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laser2302 -
Hello Friends,

Have a look at the following paragraph:

连一次体育彩票都没有中过的陶同学日前在半个多月的时间内一口气收到了二十三条手机中奖短信，奖品种类包括汽车、电脑、冰箱、彩电、手机等物，价值金额累计高达103.6万元！接踵而至的一笔笔“飞来横财”让陶同学哭笑不得，因为这一条条极具诱惑力的手机短信只不过是些不法分子敛财的陷阱。

Can anyone tell me what does 接踵而至的一笔笔“飞来横财” means in the sentence? I'm unable to figure it out at all.

Thanks

flup13 -

there has two chinese proverbs 接踵而至 and 飞来横财
接踵而至 means things happen one after another in a very close time.
飞来横财 means you get some money or any benefits out of people's expection including your own's

florazheng -

1)

接：then, following
踵：heel
而：it is a conjunctive word only
至：arrive

接踵而至: if a thing happened, the other things followed its footsteps and arrived.

接踵而至= in the wake of, the following

2）飞来横财= pie from the sky (the unexpected money from the sky you got)

飞来：fly from the sky; get something from the sky

横：unexpected

财：fortune, money

florazheng -

Quote:

there has two chinese proverbs 接踵而至 and 飞来横财

I beg differ. They are not proverbs but idioms.

dsrguru -

Assuming they're 成語, florazheng is right. An idiom is a language-specific way of phrasing something, whereas a proverb is a saying or adage. 成語 are more like idioms, and of course they usually consist of four syllables.

I can't help with the translation, but I assume flup13 and florazheng are correct.

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Thank you Lu for your help.

Yes, exactly, that's what I meant by my previous reply.

1. Is there a difference between:

广阔 and 辽阔？Or does it mean the same thing?

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孩子们，它是为了你们送了命，真是可怜啊。

The previous sentence is about how the father of the children got stabbed to death.

Ah, my children! He gave his life for you, this truly is unfortunate.

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I think that's unfair.

You did post about this and I forgot about it. I don't think it's fair to say that I don't read
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Oh before I forget,

I'm translating this merely for learning purposes. If you'd like to help, please point out my
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According to my dictionary, it's a guinea pig.

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它一面上下跳跃，一面唱歌：“我跳舞呀我唱歌，一天快乐不停歇；聪明人�
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See, there's something I don't understand.

Why is it:

跳两个舞

Why isn't it:

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You’re right, a person should be a little tidy, have a bit of dignity, but I’m already fed up
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Ok thanks!

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"Certainly isn't bad." Tom said.

“原来你住在水底下啊？那可真是个肮脏地方。

Your home was formerly under water, wasn't it? This is really a dirty place.

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Ok, thanks for the input.

I'm going to wait for the rest of the translations. I did work an awful lot of that today.

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Now on page 64

“啊呀，噢，救命，放了我！"汤姆叫道.

1. "Ah! Owch! Somebody save me! Release me!" Tom called out.

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汤姆向水里那些可怜的动物扔石子，叫骂着赶走它们，弄得那些小东西非常�
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Is 一处 mostly used as a measure word for places?

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Ok thanks.

Sorry I edited my previous post, here's what I added so that it doesn't go unnoticed:

Here's some more:

后来，有一只蜉蝣的幼虫找到一根稻草，差不多有它自己五倍那样长。

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I've slowed down the translation for a bit as I've started teaching again.

I'd like to go back on a few things.

About 既。

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I'm glad more people are joining in.

I don't know whether or not I should say thank you for every reply, but:

thank you!

Know that should I forget to type those two words, it doesn't mean that I'm...

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Ok, on to p.55, out of 220.

汤姆现在完全是水陆两xi了。

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Thank you to Lu and jade-, it all makes a lot of sense now.

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Alright! A Chinese guy told me there was no such thing as:

溜掉 and 话分两头. Go figure! :0)

Ok here's some more translation, thanks:

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Thank you for your kind words, Jade.

Here's a little tutorial just for you how to write in different colours, ;-).

Suppose I want the following in red:

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Select the the...

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Thank you, Jade. I thought I nobody else would answer my questions. Thank you.

Here's some more translation. Correction appreciated:

1....

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You're right, I'll be more careful.

"可是大家记着,不能让他看见你们，或者知道你们在这里"
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Ah ok. Perfect.

Here's some more translation:

A. 那个爱尔兰女人在汤姆来到小河边之前,
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I'm not sure as to translate this precisely. I know there's river in there but I'm not sure...

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Ok, but what is the difference between 但是 and 不过?

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Another one:

In the following sentence:

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Now, 不过. In this contexte I guess it means "it didn't happen".

But I remember I've heard this sometimes in China when...

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Forum: Speaking and Listening 10th February 2005, 03:20 AM

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Why Do You Learn Chinese?(ple help me with the survey)

Posted By Haoqide

It's like a disease...a disease that I love...

It's like a disease...a disease that I love having!!!

Forum: Speaking and Listening 9th February 2005, 06:09 AM

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Why Do You Learn Chinese?(ple help me with the survey)

Posted By Haoqide

1. I've always been really interested in Asian...

1. I've always been really interested in Asian cultures, and I was leaning towards Japanese for a
while. But then I went to Chinatown in NYC and totally fell in love with the sound of the
language. ...

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Forum: Speaking and Listening 30th May 2005, 05:27 PM

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dashan 大山, Igor(from taiwan) and any others who have disgustingly good chinese

Posted By wushijiao

I couldn't agree more. :lol: When I find...

I couldn't agree more. :lol: When I find someone that has better Chinese than I do, I usually ask
about their studying methods so that I can learn something and improve. I don't get jealous,...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 28th May 2005, 07:48 AM

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dashan 大山, Igor(from taiwan) and any others who have disgustingly good chinese

Posted By wushijiao

I have never met a laowai with Chinese as good as...

I have never met a laowai with Chinese as good as Dashan's. The thing is, like Beijing Slacker
pointed out, Dashan has flawless pronunciation, even having a Beijing accent. I have met some
other...

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Forum: Speaking and Listening 3rd May 2004, 10:59 AM

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how is wu pronounced?

Posted By smithsgj

Nice analysis Altair. I think this is a difficult...

Nice analysis Altair. I think this is a difficult issue because we can't really determine what the
segments are in running speech. So we listen to citation speech, or rely in what we were taught
in...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 31st March 2004, 05:15 PM

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how is wu pronounced?

Posted By smithsgj

That is very likely.

Forum: Speaking and Listening 30th March 2004, 01:45 PM

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how is wu pronounced?

Posted By smithsgj

So, if it made sense to write "L五", a...

So, if it made sense to write "L五", a possible reading would be 路 (ignoring tone diff). And
路 has two phones or segments, /l/ and /u/, not three, a bit like the English word 'loo'. So 五
has one phone...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 30th March 2004, 11:00 AM

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how is wu pronounced?

Posted By smithsgj

> except maybe smithsgj Oooh I don't know, I...

> except maybe smithsgj

Oooh I don't know, I think I understand some of what has been said!

What Ala and the Hanyu Pinyin rules are saying is that there is a sound /u/ which is represented
in eg 路...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 29th March 2004, 05:14 PM

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how is wu pronounced?

Posted By smithsgj

The fact that the lip position is constant...

The fact that the lip position is constant throughout the sound is precisely what makes me think
there isn't a separate /w/ sound at the beginning. How would that /w/ be realized phonetically,
and...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 29th March 2004, 02:52 PM

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how is wu pronounced?

Posted By smithsgj

I don't understand. It's certainly nothing like...

I don't understand. It's certainly nothing like the English word "woo" if that's what people are
thinking: the vowel there is a diphthong. Since [w] and [u] are articulated in the same place in
the...

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Forum: Speaking and Listening 1st July 2004, 06:02 PM

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Married to a Chinese in the U.S.?

Posted By Lu

Sandra, I quite agree. I think Asian men are...

Sandra, I quite agree. I think Asian men are often much more handsome than white men (but not as
tall... too bad for me).
My theory as to the why: I think Asian women are less emancipated then white...

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Forum: Speaking and Listening 26th July 2003, 03:46 PM

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most embarrassing moment while learning Chinese

Posted By channamasala

I've got three words for you: Hanyu Shuiping...

I've got three words for you:

Hanyu Shuiping Kaoya.

(this happened a really long time ago).

Forum: Speaking and Listening 14th July 2003, 04:08 PM

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most embarrassing moment while learning Chinese

Posted By channamasala

A coworker (Chinese) was telling me about how she...

A coworker (Chinese) was telling me about how she had bad skin because she ate too much lajiao. I
was pretty new to Chinese and tried to respond in Chinese that actually, I thought her skin was
just...

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Forum: Speaking and Listening 3rd May 2004, 08:34 AM

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Chinese roots in other languages

Posted By Quest

yea i've been thru 333, 444, 888, and 999 now...

yea i've been thru 333, 444, 888, and 999
now 1001 ge wo

Forum: Speaking and Listening 2nd May 2004, 03:16 PM

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Chinese roots in other languages

Posted By Quest

Japan and China never had any major direct...

Japan and China never had any major direct contacts, it seems a bit odd to me that Japan was able
to adopt so many things Chinese. I mean it would be normal if they just copied the script, but 80%
of...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 9th April 2004, 11:34 PM

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Chinese roots in other languages

Posted By Quest

39degN, the conclusion was drawn not only by...

39degN, the conclusion was drawn not only by looking at KJV but also by looking at Chinese
dialects within China. No one knows for sure what it was like in the past, but the chance for
Chinese to...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 8th April 2004, 11:38 PM

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Chinese roots in other languages

Posted By Quest

no 39degN, we are talking about language not...

no 39degN, we are talking about language not culture. Northern China did not speak Mandarin until,
some say, 500 or so years ago.

In fact eric, I don't think it was necessarily Cantonese that had...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 8th April 2004, 05:28 AM

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Chinese roots in other languages

Posted By Quest

eric, its often the case. I think 三国志 is...

eric, its often the case.

I think 三国志 is "sahm gook chi" in Korean?
it is "sahm gwok dzi" in Cantonese, and "san guo zhi" in Mandarin.

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Forum: Speaking and Listening 15th January 2007, 12:12 AM

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Chinesepod.com-Does it really work?

Posted By thph2006

Re: Chinesepod.com-Does it really work?

I don't think there's any reason to choose one over the other. In my opinion neither is adequate
as a stand-alone course, but both are valuable supplements to a broader learning plan. I agree
that...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 4th January 2007, 01:29 AM

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Chinesepod.com-Does it really work?

Posted By thph2006

Re: Chinesepod.com-Does it really work?

Both Pimsleur and FSI focus on spoken language. In my opinion Pimsleur's strength is in teaching
correct pronounciation. The sound quality of the recordings is excellent and they take great care
to...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 3rd January 2007, 12:58 PM

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Chinesepod.com-Does it really work?

Posted By thph2006

Re: Chinesepod.com-Does it really work?

I've been using ChinesePod in one way or another since last May. At first I thought it might be a
good focal point for learning Mandarin but decided pretty quickly that it was just too random in
it's...

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Forum: Speaking and Listening 25th October 2007, 01:31 PM

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Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

Posted By L-F-J

Re: Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

i really like his chinese and philosophy too, but i would not say he is without mistakes.

for example, he talks about having developed a near-native quality of pronunciation. but i've
hardly ever...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 5th May 2007, 05:38 AM

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Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

Posted By L-F-J

Re: Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

patiently anticipating. :)

thanks for all the hard work to help others!

Forum: Speaking and Listening 3rd May 2007, 08:13 AM

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Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

Posted By L-F-J

Re: Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

do you know if when lingq launches it will provide a mandarin version?

Forum: Speaking and Listening 2nd May 2007, 02:02 AM

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Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

Posted By L-F-J

Re: Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

i guess he lied... :mrgreen:

Forum: Speaking and Listening 27th February 2007, 05:43 AM

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Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

Posted By L-F-J

Re: Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

well, its kind of true. i know a korean guy with an american wife and children who dont speak
korean. so most of his life in america is spent speaking english except with the occasional korean
visit....

Forum: Speaking and Listening 10th February 2007, 01:32 PM

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Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

Posted By L-F-J

Re: Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

i, for one, will be on there for learning mandarin and cantonese! probably most mandarin learners
on this website would be up for trying this system. cant wait for it. :mrgreen:

Forum: Speaking and Listening 10th February 2007, 05:05 AM

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Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

Posted By L-F-J

Re: Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

well then, the question is changed to how you are going to learn the language. if you're doing
self-study you pretty much have to pick which ever way is best for you. and most times thats
bouncing...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 8th February 2007, 09:01 AM

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Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

Posted By L-F-J

Re: Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

certainly, in the beginning. but i think once you've gotten an understanding and have some control
over the language, you should try to understand the ideas in the target language by using the
target...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 8th February 2007, 04:32 AM

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Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

Posted By L-F-J

Re: Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

well, ignoring grammar explanations as well. if in the beginning you learn some words and phrases
naturally that involves grammar. i think it would be rather difficult to build up a vocabulary
beyond...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 7th February 2007, 07:56 PM

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Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

Posted By L-F-J

Re: Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

adding to the last few comments here, my wife is also chinese. grew up speaking cantonese and
hakka in her village and learned mandarin all through school. then she was trained as an english
teacher...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 7th February 2007, 07:56 PM

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Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

Posted By L-F-J

Re: Steve Kaufmann - How good is he?

very good advice here. but i think most of the ideas are things you should do once you've gotten a
base in the language. starting it off that way seems rather impossible, imho. but what do i know?
i...

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Forum: Speaking and Listening 10th February 2006, 09:56 AM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By Ncao

I thought Singapore doesn't allow dialects to be...

I thought Singapore doesn't allow dialects to be use in the media?

Forum: Speaking and Listening 8th February 2006, 07:42 AM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By Ncao

Actually Cantonese also has many foul words. All...

Actually Cantonese also has many foul words. All Chinese dialect/languages has the share of foul
language.

Forum: Speaking and Listening 23rd January 2006, 01:15 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By Ncao

Actually,there are many HK entertainers who are...

Actually,there are many HK entertainers who are of Shanghaiese descent.

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Forum: Speaking and Listening 16th August 2005, 11:11 AM

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Audio file: please criticise my pronunciation

Posted By roddy

Cool thread 8) I'm going to be the boring admin...

Cool thread 8)

I'm going to be the boring admin bloke and suggest starting new threads for different peoples'
audio files / in-depth discussion of tones, as it'll keep things a lot more managable....

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Audio file: please criticise my pronunciation

Posted By roddy

I wish that was true. I'm a classic 'didn't...

I wish that was true. I'm a classic 'didn't bother with the tones' learner and suffering for it
now. . .

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New Antiwave Podcast 人民大会谈4 - “东南西北”宋以朗 (下)

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Re: New Antiwave Podcast 黑莓之外的选择

Hello roddy:
I am wangzhulong from www.cslpod.com, a Chinese Language pocasting website.
It is very cool to post content automatically through the RSS Feed! Could you tell me more
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Forum: Speaking and Listening 27th February 2006, 02:47 AM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

Yea please don't, the Hokkien's 7-word holy...

Yea please don't, the Hokkien's 7-word holy phrase is really potent. :mrgreen:

Forum: Speaking and Listening 11th February 2006, 06:19 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

Ooo oops, I interpret it as a glum and gloomy...

Ooo oops, I interpret it as a glum and gloomy expression. Well I use :mrgreen: very often. This's
the 1st time i'm using :roll:, :mrgreen:

Forum: Speaking and Listening 11th February 2006, 12:21 AM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

Now they are slowly opening up. Little dialect...

Now they are slowly opening up. Little dialect phrases and words and be found in variety shows and
serials. It'll sad if dialects are lost in Singapore. :roll:

Forum: Speaking and Listening 9th February 2006, 04:47 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

There are 68 or so dialects and sub-dialects in...

There are 68 or so dialects and sub-dialects in the 闽min3 (Hokkien) language family, see here
(http://www.glossika.com/en/dict/dialectmn.php).

Yea it really depends on the speakers. Anyway YuanXi,...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 8th February 2006, 08:00 AM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

Yea true :mrgreen: But Cantonese still sounds...

Yea true :mrgreen: But Cantonese still sounds nicer.

Forum: Speaking and Listening 8th February 2006, 05:49 AM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

Ya lor, so sad.:wall Those ah beng ah sengs...

Ya lor, so sad.:wall Those ah beng ah sengs (gangsters) polluted Hokkien with all those foul
words. I must agree Cantonese sounds more 文雅 (elegant, refined) ultimately, however I still
find Hokkien...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 4th February 2006, 12:10 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

Yea me too :mrgreen: Beijing Mandarin's accent...

Yea me too :mrgreen: Beijing Mandarin's accent is just too "thick" for me. Anyway Taiwan Mandarin
is close to Singapore Mandarin. Singapore Mandarin doesn't really have any accent (haha maybe
that's...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 3rd February 2006, 09:06 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

Woo i'm one of them who finds Cantonese quite...

Woo i'm one of them who finds Cantonese quite pleasing to the ears :mrgreen: Anyway 各有所好 ,
to each his own. Hmmm so which Chinese language(s) do you like, zixingche?

Forum: Speaking and Listening 3rd February 2006, 01:38 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

Hmmm I've never, but my dialect group is Hokkien....

Hmmm I've never, but my dialect group is Hokkien.

You're also from Singapore! YoYo :mrgreen:

Forum: Speaking and Listening 1st February 2006, 09:04 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

I forgive you. Muhahaha just kidding :mrgreen:...

I forgive you. Muhahaha just kidding :mrgreen:

Hmmm meanwhile we just have to wait a while...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 1st February 2006, 02:34 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

Yea man!!! 这样才对 That's the way. I'm glad that...

Yea man!!! 这样才对 That's the way.

I'm glad that you can feel the warmth in Wuhanese, its not weird man, haha, I also feel more
comfortable speaking Singlish than pure Mandarin or English (the latter...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 24th January 2006, 02:24 AM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

赫杰, you are too kind =) its never too late to...

赫杰, you are too kind =) its never too late to start! learning a new language is very fun,
don't be despaired that you only know a single lang...you're not alone! anyway Chinese is
relatively easy to...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 19th January 2006, 04:15 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

hihi LG, i'll give u a background 1st well i was...

hihi LG, i'll give u a background 1st

well i was born in Singapore, my race is Chinese (my dialect group is hokkien, my dad is hokkien
any my mother is cantonese), anyway the National Language of...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 18th January 2006, 09:01 AM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

thanx ala! very cool results (are there more of...

thanx ala!
very cool results (are there more of such experiment with other topolects (方言) like cantonese
and hokkien? hope there are)!!! wooo..mandarin is really too slow, i myself dislike slow...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 17th January 2006, 10:44 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

thanx hakkaboy! i have never heard of it before...

thanx hakkaboy! i have never heard of it before but i'll use it next time, so it wouldn't cause
any more misunderstandings le...=p

Forum: Speaking and Listening 17th January 2006, 05:28 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

in my opinion, 方言 can be spoken very fast, esp...

in my opinion, 方言 can be spoken very fast, esp Cantonese, when i watch those serials its way
beyond me, its faster than machine gun!...and my Hokkien Ah Ma(Grandma) also speaks very
fast...perhaps...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 15th January 2006, 02:10 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

Posted By amego

Yea, i heard of it too, but there isn't a...

Yea, i heard of it too, but there isn't a satisfactory word in English (in my knowledge) that
means 方言, as its somewhere between "dialect" and "language" (IMHO), thus my usage...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 14th January 2006, 10:32 PM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

hello ppl...well i'm from singapore and mandarin is my mother tongue, my father is hokkien and i
picked up hokkien from my ah ma (hokkien for grandma), my mother is cantonese and i'm still
learning...

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Forum: Speaking and Listening 27th February 2006, 02:47 AM

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which chinese dialect(s) do you like most?

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Yea please don't, the Hokkien's 7-word holy...

Yea please don't, the Hokkien's 7-word holy phrase is really potent. :mrgreen:

Forum: Speaking and Listening 11th February 2006, 06:19 PM

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Ooo oops, I interpret it as a glum and gloomy...

Ooo oops, I interpret it as a glum and gloomy expression. Well I use :mrgreen: very often. This's
the 1st time i'm using :roll:, :mrgreen:

Forum: Speaking and Listening 11th February 2006, 12:21 AM

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Now they are slowly opening up. Little dialect...

Now they are slowly opening up. Little dialect phrases and words and be found in variety shows and
serials. It'll sad if dialects are lost in Singapore. :roll:

Forum: Speaking and Listening 9th February 2006, 04:47 PM

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There are 68 or so dialects and sub-dialects in...

There are 68 or so dialects and sub-dialects in the 闽min3 (Hokkien) language family, see here
(http://www.glossika.com/en/dict/dialectmn.php).

Yea it really depends on the speakers. Anyway YuanXi,...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 8th February 2006, 08:00 AM

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Yea true :mrgreen: But Cantonese still sounds...

Yea true :mrgreen: But Cantonese still sounds nicer.

Forum: Speaking and Listening 8th February 2006, 05:49 AM

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Ya lor, so sad.:wall Those ah beng ah sengs...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 4th February 2006, 12:10 PM

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Yea me too :mrgreen: Beijing Mandarin's accent...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 3rd February 2006, 09:06 PM

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Woo i'm one of them who finds Cantonese quite...

Woo i'm one of them who finds Cantonese quite pleasing to the ears :mrgreen: Anyway 各有所好 ,
to each his own. Hmmm so which Chinese language(s) do you like, zixingche?

Forum: Speaking and Listening 3rd February 2006, 01:38 PM

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Hmmm I've never, but my dialect group is Hokkien....

Hmmm I've never, but my dialect group is Hokkien.

You're also from Singapore! YoYo :mrgreen:

Forum: Speaking and Listening 1st February 2006, 09:04 PM

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I forgive you. Muhahaha just kidding :mrgreen:...

I forgive you. Muhahaha just kidding :mrgreen:

Hmmm meanwhile we just have to wait a while...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 1st February 2006, 02:34 PM

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Yea man!!! 这样才对 That's the way. I'm glad that...

Yea man!!! 这样才对 That's the way.

I'm glad that you can feel the warmth in Wuhanese, its not weird man, haha, I also feel more
comfortable speaking Singlish than pure Mandarin or English (the latter...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 24th January 2006, 02:24 AM

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赫杰, you are too kind =) its never too late to...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 19th January 2006, 04:15 PM

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hihi LG, i'll give u a background 1st well i was...

hihi LG, i'll give u a background 1st

well i was born in Singapore, my race is Chinese (my dialect group is hokkien, my dad is hokkien
any my mother is cantonese), anyway the National Language of...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 18th January 2006, 09:01 AM

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thanx ala! very cool results (are there more of...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 17th January 2006, 10:44 PM

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thanx hakkaboy! i have never heard of it before...

thanx hakkaboy! i have never heard of it before but i'll use it next time, so it wouldn't cause
any more misunderstandings le...=p

Forum: Speaking and Listening 17th January 2006, 05:28 PM

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in my opinion, 方言 can be spoken very fast, esp...

Forum: Speaking and Listening 15th January 2006, 02:10 PM

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Yea, i heard of it too, but there isn't a...

Yea, i heard of it too, but there isn't a satisfactory word in English (in my knowledge) that
means 方言, as its somewhere between "dialect" and "language" (IMHO), thus my usage...

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No. 5 typhoon "Haitang" just swept across China was most impressive in
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Singing Grove in Fuzhou's forest park, however, "Haitang" brought him an
unexpected lover, a beautiful female eclectus parrot. Eclectus parrots
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A view from the International Space Station shows space shuttle Discovery
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the ISS, as NASA said it needed three more days to assess any damage to
the space shuttle.(Photo: AFP)

Wendy Lawrence, left, Charles Camarda, center and Japanese astronaut
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SPACE CENTER, Houston, July 28 - Discovery docked at the international
space station Thursday after performing an unprecedented back flip to
allow those aboard the outpost to photograph the shuttle's belly for
signs of damage.
The digital camera images will be analyzed by NASA to spot any signs of
trouble. It wasn't immediately clear how long that analysis will take.
Discovery was just 600 feet beneath the station when Commander Eileen
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Six melon vines yielded nine melons on July 25, at senior resident Ma
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Recently, at the scenic spot named "Arhat Corridor" in Huaying Mountain
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million years ago was found and fossils of other creatures living in the
sea were also discovered at the same time. According to related experts,
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has been alleviated to some extent. By the end of June, China's coal
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growing supply, slighter growth of demand, increased import volume and
reduced export volume. China's raw coal output reached 940 million tons,
up nearly 10% year on year, and the sales volume of merchantable coal hit
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Hong Kong Disneyland, which will officially open in Sept., gave its first
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Chinanews, Beijing, July 19 (By Zhang Jiemin, Wu Qingcai) - During the
occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Kong Bohua, one of
Beijing's four renowned physicians, to commemorate Mr. Kong's outstanding
contribution towards Chinese medicine, the first private health clinic
named after him and titled Bohua clinic was formed recently in Beijing
with the support of Kong's disciplines, his relatives and government
departments.
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Kong's disciples and heirs. In particular, the clinic is the first of its
kind in Beijing to combine traditional clinical service and family
physician service into a medical health model.
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membership system, with principal services provided to include periodic
medical consultation using Chinese medicine, regularly scheduled
discussion forum on ways to live well, VIP health inquiry service, famous
elderly Chinese medicine practitioner service, discussion forum on proper
food and healthy living throughout the year as well as health management
and old age living consultation. The clinic will not only try to cure
members of their illnesses, it will also resolve general health related
issues for the membership.

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The Kashi Islamic Institute in Xinjiang is a three-year school funded by
the central government to specially nurture religious professionals for
ethnic groups in remote regions. Students in the institute are taught in
Uygur language. The institute sends out 50 graduates a year to religious
locations such as mosques in local counties and townships in order to
solve the issue of religious professional shortage. Pictured, in July at
the class, students from remote areas were studying Islamic lection. They
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A Mesozoic volcano crater of 100 mln years ago was discovered in
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Contestants of the Kingway 2005 International Super Modeling Contest were
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A young girl presents flowers to Meimei, the world's oldest domestic
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NASA: Discovery ready to return to space

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The crew of the space shuttle Discovery -- Pilot James Kelly, Com. Eileen
Collins followed by (L-R) Wendy Lawrence, Charles Camarda, Andrew Thomas,
Stephen Robinson and Soichi Noguchi of Japan.(Photo: AFP/File)

July 12 - With the countdown entering its final hours, NASA declared
space shuttle Discovery ready to return the nation to space, and the
families of the fallen Columbia astronauts gave their blessing Tuesday.
Thunderstorms, however, threatened to delay the space agency's comeback
from the 2003 Columbia disaster. The forecast deteriorated slightly, with
the chances of acceptable weather at Wednesday's launch time put at 60
percent, and a tornado siren blared around noon after a funnel cloud was
spotted near the shuttle landing strip.
Discovery and its crew of seven were set to blast off at 3:51 p.m. EDT.
The last few technical concerns were resolved Tuesday afternoon at one
final launch review by NASA's managers.

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To prepare for the Fishing Opening Ceremony Festival on August 1st,
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Grand Exposition of Ice Light & Sculpture opened in Tianjin Water Park on
July 9th. Numerous tourists would enjoy 60 sets of lifelike ice sculpture
in the hot summer. It is known the exposition used more than 500 ton or
near 1500 square meters ice and snow.

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Fuzhou giant pandas move to their summer resort

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(July 7th) Giant pandas named "Fufu," "Lin Yang," and the beauty "Basi"
in Fuzhou Giant Panda Research Center were sent to Fuzhou's Guling Panda
Village for summer. Guling Panda Village is 1,000 meters above sea level
with a climate similar to Sichuan's Wolong, which will be suitable for
giant pandas in summer. Pictured, in order to welcome three giant pandas,
Guling Panda Village made special repairs and installed bathtubs for the
pandas to spend a comfortable summer there.

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On the morning of July 4th, frontier defense officers and soldiers were
undergoing physical training at the Kanmen Beach in Zhejiang's Yuhuan
county. On that day, the temperature on the surface of the beach exceeded
50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Fans sell well in hot summer

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On July 3rd, a young foreigner captivated by Chinese kung fu is holding a
long-awaited kung fu fan with iron ribs. The temperature in Shanghai has
exceeded 39 degrees Celsius (102.2 degrees Fahrenheit). Foreign tourists
visiting Shanghai Bund, Nanjing Road and ancient Chenghuang Temple
choose, one after another, to buy folding fans and circular fans with
distinctive Chinese features which are convenient to take along.

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Olympics: Stars shine for the contenders

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U.S. Senator and former first lady Hillary Clinton looks on after joining
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (not pictured) during a press conference
in Singapore July 5, 2005. Hillary joined the New York team in their bid
for the 2012 Olympic games, which will be decided by the International
Olympic Committee in Singapore on July 6. (Reuters)

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Chinese School - Miao Canoe Dragon Boat Festival held in Guizhou

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Miao Canoe Dragon Boat Festival held in Guizhou

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On July 1, the four-day Qingshui River Miao Canoe Dragon Boat Festival
held a dragon boat race. Miao people from Guizhou Province gathered at
the Qingshui River Dock in the Shidong Town of Taijiang County for the
grand and splendid four-day festival. Canoe dragon boats are carved from
single pieces of China firs. The Miao Canoe Dragon boat festival has
colorful activities with strong flavors of the Miao People and is cited
as the No. 1 festival in the area.

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Chinese Mandarin - 1,000-odd ancient lamps lit up Kunshan

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1,000-odd ancient lamps lit up Kunshan

www.chinanews.cn 2006-05-01 16:17:55

The "thousand lamp museum" with a theme of displaying the 5,000-year
illumination history of China was unveiled to the public on the Shiban
Street in Qiandeng (thousand lamps) Town of Suzhou's Kunshan county-level
city on Apr. 30. Visitors can learn about the long illumination history
of mankind from the 1,300-odd ancient lamps and lanterns on display in
the museum. At the same time, the cultural features presented by the lamp
designs and their arts and crafts can reflect the living, political and
social background of the ancient lamps in different ages.

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Learn Mandarin online - Ieoh Ming Pei to design Suzhou Museum

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Ieoh Ming Pei to design Suzhou Museum

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Pictured: the renowned architect Ieoh Ming Pei on Apr. 26. Mr. Ieoh Ming
Pei, a renowned world-class architect, spent his 89th birthday in Suzhou
City on that evening, and the city hosted a grand birthday party for him
at the hotel where he stayed. It is learnt that Ieoh Ming Pei made a
special trip to Suzhou for on-the-spot inspection for the construction of
a central courtyard of the New Suzhou Museum designed by him.

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Xinjiang herdsmen benefit from the internet

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A Kazak herdsman was searching for information he needed on the
agricultural service website at the information service center in
Xinjiang's Yining County on Apr. 25. At this information center, local
farmers and herdsmen can not only obtain plenty of information on farm
product prices, agricultural production materials, chemical fertilizers,
technologies, labor and market analyses, but also release supply and
demand information for free. This measure has gained applause from local
residents.

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Drillling for May Day holiday

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Members of the special squad of the Jiangsu Armed Police Force were
participating in an "emergency case handling" drilling. In order to
respond to various emergency cases which will possibly occur during the
May Day holiday "golden week", the special squad conducted an
anti-terrorist drilling that focused on emergency case handling.

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Ancient-style imperial dragon boat set sail in Yangzhou

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Three ancient-style imperial dragon boats made their maiden sail on the
excursion line of the ancient canal in Yangzhou City on April 15,
catching the eyes of many citizens along the way. These dragon boats cost
1.8 million yuan (US$225,000) to build and are the most luxurious yachts
for tourists on the ancient canal of the city.

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Folk art festival in old street

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Folk performances in the old street of Linhuan Town, Suixi County, Anhui
Province fascinated spectators on April 12. On that day, the town's first
folk art festival opened the curtain in the over 600-year-old street
which dated back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). The first folk art
festival showcased many folk art programs created by the masses with
their hands and hearts, such as drum dance, stilt show, lion dance, land
boat dance and Yangge dance.

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Xinjiang's Altay hit by snowstorm

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Xinjiang's Jeminay County witnessed moderate to heavy sleet and a
force-eight gale on April 9, which caused much inconvenience to local
residents. Affected by a strong cold wave from West Siberia, northern
Xinjiang's Altay region witnessed the first acute temperature fall this
spring during the period from April 7 to 10. Most part of the region
recorded moderate to heavy sleet accompanied by snowstorm and sand-dust
weather, which obviously affected agricultural production and stock
raising in this region.

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2008-04-28T04:34:00.001-07:00

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China expects fair solution to color TV anti-dumping case

www.chinanews.cn 2006-04-05 17:35:29

Chinanews, Apr. 4 - China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) proclaimed on
the 3rd that China expects the European Union (EU) to fairly and
reasonably handle the anti-dumping case against China's color TVs in
accordance with WTO anti-dumping rules. This is MOFCOM's first response
to the EU's resumption of imposing a 44.6% anti-dumping tax on China-made
color TVs on March 31.
In 1998, the EU levied a 44.6% anti-dumping tax on all China-made color
TVs exported to Europe and in 2002, the European Commission signed price
commitment agreements with seven Chinese enterprises including Haier and
Hisense. According to the agreements, so long as their prices were not
lower than the minimum level, color TV exports to Europe within the quota
by these seven producers could be exempted from the anti-dumping tax.
However, soon after the price commitment agreements were signed, the
seven enterprises' color TV exports to Europe were far from reaching the
total annual quota granted by the EU owing to the impacts of such factors
as lower costs of color TVs, changes in the global markets and Euro
appreciation.
As a result, the seven firms that signed the price commitment agreements
requested to cancel the price commitment. Based on the EU's anti-dumping
statute, the EU would resume imposing a 44.6% anti-dumping tax on the
seven firms like other enterprises after they have drawn back the price
commitment. Should the EU industry not request to review this case, the
above measure would expire on August 29, 2007.
Council of the European Union and the European Commission respectively
announced on Mar. 31 that they would cancel the price commitment with the
seven Chinese color TV producers and simultaneously resume imposing
anti-dumping tax.
China Business Times reported that before the announcement was published,
an MOFCOM official had stated that the EU never granted China the market
economy status and insisted China-made color TVs was involved in dumping
as it ignored the fact and practiced trade protectionism.

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Learn Chinese online - Rare "turbid water cave"

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Rare "turbid water cave"

www.chinanews.cn 2006-04-03 17:41:13

There is a small natural cave near a brook at the entrance of a road in
Hunshui Village, Maoshi Township, Tongzi County, Guizhou Province. For
thousands of years, a great deal of turbid water flows from the cave and
blends into the clear river water, producing a scene of division between
the yellowish turbid water and the greenish clean river. Local villagers
reveal that this village is named Hunshui (turbid water) Village because
of this cave, from which turbid water flows since ancient times. As to
the cause of this phenomenon, local villagers have no idea, and it
remains a mystery up to now.

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Learn Mandarin online - First mine rescue technique competition in Anhui

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First mine rescue technique competition in Anhui

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Anhui Administration of Coal Mine Safety and Anhui coal mine rescue
command center jointly hosted the first mine rescue technique competition
and the fifth international mine rescue technique tryout on Mar. 29,
2006. Ten colliery ambulance corps took part in simulated rescue missions
and rescue technique competitions.

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Learn Chinese online - Close contact between frog and man

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Close contact between frog and man

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Ocean Park Hong Kong held an activity called "close contact with animals"
on March 27 and staff of the park showed close contact between frogs and
human in order to stimulate people to protect animals and the nature.

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China selected top ten famous ships

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China unveiled the result of the first top ten famous ships selection,
which served as the grand finale of last year's activities in memory of
the 600th Anniversary of Zheng He's Maritime Expeditions, in Beijing on
March 23. Four naval vessels and six civil ships won the title of
"China's top ten famous ships." All these ten ships were designed by
Chinese people.

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Graduates displayed their works

www.chinanews.cn 2006-03-21 16:30:39

Beijing University of Chemical Technology hosted "the fifth show of image
design seniors" with a theme of "blue illusion" in Beijing on Mar. 19.
Under teachers' guidance, students created works ranging from hairstyles,
makeup, costumes and apparels, which presented those soon-to-be
graduates' rich inspiration and unique creativity.

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Poyang Lake's migratory birds moved northwards

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A flock of wild geese and swans stopped at Dahu Pond in the Poyang Lake
National Nature Reserve for the time being before they head for the north
on Mar. 16th. A spokesman of Dahu Pond wildlife protection station said
that starting from early March, migratory birds spending winter in the
Poyang Lake have started their journey to the north. Mid March and early
April are the final period for migratory birds' migration and all birds
will complete migration by late April.

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Learn mandarin - Shanghai Tang released 2006 spring/summer fashion

2008-04-18T04:09:00.001-07:00

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Shanghai Tang released 2006 spring/summer fashion

www.chinanews.cn 2006-03-14 16:46:37

Famous Hong Kong fashion brand Shanghai Tang introduced its 2006
spring/summer fashion designs in March. It held a fashion show at the
International Finance Centre recently. Pictured, models were showing
characteristic costumes to which designers added traditional Chinese
elements.

Learn Chinese online - Fujian girls keen on tea culture

2008-04-17T04:24:00.001-07:00

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Fujian girls keen on tea culture

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A young girl was learning how to make tea from her tea art teacher Zhang
Xiaofeng at Fuwen Temple in Quanzhou City on Mar. 9. Nowadays a number of
girls in southern Fujian Province are tea art fans.

Learn Chinese - Great wall suffers heavy damage in Ningxia

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Great wall suffers heavy damage in Ningxia

www.chinanews.cn 2006-03-06 17:39:26

Chinanews, March. 6 �C Some archeological experts in Ningxia recently
said that the Great Wall was seriously damaged in Ningxia province.
In 2005, the experts carried a research to the Great Wall section in
Ningxia. According to experts, the Great wall extends 1,507 kilometers in
the province with all together 706 towers. The research showed that apart
from natural forces such as wind, rain, floods and sand wind that bring
damage to the Great Wall, the wall was seriously destroyed by human
activities.
In some places, the Great Wall was torn down as barriers that get in the
way of the local economic construction. In recent years, more and more
construction projects were kicked off along the Great Wall. Some projects
went on at the expense of the Great Wall.
In 2004, a ten-meter section of the Great Wall broke down in the west
side of Hongshanbao area, when a road was constructed between the Inner
Mongolia's Eduokeqian prefecture to Yinchuan. In Sanguankou area, local
herdsmen took away bricks of the Great Wall and in some parts, the Great
Wall were cleared away for building a mountain pass. In Hedong area, some
parts of the Great Wall were torn down for building roads while other
parts changed their original outlook. Some local people even used the
Great Wall material for making bricks.
Ningxia province is historically regarded as an important strategic pass
in west China. The Great Wall was built and rebuilt here during the
Warring States period, Qin, Han, Sui and Ming Dynasties. The Great Wall
extends hundreds of miles in Ningxia province in the north, central and
southern part of the province.

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2008-03-27T08:04:00.001-07:00

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Novel dough figurine competition

www.chinanews.cn 2006-03-02 15:56:04

Shandong's Wendeng City sponsored a traditional novel dough figurine
competition on March 1st. Nearly 40 skillful aged ladies and their
daughters-in-law created dough figurines in a supermarket. Wendeng held
this competition to pass on the traditional dough figurine craftsmanship
in a better way and advocate healthy and civilized family life.

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Paris fashion: Viktor and Rolf's cool poise

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A model presents a creation by Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf during the
Autumn/Winter 2006-07 ready-to-wear collections in Paris, 27 February
2006.

PARIS - Dutch design duo Viktor and Rolf offered a winter of womanly,
feeling like untouchable poise.
After last season's spectacular upside down, back-to-front display, the
dynamic Dutch pair calmed things down for autumn-winter 2006-07, with
structured dresses and skirts providing the dynamic and drama.
'Don't Touch' repeated a woman's voice over and over on the soundtrack,
and models had their faces hidden by masks of enlarged fishnet, same as
their tights, on day two of Paris ready-to-wear week.
Gently shaped skirts gradually grew fuller and stiffer, building up until
they were crinoline-held, voluminous and paired with a metal-effect
bustier sprouting layered frills.
Sleeves were prettily puffed and short, while a quilted coat had puffs
harnessed right down the sleeve; a fur coat had similar puffs in
descending size for arms.
White cuffs, a silver ruff or large silver flower on the shoulder, big
front bow at the waist or jacket sleeves in elbow-to-wrist silver jazzed
up the look, rendering it less aloof.

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Dough figurine of Winter Olympic champion

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Mr. He Xiaozheng, a folk dough figurine master in Shandong, was busy
finishing his dough figurine "Winter Olympic Champion Han Xiaopeng" on
Feb. 27th. Han won the gold medal of the men's freestyle aerials in the
Turin Games, which was the first Winter Olympic gold medal for the
Chinese men's team. It took Mr. He two days to complete the dough
figurine of Han. The figurine is 24cm tall, 21cm wide and consumed 2kg of
flour.

Learn mandarin - Travel promotion activity in Zhaoqing

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Travel promotion activity in Zhaoqing

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Tourists sit in a horse carriage driven by a "guard" in ancient costume
during a travel promotion activity in Qixingyan Scenic Spot in Zhaoqing
city in Guangdong province on Feb. 25, 2006.

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Pupils volunteer to plant trees

www.chinanews.cn 2006-02-23 16:36:45

A volunteer tree planting activity called "planting a tree with your own
hands and growing up with it" is going in full swing among all CPC young
pioneers in Suining County's primary school for employees' children, a
"green schoolyard" in Jiangsu Province, in February, attracting more than
1,000 pupils to participate actively. Through this activity, children
will learn about the meaning of cherishing green environment and life in
their childhood.

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Electronic screen for transparent government affairs

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Citizens in Kurle, capital of Xinjiang's Bayangol Mongol Autonomous
Prefecture, were reading information displayed on the large electronic
screen for transparent government affairs on the evening of Feb. 20.

Chinese Mandarin - Ming Dynasty imperial treasure exhibited

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Ming Dynasty imperial treasure exhibited

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An exhibition of treasures of the sons and daughters-in-law of Zhu
Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644AD), was held
at the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum in Nanjing in mid February, displaying
more than 200 national first-tier cultural relics and national treasures
unearthed from mausoleums of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons and daughters-in-law,
including terra-cotta figures, gold coronets, blue and white pots
patterned with phoenix and dragon, and pavilion-shaped gold hairpins. The
exhibition will last till mid May.

Chinese Mandarin - Matchmaking event drawed 10,000 in Nanjing

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Matchmaking event drawed 10,000 in Nanjing

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Parents stand behind posters with their children's personal information
at a matchmaking event in a park in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu
province February 18, 2006. More than ten thousands people participated
in the event.

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Bohai Bank started operation

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Staff members of the Bohai Bank stand before its posters at the bank's
headquarters in Tianjin, north China, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2006. Bohai
Bank, the first new stockholding commercial bank approved by the Chinese
government since 1996, started operation Thursday. As the first national
commercial bank headquartered in Tianjin, the bank is also the first of
its kind that ushered in overseas strategic investors in the preparatory
stage.

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Marriage boom on Valentine's Day

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The marriage registry office in Nantong's Chongchuan District was packed
on Feb. 14, with nearly 50 pairs coming to register marriage here. People
were waiting in a queue that extended from the office hall to the street
in front of the office.

Chinese Mandarin - Students strive for "green class"

2008-03-25T05:37:00.001-07:00

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Students strive for "green class"

www.chinanews.cn 2006-02-14 17:04:25

Primary and middle schools in Jinan City started the new semester on Feb.
13. The No. 1 Primary School affiliated to Shandong University launched
the green civilization campaign called "build a resource-saving school
and strive for green class." Students in every class set up "make waste
profitable" recycling boxes on their own initiative and put waste paper,
dated newspaper and beverage bottles into their recycling boxes.

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2008-03-25T04:28:00.001-07:00

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Majie Story-telling Gathering

www.chinanews.cn 2006-02-13 17:15:20

Feb. 10th was a rare day of good weather in the history of Majie
Story-telling Gathering, and hundreds of thousands of local people paid a
visit to the gathering. With an extended history, the Majie Story-telling
Gathering in Henan's Baofeng County had been selected as one of the top
10 Chinese folk customs by related departments and is cited as "Majie
Story-telling Gathering on January 13th in the lunar calendar" and a
wonder in China's cultural history.

Chinese language - Dance for Lantern Festival

2008-03-24T07:58:00.001-07:00

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Dance for Lantern Festival

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Locals perform tradtional dance to celebrate the approaching Lantern
Festival in Huaibei, Anhui Province, China February 9, 2006. The
traditional Chinese Lantern Festival will fall on February 12 this year.

Chinese School - Festive lanterns made by folk artists

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Festive lanterns made by folk artists

www.chinanews.cn 2006-02-10 15:12:23

Citizens were appreciating a large electric lantern set named "twelve
animal signs take part in dragon boat race," which was created by folk
artists, on Feb. 9. In order to welcome the upcoming Lantern Festival,
folk artists in Shizhong District of Shandong's Zaozhuang City designed
more than 1,000 imperial lanterns, large electric lanterns and colored
gas-filled model lanterns which were popular with citizens.

Chinese Online Class - New semester starts

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New semester starts

www.chinanews.cn 2006-02-09 09:08:38

Pupils of a primary school in Jiangsu's Suqian City were reading aloud
their textbooks in the classroom in high spirits on Feb. 7. That day was
the first day of the spring semester for all primary schools and middle
schools in the city, and the children have spent their joyful winter
holiday and begun a new semester of hard study.

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Learn Mandarin online - Training during snowfall in Beijing

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Training during snowfall in Beijing

www.chinanews.cn 2006-02-08 09:35:44

A policeman orders a dog during snowfall in Beijing February 6, 2006.
Beijing policemen will conduct the mission to ensure a safe and peaceful
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. They start training from the beginning of the
New Year.

Learn Chinese online - Farmers paid New Year visits in city

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Farmers paid New Year visits in city

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Pictured: Farmers performed the festive program "paddle a land boat",
showing that the enriched rural dwellers marched into the city to pay New
Year visits to urbanites "on a land boat of harvest".

Chinanews, Feb. 6 - February 5th, the eighth day of this lunar New Year,
was the first working day for urban dwellers after the Spring Festival
holiday.
Farmers from Shizhong District of Shandong's Zaozhuang City volunteered
to organize dragon dances and lion dances and carry sedan chairs with
them to pay a New Year visit to urban residents with festive singing and
dancing, which showed rural residents' love and pursuit of a happy and
rich new life.

Learn Chinese - Cross-Straits chartered flights resume

2008-02-27T04:23:00.001-08:00

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Cross-Straits chartered flights resume

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SHANGHAI, Feb. 3 - A China Eastern Airlines passenger plane took off from
the Pudong Airport in Shanghai at 2:06 p.m. on Friday, marking the
resumption of cross-Straits direct chartered flights after the Spring
Festival holiday in Taiwan.
The passenger plane, with 244 people aboard, was heading for Taipei and
will return to Shanghai Pudong Airport at 9 p.m. Friday, carrying 282
passengers.
According to Shanghai's civil aviation administration, Saturday will
witness an air traffic peak in Shanghai, with six direct chartered
flights shuttling between the city and Taiwan.
Direct chartered flights between Guangzhou, capital of South China's
Guangdong Province, and Taiwan also resumed Friday.
A Boeing 737 plane of the Taiwan-based Maindrain Airlines departed Taipei
at 9 a.m. on Friday and landed at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
at 11 a.m. the same day. The return flight left Guangzhou at 12:10p.m.
and arrived at Taipei at 2:00 p.m. thesame day. The occupation rates on
the two flights reached 80.25 percent and 96.91 percent respectively.
China Southern Airlines also operated two flights between Guangzhou and
Taipei on Friday. The two flights registered an occupation rate of 44.45
percent and 73.8 percent respectively.
Friday is the first day after the Spring Festival holiday in Taiwan but
people on the mainland will end their Lunar New Year holiday on Saturday.
According to an agreement reached between civil aviation associations of
both sides, the direct chartered flights are scheduled to run from Jan.
20 through to Feb. 13 this year. Six mainland airlines and six
Taiwan-based airlines are approved to fly the charter flights.
In all, there will be 72 round-trip flights, compared with 48 in 2005.
For the first time, the chartered flights this year will serve all Taiwan
residents bearing valid travel documents across the Straits, including
tourists and students. Previously, they served mainly businessmen.

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Chinese Mandarin - Folk-custom culture festival held

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Folk-custom culture festival held

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Pictured: Traditional Chinese lion dance gave foreign travelers a
wonderful sight to behold.

Feb. 1 - The fifth Beijing Temple of the Eastern Peak folk-custom culture
festival is being held in Beijing starting from Jan.31, the third day of
lunar Chinese New Year.
Its wonderful traditional flower shows, musical performance of Taoism, as
well as exhibitions featuring various types of dog-shaped handicrafts and
one-hundred-dog pictures attracted large numbers of foreign tourists.

Chinese Online Class - Cultural feast in rural regions

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Cultural feast in rural regions

www.chinanews.cn 2006-01-26 14:43:08

A troupe aiming at spreading cultural, scientific and sanitary knowledge
to rural regions came to the base and offered a wonderful and rich
"cultural feast" to local residents, winning warm welcome on January 25,
2006 at the 10,000-mu (1647 acres) greenhouse vegetable base in Ya'er
Township, Turpan City..

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Learn Chinese - Garfield at Beijing's Temple of Earth fair

2008-02-26T08:29:00.001-08:00

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Garfield at Beijing's Temple of Earth fair

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A young man was hanging up Garfield toys on a frame in the air in the
gaming area of the imminent 21st Spring Festival cultural temple fair at
the Temple of Earth which is scheduled to open on Jan. 28. On that day,
tens of thousand of tourists here will break the usual tranquility of the
Temple of Earth, the site where Ming (1368-1644) and Qing Dynasty
(1616-1911) emperors worship the "god of Earth," to celebrate the Spring
Festival of the Year of the Dog in the Chinese lunar calendar.

Chinese Mandarin - Dough figurines of three gods

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Dough figurines of three gods

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In order to welcome the Year of the Dog, a traditional dough craftwork
shop in Urumchi specially introduced a batch of dough figurines of three
gods representing good fortune, political life and longevity bearing the
affluent traditional Chinese culture. Traditional appearance and rich
cultural connotation of these dough figurines attracted many citizens in
the hope of a wealthy and auspicious Year of the Dog.

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Super large gong

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A super large gong showed up in Suzhou on Jan. 24th, 2006. 9.9 meters in
perimeter, 3.18 meters in diameter and 1,188 kilos in weight, this
gigantic gong took ten workers four months to finish. During the Spring
Festival, tourists will find this super large gong in the Huqiu Mountain
Scenic Spot and pray for the new year.

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Dogs show their "talents"

www.chinanews.cn 2006-01-24 16:29:41

Zhengzhou Zoo invited a super doggie star troupe to stage the first
performance on January 23, 2006. Wonderful performances showed by these
lovely dogs which had received professional training brought endless joy
to the audience.

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Folk art show

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Folk artists show their stunt during a folk art show held by Hebei Folk
Custom Museum on January 21, 2006. The art works bring best wishes for
the upcoming he Chinese Lunar New Year of the Dog, which falls on January
29.

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Hong Kong Fashion Week held

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Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2006 opened recently. Hong Kong
Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2006 and World Boutique Hong Kong 2006
sponsored by Hong Kong Trade Development Council opened in Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Center on Jan.17th. Over 1,000 manufacturers
from 25 countries and regions participated in the fashion week and world
boutique and Hong Kong models posed in many outfits of latest fashion.

Learn Chinese - Festival chartered flights took off

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Festival chartered flights took off

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A woman from Taiwan waits to board a non-stop flight to Shanghai at
Taiwan's Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, January 20, 2006.

Learn mandarin - "Electronic weatherman"

2008-02-25T03:15:00.001-08:00

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"Electronic weatherman"

www.chinanews.cn 2006-01-18 14:09:23

Staff in the expressway information center of Shandong province sent
instant weather report and road information recorded from an automatic
weather monitor to the traffic info broadcasting station and the large
roadside electronic display on Jan.17. Expressway administration office
of Shandong's Rizhao City monitored the weather around the freeways with
an automatic weather monitor, and sent the information to the traffic
info broadcasting station and the large electronic display on the
roadside, which ensured transport safety during the Spring Festival
through high-tech methods.

Learn Chinese online - Ice and Snow Festival held in Benxi

2008-02-24T06:32:00.001-08:00

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Ice and Snow Festival held in Benxi

www.chinanews.cn 2006-01-16 09:36:06

Folk artists perform dragon dance with firework sparkling at the opening
ceremony of The Third Ice and Snow Festival held in Benxi, northeast
China's Liaoning province on January 12, 2006. The festival composed of
six themed events, including snow statue exhibition, color lantern show,
skating world and students winter camp.

Chinese Online Class - Migrant workers' children get subsidies

2008-02-24T04:58:00.001-08:00

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Migrant workers' children get subsidies

www.chinanews.cn 2006-01-13 13:56:44

40 pupils from needy families of migrant workers studying at Rongxiang
Alley Primary School in Xincheng District of Xi'an received good-will
cards of Chinese New Year greetings and a total of 12,000 yuan (US$1,500)
of subsidies for their study. Before the Spring Festival comes, "help
10,000 needy households with true love" activities distributed 141,000
yuan of funds raised from all sectors of the society to 470 pupils from
needy families of migrant workers in 12 primary schools around the city
successively to help them solve the concrete problems of going to school
and bring warmth to their hearts.

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China sets 5-year target for defense industry

www.chinanews.cn 2006-01-06 09:28:24

(Source: Xinhuanet)

BEIJING, Jan. 6 - China has set research and development targets for its
defense industry to meet the country's national defense needs and the
development of the national economy for the five years through 2010,
officials said Thursday.
Jin Zhuanglong, the spokesperson for the Commission of Science,
Techonology and Industry for National Defense, said the sector will meet
the basic needs of the country's armed services for high-tech weaponry
and improve its research and development capability for high technology
industrial applications.
China also plans to improve its fundamental capability in basic science
and research and in science and development infranstructure in the coming
five years, he said.
Jin said China would put in place a new framework that combines its
military research and development capability with civilian sectors,
including a mechanism allowing the military and civilian sectors to
interact with each other to ensure fast progress in the military sector.
On major tasks for the coming five years, Jin listed development of
nuclear energy, a manned space program, a lunar probe program, civilian
planes, and shipbuilding.
China will work hard to achieve R&D breakthroughs in key technologies for
the country's shipbuilding sector while giving priority to the country's
three shipbuilding bases along the Pan-Bohai Rim in north China, the
Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, he said.
The country's military sector has reported an average annual increase of
20 percent in production of civilian goods in the past five years. In
2002, the whole sector became profitable after eight years' of losses.