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Sunday, March 19, 2017
Interesting Facts about Chinese Culture
Chinese "bad luck" number and "lucky" numbers:
Chinese consider "4" as "bad luck" number as the pronunciation "si" sounds similar to "death" in Chinese.
In contrast, the number 8 "bâ" sounds similar to "wealth", so Chinese consider "8"a lucky number.
In fact, Beijing Summer Olympics started on 08/08/08 at precisely 08:08:08 p.m.
Below are some common traditions, celebrations and symbols that are unique to Chinese culture:
Chinese Festivals
Chinese New Year
Dragon Parade
Chinese Zodiac
Chinese New Year Around The World
Moon Festival
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
Chinese consider "4" as "bad luck" number as the pronunciation "si" sounds similar to "death" in Chinese.
In contrast, the number 8 "bâ" sounds similar to "wealth", so Chinese consider "8"a lucky number.
In fact, Beijing Summer Olympics started on 08/08/08 at precisely 08:08:08 p.m.
Below are some common traditions, celebrations and symbols that are unique to Chinese culture:
Chinese Festivals
Chinese New Year
Dragon Parade
Chinese Zodiac
Chinese New Year Around The World
Moon Festival
Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
Saturday, March 18, 2017
Video on Zhu Kun's daily life
Please see below video "Families of China" to follow a day in the lives of Zhu Kun, a 9 years old daily school life in China.
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