Guan Yu, an ancient general known for his loyalty and bravery in battles, has been widely worshipped (敬奉). The Temple of Guan Yu in Xiezhou, North China’s Shanxi Province, is the
In 2020, a research institute
Across the country, historical and cultural heritage sites are protected and studied to discover and learn about traditional Chinese culture, amid the nation’s efforts
In Shanxi, with local protection work
Wang Anshi (1021 - 1086), a poet and reformer of Song Dynasty, is still remembered after a long period of time. This year marked the 1, 000th anniversary of Wang’s birthday. To commemorate the occasion, China Post
When he was young, Wang became familiar
He implemented new laws to ease farmers’ burdens, loaned grain to farmers and allowed them to repay their debts after the autumn harvest. He attached great importance to
Wang’s
US politician Henry A. Wallace had a book
During his lifetime, Wang
Chinese Teachers’ Day is the very festival
The history of Chinese Teachers’ Day dates back to the Han Dynasty. During the Han and Jin dynasties, on August 27 each year, the birthday of Confucius,
With local officials or the emperor
Until the Qing Dynasty, the sacrificial ceremony, on August 27, was of
4 . British English and American English have many differences. The difference also exists in the letters of the alphabet (字母表). Or, more specifically (具体地), the last letter of the alphabet. Z is pronounced as “zed” in Britain while in America, it is pronounced as “zee”.
“Zee” showed up on the scene in modern English. Dr. Adam Crowley, an associate professor of English in Husson University’s College of Science and Humanities, suggests that the popularity of “zee” grew because it rhymes (押韵) with so many other letters, like B, C, and P.
After the Revolutionary War, Americans were trying to set up an identity separate from the British, and words and language played a big role in this.
And then, there’s The Alphabet Song. In the song, z is pronounced as “zee”.
A.“Zed” came first. |
B.Noah Webster led this movement. |
C.The pronunciation sounds foreign to Americans. |
D.But it’s not just the United Kingdom that uses “zed”. |
E.There’s no other letter that ends with the “-ed” sound. |
F.The song is so popular that it easily gets stuck in your head. |
G.In the United Kingdom, though, “zee” never really became popular. |
Despite many ups and downs in its history, China is
The written Chinese could date back to several thousand years ago when a picture-based language
Written Chinese has also become
Today, as China plays a greater role in
California,
The reason
Macquarie Island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The green grass and bare rock contrast
The history of football
On the north bank of Fuxian Lake in Chengjiang County, Yunnan Province sits a straw-hat-shaped mountain
Scientists have obtained a large number of research results on Chengjiang Fossil Site. The reason why Chengjiang fauna (动物群) is
Up to now, more than 20 phyla and more than 280 species
The UNESCO evaluation says the Chengjiang Fossil Site is one of the
10 . The days when art was an Olympic sport
Did you know that creating works of art used to be an Olympic competition?
The idea to include art in the Olympics came from Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who was the founder of the International Olympic Committee, which created the modern Olympics. Coubertin believed that the arts and sports were linked and was impressed by anyone who had a firm command of both a sport and an artistic discipline.
Why aren’t the arts included in the Olympics today?
For starters, only amateurs were allowed to compete in the arts part of the Olympics.
Secondly, works of art created had to have sports as the subject matter.
Finally, one of the biggest reasons was that the arts are subjective. Sports can be judged by time and distance, making it easy to determine who is the winner.
A.What is a discipline in the Olympic Games? |
B.Why was art made an Olympic discipline? |
C.On the other hand, the arts are not quite so easy to judge. |
D.This rule made the objects produced seem really boring. |
E.It means that many famous artists were banned from participating. |
F.However, the arts part of the Olympics Games was soon abandoned. |
G.For 36 years, from 1912 to 1948, artists participated in the Olympic Games. |