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October 10, 2011

Black (Cont'd-2)



First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang.


He made black his official color. Uniforms, flags and banners at his court were all in black.

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October 3, 2011

Black (Cont'd)



Black symbolizes Heaven in the Book of Changes, believed to be the oldest book in the world. Black was the favorite color of the First Emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang.

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September 26, 2011

"Black"



Black is the color of water. It corresponds to winter and the north.

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September 19, 2011

Red (Cont'd 3)



Gifts are wrapped in red paper to bring good luck.

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September 12, 2011

Red (Cont'd 2)



Stock-market gains and dividends are often sent in red envelopes.

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September 5, 2011

Red (Cont'd)

In old China , the bride always wore a red dress and rode in a red sedan chair .






The above images are provided by People's Daily ;cultural-china; 走在台灣的屋頂

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August 29, 2011

"Red"



"Red" is the color of celebration at birthdays and weddings.

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"Red" (红 hóng )



"Red" is the color of celebration at birthdays and weddings.

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August 22, 2011

"们 mén "

Announcement From Dr. Mah:

More on the word 们 mén

- Dr. Adeline Yen Mah




When the word is placed after a noun or a personal pronoun, it makes that noun or personal pronoun plural.


Example of Nouns :


1. 孩hái 子 zǐ = child




2. 孩 hái子 zǐ们mén = children




3. 人 rén = man




4. 人rén们 mén = men




5. 朋péng 友yǒu = friend




6. 朋péng 友yǒu 们mén = friends





Example of Pronouns

7. 我 wǒ = I




8. 我 wǒ们mén = We




9. 你nǐ = You




10. 你 nǐ 们 mén = All of you




11. 他 tā = He




12. 他 tā 们 mén = They




13. 她 tā = She




14. 她 tā们 mén = They




** Learning is fun!!Creating your own Chinese Characters @ Tagxedo :) Have Fun!!**

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Published on August 22, 2011 12:30

August 15, 2011

Red Envelopes!!



During Chinese New Year, children are given lucky red envelopes containing money.

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