Zibo, my lovely hometown, lies in Shandong Province, China.

It is a small village with a beautiful scene like a picture.

It has more than 300 peoples in the villiage, the young, the old, men and women, I like them very much.

Lantern Festival 1

The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.

This day's important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China. One emperor heard that Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddha's body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to show respect to Buddha on this day. Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from ...

"Guessing lantern riddles"is an essential part of the Festival. Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer. If they are right, they will get a little gift. The activity emerged during people's enjoyment of lanterns in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). As riddle guessing is interesting and full of wisdom, it has become popular among all social strata.

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How to Make a Lantern

A lantern is one kind of Chinese handicraft. Here is how to make a lantern. It's easy, so give it a try.

Steps:

1. Use a rectangular piece of paper and draw some drawings you like on it.

2. Fold the paper into strips repeatedly from the downside to the upside.

3. Curve the folded paper into a circle and stick it from one end to the other.

4. Stick a base on the bottom of the lantern and put a candle on the base.

5. Put a lid on the top of the lantern and stick it onto the lantern.

6. Use a rope and a stick to hang the lantern up.

7. Light up the candle and a cute lantern is finished

Tips:

1. When folding the paper, you can fold it as neatly as possible, so the lantern will look more beautiful.

2. Don’t use too much glue ...

A Movie Review - Red Doors

In the media, especially in Western countries, Chinese are often depicted as the “upstanding citizen.” The hardworking immigrants that work long hours, always get ‘A’s, always win the spelling bees or chess tournaments, and the biggest family issue is who is going to be the next doctor in the family.

In reality, Chinese families offer as much or more turmoil than the popular “troubled” families of TV sitcoms. Not only to most Chinese families struggle with generation gaps, there are also cultural and value differences. Many family members exist with their own internal conflicts of trying to decide which world they are suppose to belong to.

Over the last few years, movies about Chinese culture have focused on the action-packed,...

Location The People Republic of China is situated in eastern Asia on the western shore of the Pacific Ocean, with an area of 9.6 million square kilometers. China's continental coastline extends for about 18,000 kilometers, and its vast sea surface is studded with more than 5,000 islands, of which Taiwan and Hainan are the largest.

Land Formation and Rivers China's land drops off in escarpments eastward to the ocean, letting in humid air current and leading many rivers eastward. Among the rivers totaling 220,000 kilometers in length in China, the Changjiang (Yangtze) and the Huanghe (Yellow) are world known.

China has beautiful scenery, with mountains and ranges, highlands, plains, basins, and hills. The highlands and hill regions account for 65 percent of the country'...

Chinese climate

China is characterized by a continental climate. The latitude spans nearly 50 degrees. The greater part of the Chinese territory is situated in the Temperate Zone, its southern part in the tropical and subtropical zones, and its northern part near the Frigid Zone. Temperatures differ therefore rather strikingly across the country. The northern part of Heilongjiang Province has long winters but no summers; while the Hainan Island has long summers but no winters. The Huaihe River valley is marked by distinctive seasonal changes, but it is spring all year round in the south of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. In the northwest hinterland, the temperature changes dramatically. China high tundra zone is situated in the Qinghai-Tibet, where the temperature is low in ...

Chinese resources

China abounds in natural resources. It leads the world in many proven mineral deposits; No country in the world boasts more wildlife than China, many of which are native to China, such as giant panda, snub-nosed golden monkey, and Chinese alligator; China's dawn redwood and Cathaya argyrophylla are known as the living fossils of ancient plants.

To protect the nation's native animals and plants, especially the endangered species, China has established more than 700 nature reserves. History China, with a recorded history of 5,000 years, is one of the world's earliest civilizations.

In the 21st century B.C., China entered slave society with the founding of the Xia Dynasty, thereby writing a finale to long years of primitive society. The Xia was ...

The minority people of China

Ethnic Groups China is a multiracial country with 56 ethnic groups, including Achang, Bai, Bonan, Blang, Bouyei, Korean, Daur, Dai, De'ang, Dongxiang, Derung, Oroqen, Russian, Ewenki, Gaoshan, Gelao, Hani, Kazak, Han, Hezhen, Hui, Jino, Gin, ingpo, Kirgiz, Lahu, Li, Lisu, Lhoba, Manchu, Maonan, Mongolian, Monba, Miao, Mulam, Naxi, Nu, Primi, Qiang, Salar, She, Sui, Tajik, Tatar, Tu, Tujia, Va, Uygur, Uzbek, Xibe, Yi, Yuigur, Yao, Tibetan, and Zhuang. The Han people account for 92 percent of the population. No matter how big or small the population is, all peoples share equal rights.

Religion China is a multi-religious country. Taoism, Buddhism, lslamism, Protestantism and Catholicism have all developed quite a following in this country....

How to make a painting picture

As you see in this picture, I make it to be a painting picture via a software named Virtulpainter.

It's easy to learn and use, and you can make your own photos to be this if you like.

Where can you get VirtualPainter?

You can get this software VirtualPainter from http://www.virtualpainter5.com, if you want to make some painting picture.

You can download the trial version to have a try, and buy it if you really like to use.

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Just like the title, when and where?

I met her in 2005 when I was a senior student.

I was in Chengdu, China at that time.I liked to talk about everything with her. We both felt that the time was always flying too quickly when we sat together. It is really worth recalling that time.

She is a really good girl full of love, warm, and kindness.

I love her so much that I will spend my whole life time to be together with her.

My dear friends, where and when did you meet your "her/him"?