culture came up with many inventions to help cities and kingdoms thrive. Many of these inventions are still used today such as the compass‚ paper‚ and silk. These inventions not only helped ancient Chinese life‚ but ours as well. Even though they seem like a simple project‚ these inventions changed history. The first of these many inventions was silk. Silk was first crafted in 3000 BC. Silk was considered
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of Chinese culture that Joy is confronted with‚ women are put at a lower status than men where daughters are thought of as a disgrace to the family and women are confined to obligations within the household. Overall‚ Joy is suppressed by the dominantly negative Chinese culture. The Chinese culture has an adverse effect on women who get accustomed to the ways of life in a male dominated system. Men are thought of as the important beings because they are physically stronger than women. Chinese elders
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