Do you need to give red envelopes for Chinese New Year?

Lai See (利事) aka Hong Bao (紅包) "red pockets" are a central part of Chinese New Year culture. There is money in the Lai See, but i...

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Confused at Chinese New Year dinners? Keep this with you for reference!

What are the Chinese names for family members? Cantonese Chinese Mandarin Chinese

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Chinese New Year: is it the year of the goat? Or the sheep? Or the ram?

It's the year of... this thing (羊): Year of the sheep, goat, lamb, ram, mutton :)

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How do Chinese people feel about the Holocaust?

Terrible.  And envious that 6 million dead Jews by the hands of a genocidal Axis Power get much more attention around the world than 16+ m...

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How did the Qing dynasty differ from the others?

Fashion For the first and only time in Chinese history, a "national" fashion was mandated and severely (lethally) enforced. ...

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Did India trade with China before Columbus?

Both civilizations knew about each other: China first mentions India in the  Shiji  (史記). India first mentions China in the  Mahabharata ...

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What was Adolf Hitler's view on China?

Excerpt from the Political Testament of Adolf Hitler, Note #5, (February - April 1945): Pride in one's own race – and that does not i...

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Which has a longer history, China or Korea?

Once upon a time, Sima Qian (司馬遷) authored a  git repository  called Shiji (史記), "Records of the Scribe" or more widely known as ...

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Would it be better for Chinese speakers to use Pinyin to write?

It would be a disaster. In fact, the idea was floated in the 1920s by Chinese intellectuals, but did not stick. One of the advantages of t...

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How is Genghis Khan viewed in China?

I was educated in Chinese history outside of China, and here is my perspective. We learned the last dynasties of China were Tang, Song, Yu...

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Does the national anthem of China capture the mentality or personality of the country today?

China  is a divided nation so here are both national anthems translated: March of the Volunteers * People's Republic of China, incl....

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What is the general level of knowledge (or ignorance) relating to Tibet?

The general level of knowledge and ignorance in the west relating to Tibet (or other Chinese territorial issues) can be attributed to the of...

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